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The Structural Engineer, Volume 69, Issue 6, 1991
The paper describes tests carried out on tall cantilever retaining walls of post- tensioned brick diaphragm wall construction. The results show that such walls have very high resistance to lateral loading and thus offer the designer an alternative solution. W.G. Curtin and J. Howard
So-called ‘details’ are as important for a structure’s behaviour and safety as the standard problems of design which are covered in the Codes. A unified design concept which covers also the details consistently for all types of concrete structure is described in this paper. It is based on strut-and-tie models, including the truss model for beams as a special case. After the principles of the method and the modelling process are explained, simpllfled rules are proposed for dimensioning all the individual members of the model and their nodes. Some examples show the application of the method and demonstrate, also, its use for the improvement of the conceptual design of details. J. Schlaich, Professor Dr. Ing. and K. Schafer, Professor Dr. Ing.
Dr. M. A. Abdul-Salam (Damascus University, Syria) The paper describes carefully designed experiments on low levels of connection, gives the major results, and points out the major conclusions. Few hints are necessary to help in understanding the experimental results. Besides, a comparison with earlier experimental work might be useful in drawing conclusions to be used in the new draft Code’s methods of design. Verulam