Transfer slabs: focus on punching shear design

Author: Robert Vollum & Kam Sohal

Date published

19 November 2024

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Members: £45 + VAT
Standard: £70 + VAT
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Transfer slabs: focus on punching shear design

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Drawing of a transfer slabs
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Robert Vollum & Kam Sohal

Date published

19 November 2024

Author

Robert Vollum & Kam Sohal

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Members: £45 + VAT
Standard: £70 + VAT

Learn how to advance your transfer slab design skills with a focus on shear assessment, the latest Eurocode guidelines, and detailing practices for safer, compliant designs

Building upon our foundational webinar, this session will dive deeper into the critical components of transfer slab design, highlighting the challenges and solutions related to shear assessment. We will address the limitations of traditional methods, pivot towards advanced techniques, and discuss the implications of the new Eurocode 2.23 standards.

Our industry experts will provide actionable insights into optimising column offsets, applying rigorous methodologies, and executing precise detailing to achieve structural integrity. The webinar will meticulously cover four critical areas:
  • Column offsets: analyse their influence on shear assessments to optimise design.
  • Navigate the latest advancements in transfer slab design for enhanced methodologies and practices.
  • Eurocode 2.23: decode the impact and application of Eurocode 2.23 on your design processes.
  • Detailing for integrity: strategies to avoid common pitfalls for more robust designs.

Reason to watch

  • Understand the new approach to shear design.
  • Identify which shear assessment method to adopt.
  • ​Carry out shear design of a transfer slab.

Intended for

  • Those involved in design, checking and construction of concrete buildings with transfer slabs.
  • Practicing and chartered engineers.

Speakers

Kam Sohal Associate Director - Structures, Meinhardt

Kam is a Structural Engineer with over 10 years’ experience delivering multi-million-pound projects in the UK and internationally. He has contributed to iconic structures like the Founders Memorial in Abu Dhabi, showcasing expertise in design optimization and sustainable engineering. Kam focuses on creating efficient, cost-effective solutions that balance safety, quality, and long-term value. His portfolio spans commercial developments, residential schemes, and masterplans.

Robert Vollum Professor of Structural Concrete, Imperial College

Robert began his career as a structural engineer with Arup Associates before completing an MSc in Structural Steel Design at Imperial College in 1986-87. He worked at Ove Arup and Partners before returning to Imperial in 1991 as a lecturer, later earning a PhD on reinforced concrete beam column joints. Promoted to professor in 2020, his research spans reinforced concrete design, shear, and reinforcement detailing, with notable contributions to Eurocode 2. His recent work includes numerical modeling of punching shear failure in flat slabs.

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