Study on the shear and punching-shear strength of reinforced concrete slabs subjected to point loads and in-plane tensile forces 

Fernández Sánchez, Pablo Gonzalo (Date of defense: 2021-12-20)

Reinforced concrete members, especially when subjected to concentrated loads, can fail in shear. This is an undesirable and brittle failure mode preventing the structure from deforming and reaching higher load levels. It ...