LSWEB22-6 | Utilising Yield Line Analysis to Reveal Hidden Reserves of Strength in RC Slabs

With the urgent drive to meet low carbon targets, maintaining and repurposing structures is more important than ever. Through yield-line analysis of reinforced concrete slabs, engineers can discover the hidden reserves of strength that often reside in existing construction, helping provide time, cost and materially efficient alternatives to full demolition and rebuild.

LimitState:SLAB was the first software to fully automate the yield-line analysis method, using the power of Discontinuity Layout Optimization (DLO) to remove uncertainties and help engineers quickly make informed decisions regarding the true strength of RC slabs in buildings and bridges.

Join Matthew Gilbert and Tom Prichard as they discuss LimitState:SLAB and the methods that will help benefit your reinforced concrete slab analyses, building towards more efficient, cost-effective and sustainable solutions.

Key points/topics:
The background and benefits of yield-line analysis
How DLO automates the yield-line method
Analysing RC slabs in buildings and bridges to determine their true load carrying capacity

CONTENTS #
0:00 - Start
0:06 - Introduction
1:13 - Why Yield Line Analysis?
4:46 - Technology
5:51 - Discontinuity Layout Optimization for YLA
8:10 - Case Study 1 - Adaptive Reuse in Building
15:25 - Case Study 2 - Irregular Bridge Slab
22:33 - Q&A
28:15 - Wrap Up
29:30 - Finish