<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>In the beginning of 2017 the design method for punching shear in Finland was changed. The method presented in Eurocode 2 was adopted with some nationally determined parameters and rules. During 2016 and 2017 computational analyses were conducted to compare the previous national design method and the new one. Comparison setups were created in which different parameters were varied. The results were presented the predicted punching resistances differ differences are significant and can be almost 60% in some cases.</p></abstract>

In the beginning of 2017 the design method for punching shear in Finland was changed. The method presented in Eurocode 2 was adopted with some nationally determined parameters and rules. During 2016 and 2017 computational analyses were conducted to compare the previous national design method and the new one. Comparison setups were created in which different parameters were varied. The results were presented the predicted punching resistances differ differences are significant and can be almost 60% in some cases.

Comparison of Punching Shear Design in Finland According to the Current and the Former Method

Nordic Concrete Research

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In the beginning of 2017 the design method for punching shear in Finland was changed. The method presented in Eurocode 2 was adopted with some nationally...

Comparison of Punching Shear Design in Finland According to the Current and the Former Method

Published Online: Jul 20, 2019

Page range: 131 - 144

Received: Sep 07, 2018

Accepted: Jun 18, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ncr-2019-0092

Keywords
Punching, Eurocode, comparison, national annex, structural design

© 2019 Tuomas Lehtonen et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Comparison of Punching Shear Design in Finland According to the Current and the Former Method

Published Online: Jul 20, 2019

Page range: 131 - 144

Received: Sep 07, 2018

Accepted: Jun 18, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ncr-2019-0092

KeywordsPunching, Eurocode, comparison, national annex, structural design

© 2019 Tuomas Lehtonen et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Punching, Eurocode, comparison, national annex, structural design