基于美国混凝土学会（ACI‑318）和英国标准（EN1992）的钢筋混凝土框架设计的比较研究.pdfVIP

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Comparativestudyof

a

reinforcedconcreteframedesignbased

on

AmericanConcreteInstitute(ACI‑318)and

BritishStandards(EN

1992)

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Felicien

Sebahire

·Theoneste

Nsanzimfura

·Cyprien

Imanaturikumwe

·Felix

Hafashimana

Received:30September2024/Accepted:7February2025

©TheAuthor(s)2025OPEN

Abstract

Structuraldesignplaysanimportantroleinprovidingreliable,cost-efcient,andenvironmentallysustainablestructures.

However,modernstructuralcodeshaveaddedcomplexityandcomplicationtotheprocess.Standardcodes,suchas

theAmericanConcreteInstitute(ACI-318)andBritishStandards(EN1992),playacrucialroleinthedesignofreinforced

concrete(RC)structures.Therefore,thispaperexaminestheresultsofdesigninganRCframeforacommercialstructure

usingbothcodes,applyingdoublenotecalculustoeachstructuralmember,includingapanelslab,acontinuousbeam,a

column,andapadfooting.ThestudycompletedthedesignatboththeUltimateLimitStates(ULS)andtheServiceability

LimitStates(SLS)toensurethesafetyandstabilityofthestructure.ArchiCADandLINPROsoftwarewereused,respec-

tivelyindrawingandcalculatingtheshearsandmoments.Thereafter,thefndingsshowedthatwhiletheEN1992code

takeslongertoachievethesameultimateresultastheACI-318code,itresultsinasmallersectionalareaforthemainsteel

reinforcements.Whenusedtodeterminethestructuralsafetyandserviceabilityofthedesignedelements,theEN1992

codealwayscomesupwithlargebendingmomentsandaxialinternalloads.Thesamepaperinvitesscholarsanddesign

engineerstocompareandreviseothercodesofpractice,enablingdevelopingcountriestoestablishtheirowncodes.

KeywordsReinforcedconcrete

·Britishstandards

·AmericanCon