Effect of slab dimensions on the maximum stress and ultimate vertical load of a 15-story flat slab building

Abstract

The research of flat slab structures requires more investigation into the full-scale analysis of steel flat slab structures under vertical loads. The impact of slab dimensions on the maximum stress of slabs and columns, as well as the ultimate vertical load at the linear elastic stage, has been examined using full-scale finite element models. The particular structures selected for the analysis are 15-story steel flat slab structures with various slab dimensions under the static vertical load and standard earth gravity. This research also involves: (1) the verification of stress singularity at the corner of cubic columns in the finite element model; (2) the discussion about the variation of maximum stress of slabs and columns as the floor changes, and the interaction of columns and slabs; (3) the validation of the vulnerability of slab-column connection.