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Why do my punching-shear results differ from hand calculations?
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| *Related Incident:* * {incident:no=46427|comment=SAFE punching shear} |
- For corner columns in models prior to SAFE 2014 v14.1.0, results should differ from ACI and PCA formulation because SAFE incorporates the I23 moment-of-inertia term, leading to more conservative results. We believe this approach to be more theoretically sound.. Beginning with SAFE v14.1.0, an enhancement has been made to the punching shear check of corner columns for all codes that consider linear elastic shear distribution along the punching perimeter to exclude the effect of the cross moment of inertia, I23. The inclusion of I23 for corner columns was making the checks overly conservative compared to experimental results.
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| *Related Incident:* * {incident:no=47831|comment=Discrepancy between punching shear values reported by program and hand calcs} |
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- Drop objects may be converted into slab objects such that punching is only checked for columns through slab.
- Drop objects connecting to multiple columns may be divided into individual segments centered over each column.
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