Arafa Mahmoud Ahmed <br/><br/>
Effect of openings on strength and serviceability of RC beams /  
 تأثير الفتحات على حدود المقاومة و التشغيل للكمرات الخرسانية المسلحة 
Arafa Mahmoud Ahmed ; Supervised Osman M. O. Ramadan , Sherif Kamal Elwan 
 - Cairo :   Arafa Mahmoud Ahmed ,   2010 
 - 143 P. :   charts ;   30cm 
<br/><br/>Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Engineering - Department of Civil Engineering 
<br/><br/> Passing services ducts through web openings in floor beams-instead of passing them underneath the beam-soffit reduces the required overall floor height and, consequently, decreases the construction costs. However, the presence of such openings in reinforced concrete beams affects their structural behavior 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Finite element model Opening Strength