Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Engineering - Department of Civil Engineering

This study focusing on flooring systems that comprise ferro-cement panels rested over cold-formed steel joists. An experimental work and analytical parametric study was held up to determine the load carrying capacity of these systems and monitoring its loading steps or limits, like cracking, yielding, and ultimate limit, in addition to studying the effect of different parameters of the cold formed steel joist and the ferro-cement panel on the structural behavior of this system. Finite element nonlinear models were established using general purpose finite element software ANSYS and finite element results have been verified with experimental and analytical results discussed in literature review. All models had a simply supported cold-formed steel joists and loaded by a uniform pressure load over the upper face of the Ferro-cement panel

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