This report contains a study of early deflections and crackingloads in precast prestressed hollow core slabs and the parameters affecting these. The objective of the report is, by conducting measurements of the modulus of elasticity and split-tension on the concrete, to compute the deflection and crackingloads for two types of hollow core slabs manufactured by the company Starka. The analysis is

A model for calculating crack widths in mesh reinforced shell structures with arbitrary directions of the reinforcement. The model is compiled into a spreadsheet for practical use. Comarative examples are made between new and traditional methods.

This report contains a study of thermal effects in concrete bridges. The purpose is to investigate the relevance of the temperature actions prescribed in the Swedish bridge standard, BRO 2002, for concrete bridges. The analyses are performed for a bridge cross-section model, exposed to climatic effects described by climate data for several Swedish locations. The program HEAT 2 was used to calculat

In this master’s thesis automatic generation of reinforcement distribution in the structural engineering program FEM-Design Plate was investigated. The reinforcement distribution proposed was to be as accurate as possible, both from a theoretical and a practical point of view. For this purpose, calculation routines considering current national codes and engineering practice have been developed. Th

In this master thesis, the properties of shell bedded autoclaved aerated concrete (AAC) are investigated. There are reasons to believe that the values for flexural, compressive and shear strength in the Swedish regulations are on the low side. The work within this master thesis consists of determining the characteristic values based on experimental tests. The test results indicate that the values

Modulenthus bygger småhus enligt principen volymhus, det vill säga att så mycket som möjligt färdigställs på fabrik så att huset kan levereras direkt till byggplatsen som ett antal volymer med golv, väggar och tak. Husen ställs på en krypgrund, en typ av grund som alltid blivit kraftigt ifrågasatt och på senare år uppmärksammad i media på grund av den stora andelen fuktskadade grunder. För att lig

Modulenthus bygger sina hus enligt volymprincipen, vilket innebär att de olika elementen till stommen byggs på olika linjer inne i en husfabrik. Dessa element sammanfogas sedan till större volymer. När volymerna står färdiga kan fönster och dörrar börja monteras och det invändiga arbetet såsom kakling av badrum och iordningställande av kök påbörjas. De inplastade volymerna transporteras sedan ut t

Sustainable Bridges is an EU-project. The objective of the project is to demonstrate that it is possible to enhance the load capacity of a bridge with refined analytical methods. This thesis will be a small part of the project. My objective in this thesis is to examine the dynamic loads generated in a bridge when trafficked. Since there are uncertainties concerning the dynamic effect this variable

This Masters Thesis’ purpose is to evaluate a number of methods used for dimensioning in order to avoid unwanted sway and vibrations in a light weight steel floor structure. The design methods studied in this report are done by Ohlsson, Hu, Onysko, Talja and ISO (no calculations or measurments are made for ISO). The study shows that there is no big difference in the longest span allowed by the stu

In the period between 1940s and 1970s the widespread practice in Sweden was to use non-stainless steel reinforcement in masonry walls. In many cases cracks started to appear in joints above openings in these walls because of corrosion of the reinforcement. The largest problem is that the appearance of damaged buildings deteriorates and there is a risk of bricks falling down and rain water penetrat

This Master’s Thesis investigates whether expansion joints should be placed between fields of ceramic tiles, which are recommended by distributors today. This thesis concludes that expansion joints do not relieve in-plane stresses in ceramic tile coverings attached with the thin-set method. As shear stresses in the adhesive layer in the vicinity of expansion joints can reach critical levels, using

When designing concrete structures, there are great demands made on quality and service life of the construction, and for this the size of concrete cover is crucial. The concrete cover protects the reinforcement bars from carburization and from infiltration of chlorides, which make them corrode. When using today’s codes while designing, a thick concrete cover will yield a large crack width, which

Analysis and design of a frame can be done in two principally different ways. The first method, calculation according to first order elastic theory, is based on buckling lengthsand interaction relations. The advantage with this method is its simplicity. The difficulty lies in the determination of buckling lengths. The second method, calculation according to second order elastic theory, results in

This report shows how an non-insulated sheet metal roof behaves when it is exposed to varying temperatures. What happens is that the sheet metal expands and contracts which can lead to damages in the sheet metal fasteners. This causes problems when the roof is ment to stabilize for horisontal forces on the building. This report focuses on a specific construction type that is the most commun in the

The wind effects on high rise buildings were studied by finding and reading books, articles and studying equations. This was done to calculate the first natural frequency of high rise buildings, wind induced acceleration on high rise buildings and how the comfort criteria of acceleration performing on high rise buildings acts on human bodies living in the building. The buildings that were studied

Composite steel and concrete structures can resist a fire, mostly because of the thermal properties of the concrete. This report examines a composite beam, HPC-beam, when the beam is exposed to standardized fire. The beam is designed after Eurocode and the Swedish national document. The material parameters are taken from the same sources. These material parameters are used as input data for applic

Syftet med rapporten är att kartlägga och analysera hur värdeflödet i samband med platsgjutning av en stomme fungerar idag, med avseende på bland annat arbetsfördelning, genomloppstider, resursanvändning, mellanlagring och informationsflöde. En utvärdering görs av hur metoderna Activity sampling och Värdeflödesanalys fungerar för kartläggning inom byggbranschen och hur resultaten från studier med

Tall buildings have lately become a problem to design because of the development of light weighted steel frames and wind loads. An important task of a structure is the absorption of horizontal loads and the capacity to transfer the resulting moment down into the ground. It is the engineer’s task to make sure that the structure’s performance is sufficient when it comes to safety and serviceability.