Reliability Analysis of a Reinforced Concrete Slab-Column Connection without Shear Reinforcement

Punching shear design is a topic of international interest because it is critical for reinforced concrete slab-column connections, based on the fact that this type of connection can fail in a brittle way and without warning. Punching shear strength depends on many variables which may have some degree of uncertainty due to geometry, material properties, manufacturing processes, etc. In this study, reliability analysis will be performed by …