PROPERTIES IN FLEXURE OF UNDERREINFORCED FERROCEMENT PANELSIN TWO-WAY BENDING.

STUDIES THAT ARE UNDERWAY AT THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT BUFFALO IN BOTH THE DEFINITION OF TWO DIMENSIONAL MATERIAL PROPERTIES AND IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF APPROPRIATE COMPUTER SOFTWARE FOR FERROCEMENT PLATE AND SHELL ANALYSIS ARE DISCUSSED. THIS PAPER DESCRIBES THIS PROGRAM OF RESEARCH AND INPARTICULAR, THOSE ASPECTS RELATING TO THE FLEXURAL BEHAVIOROF PLATES. THE DESIGN AND TESTING OF THE PLATES IS DESCRIBED AND THE RESULTING MATERIAL PROPERTIES AND CRACKING BEHAVIOR COMPARED WITH EXISTING DATA.