Shear punching studies on an impact loaded reinforced concrete slab

A shear punching test series is being carried out at VTT by using as a target a two way simply supported concrete plate with a span of 2 m and a thickness of 25 cm. The mass of the impacting stainless steel missile-type projectile is 50 kg. The capabilities of different types of calculation methods in assessing local shear deformation and possible shear punching cone formation are studied. Numerical solutions are compared with experimental results of test called X3.