What is meant by reinforced concrete plates is a thin structure made of reinforced concrete with a horizontal direction, and a load that works perpendicular to the structure. very rigid and horizontal direction, so that in buildings, these plates serve as diaphragms / horizontal stiffening elements that are very useful to support the rigidity of the portal beam.
Reinforced concrete plates are widely used in civil buildings, both as a building floor, the roof floor of a building, the bridge floor or the floor of the pier. The load acting on the plate is generally calculated against the gravity load (dead load or live load). This load results in a bending moment
To plan reinforced concrete plates that need to be considered not only loading, but also the type of placement and the type of connecting in the support. The stiffness of the relationship between the plate and the pedestal will determine the amount of bending moment that occurs on the plate. For buildings, generally the plates are supported by beams in monolith, ie the plates and beams are cast together so that they become one unit.
