To　investigate　the　pre-and　post-punching　failure　performances　of　flat　slab-column　joints　with　drop　panels　and　shear　studs,　static　loading　tests　were　conducted　on　three　joint　specimens　sub-jected　to　in-plane　restraints.　The　pre-and　post-punching　failure　modes　and　load　capacities　of　the　joints　were　analysed.　The　tests　identified　successive　punching　failures　at　two　critical　regions　(column　perimeter　and　slab-drop　panel　interface)　in　all　three　joints.　Compared　with　the　specimen　with　a　drop　panel　only,　installing　shear　studs　within　the　drop　panels　contributed　to　improving　the　punching　shear　strength.　Although　the　post-punching　capacity　was　not　significantly　improved,　utilisation　of　shear　studs　effectively　increased　the　ductility　of　the　joints,　rendering　the　punching　failure　around　the　column　area　more　ductile.　Punching　shear　strength　validation　against　the　international　design　codes　reveals　that　they　were　conservative　for　the　specimen　with　a　drop　panel　only　but　overestimated　for　specimens　with　drop　panels　and　shear　studs.