RAFT FOUNDATION DESIGN (BS8110 : PART 1 : 1997)

Asslabtop

hslab

hhcoreslab

Asslabbtm

Soil and raft definition

Soil definition
Allowable bearing pressure; qallow = 100.0 kN/m2
Number of types of soil forming sub-soil; Two or more types
Soil density; Firm to loose
Depth of hardcore beneath slab; hhcoreslab = 300 mm; (Dispersal allowed for bearing
pressure check)
Density of hardcore; hcore = 20.0 kN/m3
Basic assumed diameter of local depression; depbasic = 3500mm
Diameter under slab modified for hardcore; depslab = depbasic - hhcoreslab = 3200 mm
Raft slab definition
Max dimension/max dimension between joints; lmax = 10.000 m
Slab thickness; hslab = 400 mm
Concrete strength; fcu = 35 N/mm2
Poissons ratio of concrete; = 0.2
Slab mesh reinforcement strength; fyslab = 460 N/mm2
Partial safety factor for steel reinforcement; s = 1.15
Top bar diameter; slabtop = 12 mm
Bottom bar diameter; slabbtm = 12 mm
Cover to top reinforcement; ctop = 40 mm
Cover to bottom reinforcement; cbtm = 40 mm
Average effective depth of top reinforcement; dtslabav = hslab - ctop - slabtop = 348 mm
Average effective depth of bottom reinforcement; dbslabav = hslab - cbtm - slabbtm = 348 mm
Overall average effective depth; dslabav = (dtslabav + dbslabav)/2 = 348 mm

Base Slab Design (assuming 1000mm strip)

Vertical Load
Base slab = 24xd = 9.6 kN/m
Live Load = 68 kN/m
Safety Factored =2
Total Load = 155.2
Maximum Moment
M = 19.40 kNm
K = M/bdfcu
b = 1,000.00 mm
d = 376.00 mm
fcu = 35.00 N/mm
K = 0.004
K < K' = 0.156
No compression steel bar is required
z = dla
la = {0.5+(0.25-K/0.9)^}
= 0.95
z = 357.20 mm
As = M/0.87fyz mm/m
= 121.72 mm/m
As, min = 520.00 mm/m
Provide = T 12 - 175 c/c
= 646.27 mm/m > 520.00