LOAD CAPACITY ANALYSIS OF CONCRETE SLAB ON GRADE

For Slab Subjected to Concentrated Post Loading

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Designed as per TR 34 4 Edition
Job Name: Kimberly Clark Subject: Saw-cut Floor Designer: TH
Design Date: 12/03/2020 Analysis Case: Max. Load Capacity Checker: VJ

Spacing, x
Input Data:

Slab Thickness, h = 175 mm P P

Concrete Strength Class = C25/30 Post Post Top of Slab

Char. Concrete Compressive Strength, fck = 25 MPa (cylinder)

Char. Concrete Compressive Strength, fcu = 30 MPa (cube)
Mean Concrete Axial Tensile Strength, fctm = 2.59 MPa
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Contact Area, Lc × Wc h
Secant Modulus of Elasticity, Ecm = 31 kN/mm

Concrete Poisson's Ratio, μ = 0.15 (Sub-base)

Reinforcing Yield, fy = 500 MPa Typical Loading Scheme
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Sub-base Modulus, k = 0.050 N/mm
Concentrated Load, P = 70.00 kN Bottom Rebars, As h/3 deep sawn joint

Base Plate Length, Lc = 175 mm Rebar Cover = 30 mm

Base Plate Width, W c = 175 mm

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Load Spacing, (x<=2h) = 300 mm
Load Spacing, (x>2h) = 1000 mm
Load Safety Factor, γL = 1.20 Typical Saw-cut Joint
Material Safety Factor - Concrete, γc = 1.50
Material Safety Factor - Steel, γs = 1.15
Bottom Rebar Dia., db = 7 mm
Bottom Rebar Spacing, s = 200 mm (assumed)
Saw-cut Joint Spacing, L = 4.0 m

Edge Load Transfer Ratio, ξedge = 15 %

Corner Load Transfer Ratio, ξcorner = 40 %

Calculations:

Capacity Calculations
Design Concrete Flexural Tensile Strength, fctd,fl = 2.46 MPa , = (1.6 − 0.001ℎ)/ (Eqn.1)
Ultimate Cracking Moment Capacity, Mun = 12.57 kNm/m = , (ℎ /6000) (Eqn.2)
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Area of Steel Reinforcement, As = 192.42 mm /m = (250 ⁄ )
Ultimate Moment Capacity due to Rebars, Mup = 11.52 kNm/m = 0.95 / (Eqn.3)

Check Slab Bending: Single Point Load

Effective Load Radius, a = 98.73 mm = ⁄
Radius of Relative Stiffness, lr = 732.33 mm = ℎ /(12 1 − )
Ratio a/lr = 0.135
Ultimate Factored Internal Load, Pu,i = 84.00 kN
Internal Load Capacity, Pinternal = 268.04 kN P(allow) >= P(actual), O.K. (From Eqn. 21 and Eqn. 22)
Ultimate Factored Edge Load at Joint, Pu,e = 71.40 kN
Joint Edge Load Capacity, Pedge = 118.52 kN P(allow) >= P(actual), O.K. (From Eqn. 23 and Eqn. 24)
Ultimate Factored Corner Load at Joint, Pu,c = 50.40 kN
Joint Corner Load Capacity, Pcorner = 50.57 kN P(allow) >= P(actual), O.K. (From Eqn. 25 and Eqn. 26)

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 Job Name: Kimberly Clark Subject: Saw-cut Floor Designer: TH
Design Date: 12/03/2020 Analysis Case: Max. Load Capacity Checker: VJ

Check Slab Bending: Dual Point Loads Acting Separately

Effective Load Radius, a = 98.73 mm = ⁄
Radius of Relative Stiffness, lr = 732.33 mm = ℎ /(12 1 − )
Ratio a/lr = 0.135
Ultimate Factored Internal Load, Pu,i = 84.00 kN
Internal Load Capacity, Pinternal = 330.15 kN P(allow) >= P(actual), O.K. (From Eqn. 27 and Eqn. 28)
Ultimate Factored Edge Load at Joint, Pu,e = 71.40 kN
Joint Edge Load Capacity, Pedge = 145.99 kN P(allow) >= P(actual), O.K. (From Eqn. 27 and Eqn. 28)

Check Slab Bending: Dual Point Load Clubbed Together

Effective Load Radius, a = 162.664 mm = 2 + ( − )⁄
Radius of Relative Stiffness, lr = 732.33 mm = ℎ /(12 1 − )
Ratio a/lr = 0.222
Ultimate Factored Internal Load, Pu,i = 168.00 kN
Internal Load Capacity, Pinternal = 327.01 kN P(allow) >= P(actual), O.K. (From Eqn. 21 and Eqn. 22)
Ultimate Factored Edge Load at Joint, Pu,e = 142.80 kN
Joint Edge Load Capacity, Pedge = 147.88 kN P(allow) >= P(actual), O.K. (From Eqn. 23 and Eqn. 24)

Check Slab Punching Shear: Single Point Load

Internal Load Perimeter, u1i = 2522.1 mm
vRd,c = 0.49 MPa Eqn. 13
Ground Reaction Force (Internal Load), Rpi = 4.61 kN Eqn. 31
Design Punching Load (Internal), Ppui = 79.39 kN
Punching Load Capacity (Internal), Ppmax = 181.02 KN P(allow) >= P(actual), O.K. Eqn. 13

Edge Load Perimeter, u1e = 1436.1 mm

vRd,c = 0.49 MPa Eqn. 13
Ground Reaction Force (Edge Load), Rpe = 6.72 kN Eqn. 32
Design Punching Load (Edge), Ppue = 64.68 kN
Punching Load Capacity (Edge), Ppmax = 103.07 kN P(allow) >= P(actual), O.K. Eqn. 13

Corner Load Perimeter, u1c = 805.5 mm

vRd,c = 0.49 MPa Eqn. 13
Design Punching Load (Corner), Ppuc = 50.40 kN
Punching Load Capacity (Corner), Ppmax = 57.81 kN P(allow) >= P(actual), O.K. Eqn. 13

Shrinkage Reinforcement: (assuming subgrade drag method)

Friction Factor, F = 0.50 F = 0.5 (assumed friction factor between sub-base and slab)
Loaded Slab Weight, W = 54.38 kN/m2 W = 25 × (h/1000) + Equivalent UDL
Reinf. Allow. Stress, fs = 300 MPa fs = 0.6fy
Ashrinkage = 181.3 mm2/m Ashrinkage = F×L×W/(2×fs)
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As, provided = 192 mm /m As(provided) >= As(shrinkage), O.K.

Results:

Design Outcome = SAFE for a Maximum Point Load Carrying Capacity of the Slab = 70.00 kN
Concrete Grade (Cube), fcu = 30 MPa
Slab Thickness, h = 175 mm
Bottom Reinforcement Area, As = 192 mm2/m

Rebar Diameter, db = 7 mm
Spacing c/c, s = 200 mm
Cover to Rebar = 30 mm
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Modulus of Sub-base to be considered, k = 0.05 N/mm
Maximum Saw-cut Panel Size, L = 4.0 m

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