Removal of bays of 2 way floor slabs
Removal of bays of 2 way floor slabs
(OP)
Building owner wants to remove portions of the floor in his building. He wants to remove a portion 2 bays wide and 4 bays long. The floor was designed and constructed as a 2 way slab.
Can anyone see any problems with this?
Can anyone see any problems with this?
RE: Removal of bays of 2 way floor slabs
You need to compare what the moment diagrams are going to be like before and after, if they are completely different then this is a problem, if they are within 10% of each other then you may be able to redistribute the moments according to the code.
You may need to put cantilevered sections at the edge of the openings to keep the continuity.
RE: Removal of bays of 2 way floor slabs
RE: Removal of bays of 2 way floor slabs
1. Will columns extend past the removal floor and therefore have double or more unbraced length that originally used in design?
2. Will adjacent slab areas that are not removed be now subject to higher positive moments due to loss of continuity from the removed slabs?
3. Will partial floor removal affect the lateral force resisting system of the overall building by diminshing the compentency or size of the floor diaphragm?
4. Will partial removal of the floor affect the fire protection plan of the building? Many times concrete floors require a 1 hour or more separation between floors unless other actions are taken to protect the new open area.
RE: Removal of bays of 2 way floor slabs
RE: Removal of bays of 2 way floor slabs
Punching shear at the columns would be a big deal - I'd probably want to hold the "cut" away from any columns -leave cantilevers like csd72 said.
RE: Removal of bays of 2 way floor slabs
RE: Removal of bays of 2 way floor slabs
Adjacent floor spans need to be propped from before removal of the floor till after the wall has cured. You also need to take into account that the new wall will creep, but the existing slab wont(as much).
You also need to specify that they expose a lap length of the reinforcement to lap with the wall bars.
This is an expensive option though.
RE: Removal of bays of 2 way floor slabs