Slab design technique
Slab design technique
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Please, I need some hints on slab designing using staad.pro. I have a 6m by 7m area of concrete slab with loads of 3.6kPa for liveload. I got confused with the results, it has a top and bottom reinforcements unlike in the conventional way where the bars are arranged in straight and bend scheme. Please I need some advise and techniques and some explanations in the simplest form. Thanks. 3eyes.
RE: Slab design technique
RE: Slab design technique
RE: Slab design technique
RE: Slab design technique
I guess I am not sure what kind of slab you are wanting to design, is it a two way or one way? support condition? loading condition? Because, the older version of staad pro, (i.e., not staad pro 2003) does NOT design two way slab in accordance to ACI. It only takes the Moment/ft can calculate the req'd reinf. Therefore, if it is a two way slab, you should use the 2003 version or use the moment by staad and hand design the slab, so that you could design it to comply to the code.
Remember, the forces produced are per foot. ADAPT is another good slab design program.
RE: Slab design technique
Two more things:
Forces are given by surface unit.
Forces are given in local coordinate system.
RE: Slab design technique