STRUCTURE WITH A CIRCULAR SLAB

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Data:

Top Circular slab Radius : 5.0m

Height: 7.0m Two bay Each 3.5m
Column size: 0.45m dia
Beam size: 0.38m x 0.23m
Plate thickness :0.15m
Concrete Grade: M20
Steel Grade :Fe415

Circular slab Model

1.Geometry Creation :

New Project Select Space Units: Length =meters; Force=KN;

File Name=Circular slab Next. Select Add beam Finish.
Geometry Run structure Wizard Select Frame models from Truss modelSelect
Reverse Cylindrical Frame and double click on it.
 Fig. 1 Geometry parameters

Model name: Reverse Cylindrical Frame

Length =7m Radius =5m Angle=360
No. of Bays along length= 2
No. of Bays along Periphery=16 Apply Transfer ModelYes
Remove bottom members16 Beams are deleted Ok.

Fig. 2 Geometry of the model with dimension

 Fig. 3 Isometric view of circular slab

Select Top portion of ring beam New view Plan view (top view)
Select surface meshing Select all the nodes along periphery one by one using
surface meshing Change No. of divisions=3 Ok. Go to whole structure.

Fig. 4 Define Mesh Region - change Division as 3

 Fig. 5 Surface meshing of Model

2. Member Property :
Click General Property Define Circle YD=0.45m (Column) Add.

Fig.6 Property for circular column

Rectangle YD=0.38m ZD=0.23m (Beam) Add

 Fig. 7 Property for Beam member

Thickness node 1,2,3&4=0.15m (slab thickness) AddClose.

Fig. 8 Property for slab thickness

Highlight YD=0.45m & Select Beam Parallel toY Assign to selected
beam Assign Yes.
Highlight YD=0.38m ZD=0.23m and select Top ring beam and middle tie beam
member Assign to selected beam Assign Yes .
Highlight thickness=0.15m & select plate cursor. Select Top portion of slab
Assign to selected beam Assign Yes Close.
3. Supports :
Click Support Create Fixed Add. Highlight support 2 and select bottom
most nodes of column by windowing using node cursor Assign to selected
nodes Assign Yes Close De select the nodes and change to beam cursor.
 Fig. 9 Assigning support as Fixed

4. Loading :
Click Load case Details Add.
Primary Number :1 Loading type: none Title: Load case 1 Add .
Click Load case 1 details Add.
Self weight Y Factor=-1 Add.
Plate loadsPressure on Full Plates W1=-1KN/m2 GY Add.
Highlight selfweight Select geometry cursor & select entire structure Assign to
selected beam/plates Assign Yes.
5. Analysis Type:
Click Analysis/print No print Add Close.
Click post print Define commands Load list select Load comb AddClick
Analysis Results Add Close,
Note: Save the File before Run the Program.
6. Design :
Click Design ConcreteCurrent code : IS456 Define Parameters
Fc=20,000KN/m2 Add.
Click Design commands Design slab elements AddClose.
Highlight Fck=20000 and select plate cursor and select entire structure
Assign to selected beams/plates Assign Yes.
Highlight Design of slab elements Top plan view Select a triangular portion of
one or two portion Assign to selected beams/plates Assign Yes.

Fig. 10 Selection of triangular element for slab assigning

7. Analysis:
From Main Menu ` Analysis Run Analysis Done.
8.Results :
Go to post processing mode.
Select load case 1 Ok. Click Summary of results of Max. and Mini. Displacement
for nodes given in Table form.

Fig. 11 Max. and mini. Displacement of nodes

Results Plate stress contour Select Load case 1 Stress Type: Mx (Local)
Apply Ok.

Fig. 12 Max. and Mini. BMD Mx (local)

Results Plate stress contour Select Load case 1 Stress Type: My (Local)
Apply Ok. Go to Top view. You can see almost Mx=My (Because of circular
shape of slab). Deflection =9mm.

Fig. 13 Max. and mini. Bending moment My (local)

 Fig. 14 Plate orientation of triangular element of slab

Mx +ve Top reinforcement along X direction and M-x Bottom reinforcement.

At mid span steel is at bottom.

Go to Staad output Click Concrete design and see the reinforcement of circular
slab. +Z-top slab reinforcement. Longitudinal reinforcement is at bottom.

Fig. 15 Min. & Max. reinforcement area for bending moment Mx and My