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    There are 3 methods for designing a slab modeled in STAAD: 1) A basic approximate design of individual elements using design parameters and commands. 2) A more detailed design using the Concrete Design mode to select elements, form the slab, and run checks. 3) Exporting the slab model to RAM Concept, a specialized slab design software, for a full design including reinforcement details.

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    There are 3 methods for designing a slab modeled in STAAD: 1) A basic approximate design of individual elements using design parameters and commands. 2) A more detailed design using the Concrete Design mode to select elements, form the slab, and run checks. 3) Exporting the slab model to RAM Concept, a specialized slab design software, for a full design including reinforcement details.

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    There are 3 methods for designing a slab modeled in STAAD: 1) A basic approximate design of individual elements using design parameters and commands. 2) A more detailed design using the Concrete Design mode to select elements, form the slab, and run checks. 3) Exporting the slab model to RAM Concept, a specialized slab design software, for a full design including reinforcement details.

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    There are 3 aspects involved.

    1) Generating the model consisting of the slab and other entities such as beams and columns.

    2) Analyzing the model to obtain the displacements at the nodes, forces and moments in beams and
    columns, and stresses in the plate elements used to model the slab.

    3) Designing the slab to obtain the reinforcing details

    1) Generating the model

    The slab itself should be defined using a mesh of plate elements. There are various methods
    available for creating a plate mesh. Tutorial 3 of the Getting Started manual shows four methods of
    which two involve mesh generation.

    If you plan to include beams and columns in the model, those should be defined using frame
    members (line entities).

    With this, the geometry of the model will be complete. Go on to assign properties to the members,
    thickness for the elements of the slab, supports for the structure, and loads. The three tutorials in the
    Getting Started manual all illustrate the steps for doing these.

    2) Analysing the model

    After you complete the model generation, run the analysis. Again, any of the tutorials in the Getting
    Stared manual show you the procedure. After the analysis is completed, go to post-processing, view
    the displacements, member forces and plate stresses to ensure that they look reasonable. Also,
    check the output file for warnings or errors, and if there are any, make the necessary changes to
    avoid those. After you get a successful analysis run, come back to the Modeling mode.

    3) Designing the slab

    Method 1 : As Suro mentioned, this method involves specifying design parameters such as Steel
    and concrete strength (FYMAIN, FC), Clear cover for the bars, etc. and the "DESIGN ELEMENT"
    command from the Design page of the STAAD Modeling mode. Those instructions, called
    parameters and design commands, will then get embedded into the STAAD input file along with the
    geometry, properties, supports, loads and such data that you specified while creating the model. You
    will then have to run the analysis again. At that time, the program executes the instructions for
    designing individual elements of the slab.

    This method is just an approximate way to find out if the thickness of the slab is sufficient to carry the
    loads. It does not include checks such as oneway and punching shear, bond, reinforcement bar
    details, etc. In the Application examples section, example 9 illustrates this method. It is something
    similar to a "code check" for individual elements comprising the slab. It does not do a full-scale RC
    detailing of the slab in its entirety.
    Method 2 : Using the Concrete Design item that is available from the Modeling Mode. After the
    analysis is completed, enter the Concrete Design mode. Once inside that mode, the elements that
    constitute the slab have to be selected and you have to form a slab which subsequently have to be
    designed using the facilities of this mode. This is also called the "RC Designer" mode. For help on
    designing a slab using this method, go to Help-Contents-Graphical Interface Help- Concrete Design
    Mode-Examples-BS8110 British Code Examples-Slab Design

    Method 3 : Using RAM Concept - a powerful slab design software offered by Bentley. This is a
    program exclusively for designing slabs - elevated floor slabs (RC and post-tensioned) and
    foundation slabs. You will require a license for this program to use this feature. The procedure for
    designing a slab using this method, go to

    Help-Contents-Graphical Interface Help-Advanced Slab Design Mode

    Elsewhere in this forum, you will find numerous discussions on designing slabs using RAM Concept.

    So, using this method, the slab in the STAAD.Pro model is exported to RAM Concept and the design
    of that slab is done by RAM Concept.

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