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    Transfer Slab by FEM

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    This document discusses designing reinforced concrete transfer slabs using finite element analysis. It recommends modeling the slab with shell elements and analyzing it with software like ETABS or SAFE. The results should be interpreted carefully since concrete is nonlinear, and peak forces alone should not be used for flexural design. Instead, the document recommends dividing the slab into strips and designing according to code provision 3.7.2.8, which specifies designing column and middle strips separately.

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    Transfer Slab by FEM

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    This document discusses designing reinforced concrete transfer slabs using finite element analysis. It recommends modeling the slab with shell elements and analyzing it with software like ETABS or SAFE. The results should be interpreted carefully since concrete is nonlinear, and peak forces alone should not be used for flexural design. Instead, the document recommends dividing the slab into strips and designing according to code provision 3.7.2.8, which specifies designing column and middle strips separately.

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    This document discusses designing reinforced concrete transfer slabs using finite element analysis. It recommends modeling the slab with shell elements and analyzing it with software like ETABS or SAFE. The results should be interpreted carefully since concrete is nonlinear, and peak forces alone should not be used for flexural design. Instead, the document recommends dividing the slab into strips and designing according to code provision 3.7.2.8, which specifies designing column and middle strips separately.

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    Transfer Slab by FEM

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    Ralf
    This document discusses designing reinforced concrete transfer slabs using finite element analysis. It recommends modeling the slab with shell elements and analyzing it with software like ETABS or SAFE. The results should be interpreted carefully since concrete is nonlinear, and peak forces alone should not be used for flexural design. Instead, the document recommends dividing the slab into strips and designing according to code provision 3.7.2.8, which specifies designing column and middle strips separately.

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    The key steps in designing a reinforced concrete transfer slab using finite element analysis including modeling, element selection, meshing, interpreting results, and code-based design.

    The different types of elements that can be used to model transfer slabs are shell elements including membrane, thin plate, and thick plate elements.

    The ratio of the plan dimension to thickness of the transfer slab determines whether to use a thin plate or thick plate element formulation. Thick plate effects become significant when the ratio is between 20:1 and 10:1.

    Design RC Transfer Slab by Using

    Finite Element Analysis


    Design RC Transfer Slab by Using Finite
    Element Analysis
    Design RC Transfer Slab by Using Finite
    Element Analysis
    1. Analyze transfer slabs by Finite Element
    Analysis
    a) Model Transfer Slab by ETABS or SAFE or
    Others
    b) Shell Elements: Thin Plate, Thick Plate
    c) Element Plane Shapes: Triangular,
    Quadilateral
    d) How Fine of Meshing Required
    Design RC Transfer Slab by Using Finite
    Element Analysis
    2. Design Transfer Slab by Output of FE
    a) Interpreting Results
    b) Is it proper to do flexure design of transfer
    slab by Peak forces?
    c) Recommended to do flexure design by CL
    3.7.2.8, BS8110
    Design RC Transfer Slab by Using Finite
    Element Analysis
    • One Way System
    Design RC Transfer Slab by Using Finite
    Element Analysis
    • Two Way System
    Design RC Transfer Slab by Using Finite
    Element Analysis
    • Shell Elements
     Membrane : In-Plane
     Thin Plate: In-Plane and Out-of-Plane, no
    Shear Deformation
     Thick Plate: Shear Deformation Included
    Design RC Transfer Slab by Using Finite
    Element Analysis
     During shell formulation, the ratio of plan
    dimension to thickness concerns the
    deformation span between inflection points,
    and not the actual plan dimension of the shell.
     Thick-plate effects become significant when
    the deformation-span to thickness ratio is
    between approximately 20:1 and 10:1. The
    formulation itself is adequate for ratio down
    to 5:1 or 4:1
    Design RC Transfer Slab by Using Finite
    Element Analysis
    • Shearing may also become significant in
    locations of bending-stress concentrations,
    which occur near sudden changes in thickness
    or support conditions, and near openings or
    re-entrant corners. Thick-plate formulation is
    best for such applications.
    Design RC Transfer Slab by Using Finite
    Element Analysis
    • Element Shapes
    If joints are not at the notes of the element, the forces of the joints will be
    interpolated from the nodes of the element.
    Design RC Transfer Slab by Using Finite
    Element Analysis
    • How fine of Meshing
    Run coarse mesh first until is free of error warnings
    Meshing elements until no major differences between fine and
    finer meshing
    Design RC Transfer Slab by Using Finite
    Element Analysis
    • Column-to-Slab Connection
    Design RC Transfer Slab by Using Finite
    Element Analysis
    • Interpreting Results
    Reinforces Concrete is a nonlinear material, analyzed method is a linear
    elastic method
    Is it reasonable to provide reinforcement based on a peak point? Should Be
    Avoided
    Design RC Transfer Slab by Using Finite
    Element Analysis
    • 3.7.2.8 Flat slab panels should be assumed to
    be divided into column strips and middle
    strips (see Figure 3.12).
    Design RC Transfer Slab by Using Finite
    Element Analysis
    Design RC Transfer Slab by Using Finite
    Element Analysis
    Design RC Transfer Slab by Using Finite
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    • Strip by Zero Shear
    • The strip shall be as narrow as the same sign
    of bending moment across a cross section to
    be designed
    Design RC Transfer Slab by Using Finite
    Element Analysis
    • Wood and Armer
    • M11, design = Sign of M11 x (IM11I + IM12I)
    • M22, design = Sign of M22 x (IM22I + IM12I)
    Design RC Transfer Slab by Using Finite
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    Design RC Transfer Slab by Using Finite
    Element Analysis
    • Punching Shear
    Design RC Transfer Slab by Using Finite
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    Design RC Transfer Slab by Using Finite
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    Design RC Transfer Slab by Using Finite
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