Floor Slabs 9
Floor Slabs 9
FLOOR SLABS 9
3.1 GENERAL 9
3.2 CLASSIFICATION OF SLABS 10
3.3 TYPES OF SLABS 10
3.4 FLOOR SYSTEM 13
3.4.1 GENERAL 13
3.4.2 LOAD DISTRIBUTION FROM SLAB 13
3.5 FUNCTIONS OF FLOOR SLAB 15
3.6 ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF FLOOR SLABS 16
4. METHODOLOGY 17
4.1 GENERAL 17
4.1.1 Structural Configuration 17
4.1.2 Parameters Considered 17
4.2 SOFTWARES 17
4.2.1 STAAD. Pro V8i 17
4.2.2 MS Office Excel 18
4.3DETERMINATION OF DESIGN LATERAL FORCE 18
4.4SUMMARY 18
5. MODELING AND ANALYSIS 20
5.1 MODEL DESIGN 20
5.2 STRUCTURAL MODELING FOR ANALYSIS 23
5.2.1Equivalent Static Method 24
5.2.2Response Spectrum Method 25
5.3 Load Calculations 26
5.4 STAAD VIEWS