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Problem description
A reinforced concrete slab is submitted to
a surface load Q and self weight. Obtain
Forces & moments and design for
bending moment and torsion.
Eurocode 2 materials:
Concrete: C25/30
Reinforcing steel: S 500
Mechanical cover: 0.035 m
Q = 5000 Pa
Exercise: Concrete Slab Design.
a
Create a working directory and
save the model inside it:
a) Click on CivilFEM button.
b) Select Save as
b c) Enter the Name.
d) Click on Save in order to save the exercise in
working directory.
c d
Step 2: Coordinate Systems.
Create new cylindrical coordinate system:
a) Click on Cylindrical icon within Environment tab.
b) Enter C1 as Name.
c) Repeat the process and define another cylindrical system with C2 as Name.
d) Three coordinate systems are defined: C1, C2 and Global Cartesian (this one
defined always by default).
a
d
c
Step 3: Geometry Points.
Create geometry points:
a) Set C1 as active coordinate system.
b) Define coordinates of first center point CC1 and rest of points P01, P02, P03 and
P04 according to C1 cylindrical system (r, , z).
b
Step 3: Geometry Points.
Create geometry points:
a) Set C2 as active coordinate system.
b) Define coordinates of second center point CC2 and rest of points P05 and P06
according to C2 cylindrical system (r, , z).
b
Step 4: Geometry Lines.
b d
e
c
Step 4: Geometry Lines.
g
Step 5: Geometry Surfaces.
c
Step 5: Geometry Surfaces.
g
Step 6: Create Material.
b
Create concrete material:
c a) Click on Model tab and then on Concrete.
b) Select Eurocode 2 as Code or Standard.
c) Choose C25/30 as Name to define type of
d
concrete.
d) Check the properties of this material within
the Properties window.
Step 6: Create Material.
d
e e) Once created select C1 as
Coordinate system.
Reinforcement
f) Set Mechanical cover in Bending
definition is not reinforcement as 0.035m.
needed as CivilFEM f g) Select S500 as Reinforcing steel.
will carry out the
design later.
g
Step 7: Create Shell Structural Elements.
Fill in Shell 1 Mesh Controls
a
a) Set Edge length as Control.
b
b) Choose Quadrangle as Element type. c
c) Select Advancing front algorithm. d
d) Enter 0.5 m for Edge size and 0.01 as
Tolerance merge.
Create second Shell Structural Element: a
a) Copy first shell structural element Shell 1.
b) Change Name to Shell 2.
c) Change Geometry to S2 surface.
d) Change Coordinate system to C2.
e) Check the values of Mesh controls.
b e
b
dd
Step 8: Create the Mesh.
a Create the mesh:
a) Click on Mesh icon.
b) Select Yes in order to save the model.
a c) Check the number of nodes and
elements within the Output window.
d) Check the shape of finite shell
elements.
d
c
Step 9: Apply Loads.
a
b
c Define the Surface Load group:
c
Step 10: Create Boundary Conditions.
a
Define boundary condition:
a) Click on Boundary conditions group icon.
b) Add a Linear Simple boundary condition.
b
c) Enter BC on L01 for Name.
d) Select Shell 1 for Structural element.
e) Select L01 for Line.
f) Constrain all movements and rotations.
c g) Add a Punctual Simple boundary condition for P03
d
e and P04.
h) Change Name, Point accordingly. Constrain Z-axis
f movements.
h
g
Step 10: Create Boundary Conditions.
a
Check boundary condition:
b c
a) Click on Loads tab.
b) Choose Boundary conditions group.
c) Activate On mesh..
d) Boundary conditions are displayed on nodes.
c
d
e
d
g
Step 11: Create Load Case.
Define Load Case:
a) Click on Load case icon.
b) Enter SelfWeight+Q as Name.
c) Add Gravity and Surface load Q.
a
d) Add Boundary conditions group.
c d e) Plot defined Load case
e
b
d
Step 12: Analyze the model.
a
e
Step 13: Postprocess Results.
a
Load Results File: d
b
a) Click on Results tab. c
b
Step 13: Postprocess Results.
Plot: X Component of stress (MPa)
Step 13: Postprocess Results.
Plot: Bending moment MX (kNm/m)
Step 13: Postprocess Results.
Plot: Bending moment MY (kNm/m)
Step 14: Reinforcement Design.
Wood-Armer method: a d
d
Step 14: Reinforcement Design.
a
Load Design Results:
b
a) Click on Results tab.
b) Click on Load file.
c) Choose *crcf file type.
d) Open SelfWeight+Q_EC2-08_WoodArmer.crcf
d
c
Step 14: Reinforcement Design.
Plot: Radial reinforcement amount X Top (cm2/m)
Step 14: Reinforcement Design.
Plot: Longitudinal reinforcement amount Y Top (cm2/m)
Step 14: Reinforcement Design.
Plot: Radial reinforcement amount X Bot (cm2/m)
Step 14: Reinforcement Design.
Plot: Longitudinal reinforcement amount Y Bot (cm2/m)