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DESIGN OF LANDING

Design Criteria

f c ' 21 MPa =2.0 kPa

Length=4 m
f y 275 MPa
Solution:

0.85 f c' 600 0.85 ( 21 )( 0.85 ) (600)

b= = =0.0378
fy (600+ fy) 275(600+ 275)

max =0.75 b=0.75(0.0378)=0.0284

max 0.0284
= = =0.0142
2 2

f y 0.0142(275)
= = =0.1858
f c' 21

Determine the depth of slab:

h=
L
20 [ f
0.40+ y =
700
4000
20 ]
0.40+
275
700 [ ]
h= 158.57 mm

Try 175 mm

Determine the weight of slab:

DL=2.4 ( 0.175 ) ( 9.81 )

kN
DL=4.12
m2

Consider 1 m strip:

kN
DL=( 4.12 ) ( 1 )=4.12
m

kN
=2 ( 1 )=2.0
m
 W u=1.2 ( DL ) +1.6 ( )

W u=1.2 ( 4.12 ) +1.6 ( 2 )

kN
W u=8.14
m

W u L2 8.14 ( 4 )2
M u= =
8 8

M u=16.28 kN m

M u=f c ' b d 2 ( 10.59 )

1000


d


16.28

d=72.16 mm say 100 mm

Steel area requirement:

A s =bd=0.0142 (1000 )( 100 )

A s =1420 mm2

Use 16 mm bar

16



A 16=
4

Spacing of reinforcement bar

 1000 A b
S=
As

1000(201.0619)
S= =141.59 mm say 150 mm
1420

Use 16 mm main at
150 mm on center

1
h=d+ d b +concrete covering
2

h=100+ 8+20=128 mm

Use 150 mm

1
d=hconcrete covering12 d b
2

d=15020128=110 mm

Compute for temperature bar:

A s =0.002 bh

A s =0.002 (1000 )( 110 )

2
A s =220 mm

Use 10 mm bar

10



A 10=
4

1000(78.54)
S=
220

S=357 mm say 350 mm

Use 10 mm temperature at
350 mm O. C .