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EXAMPLE AS 3600-09 RC-PN-001

Slab Punching Shear Design

PROBLEM DESCRIPTION
The purpose of this example is to verify slab punching shear design in SAFE

The numerical example is a flat slab that has three 8-m spans in each direction, as
shown in Figure 1.

0.3 m A B C D 0.3 m
8m 8m 8m
0.6 m

4
0.25 m thick flat slab

8m

3
Columns are 0.3 m x 0.9 m
with long side parallel
8m to the Y-axis, typical

2 Concrete Properties
Unit weight = 24 kN/m3
f'c = 30 N/mm2
8m
Y Loading
DL = Self weight + 1.0 kN/m 2
X LL = 4.0 kN/m2
1
0.6 m

Figure 1: Flat Slab for Numerical Example

The slab overhangs beyond the face of the column by 0.15 m along each side of
the structure. The columns are typically 0.3 m x 0.9 m, with the long side parallel
to the Y-axis. The slab is typically 0.25-m thick. Thick plate properties are used
for the slab.

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The concrete has a unit weight of 24 kN/m3 and a f 'c of 30 N/mm2. The dead load
consists of the self weight of the structure plus an additional 1 kN/m2. The live
load is 4 kN/m2.

TECHNICAL FEATURES OF SAFE TESTED

 Calculation of punching shear capacity, shear stress, and D/C ratio.

RESULTS COMPARISON
Table 1 shows the comparison of the punching shear capacity, shear stress ratio,
and D/C ratio obtained from SAFE with the punching shear capacity, shear stress
ratio and D/C ratio obtained by the analytical method. They match exactly for
this problem.

Table 1 Comparison of Design Results for Punching

Shear at Grid Point B-2

Shear Stress Shear Capacity D/C ratio

Method (N/mm2) (N/mm2)

SAFE 1.811 1.086 1.67

Calculated 1.811 1.086 1.67

COMPUTER FILE: AS 3600-09 RC-PN-001.FDB

CONCLUSION
The SAFE results show an exact comparison with the independent results.

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HAND CALCULATION
Hand Calculation For Interior Column Using SAFE Method
d om = [(250 − 26) + (250 − 38)] / 2 = 218 mm
Refer to Figure 2.
U = 518+ 1118 + 1118 + 518 = 3272 mm
a x = 518 mm
a y = 1118 mm

518 Note: All dimensions in millimeters

Y
Critical section for
109 150 150 109 punching shear shown
dashed.
A B
Column Side 2
109

450
Side 1

Side 3

X
1118

Center of column is 450

point (x1, y1). Set
this equal to (0,0).
109
Side 4
D C

Figure 2: Interior Column, Grid B-2 in SAFE Model

From the SAFE output at grid line B-2:

V* = 1126.498 kN
M v2 = −51.991 kN-m
M v3 = 45.723 kN-m

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The maximum design shear stress is computed along the major and minor axis of column
separately:
V*  uM v 
=
vmax 1.0 + * 
ud om  8V ad om 

1126.498 • 103  3272 • 51.991 • 106 

=
vmax, X • 1 + 
3272 • 218  8 • 1126.498 • 10 • 1118 • 218 
3

vmax, X = 1.579 • 1.0774 = 1.7013 N/mm2

1126.498 • 103  3272 • 45.723 • 106 

=
vmax,Y • 1 + 
3272 • 218  8 • 1126.498 • 10 • 518 • 218 
3

vmax,Y = 1.579 • 1.1470 = 1.811 N/mm2 (Govern)

The largest absolute value of v max = 1.811 N/mm2

The shear capacity is calculated based on the smallest of AS 3600-09 equation 11-35,
with the d om and u terms removed to convert force to stress.
  2 
0.17  1 + ϕ f ′c
ϕ fcv = min   βh  = 1.803N/mm2 in accordance with AS 9.2.3(a)

0.34ϕ f ′c
AS 9.2.3(a) yields the smallest value of ϕ fcv = 1.086 N/mm2, and thus this is the shear
capacity.
vU 1.811
=
Shear Ratio = = 1.67
ϕ f cv 1.086

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