CONCRETE INDUSTRIAL GROUND FLOOR DESIGN TO TR34 THIRD EDITION

TEDDS calculation version 1.0.05

Slab details
Slab description; q
Slab type; Fabric reinforced
Slab thickness; h = 150 mm
Reinforcement details
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Characteristic strength of steel; fy = 500 N/mm
Fabric reinforcement to bottom of slab; A142
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Area of reinforcement in each direction; As = 142 mm /m
Percentage of reinforcement provided; As_percent = As / h = 0.095%
Reinforcement is within recommended limits
Diameter of reinforcement; s = 6 mm
Depth of nominal cover to reinforcement; cnom = 40 mm
Average effective depth of reinforcement; d = h - cnom - s = 104 mm

Wearing surface

d Reinforced concrete slab

h
Steel fabric reinforcement
Slip membrane

Sub-base

Subgrade

Strength properties for concrete from table 9.1

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Characteristic compressive strength (cube); fcu = 30 N/mm
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Characteristic compressive strength (cylinder); fck = 25 N/mm
2 2
Mean compressive strength (cylinder); fcm = fck + 8 N/mm = 33 N/mm
fctm = 0.3 N/mm  (fck / 1 N/mm )
2 2 2/3 2
Mean axial tensile strength; = 2.6 N/mm
fctk_0.05 = 0.7  fctm = 1.8 N/mm
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Characteristic axial tensile strength (5% fractile);
Ecm = 22000 N/mm  (fcm / 10 N/mm )
2 2 0.3 2
Secant modulus of elasticity; = 31 kN/mm
fctk_fl = min(2, [1 + (200 mm / h) ])  fctk_0.05 = 3.6 N/mm
1/2 2
Characteristic flexural strength of concrete;
1/2
k1 = 1 + (200 mm / d) = 2.4
vRd_ct = 0.035 N/mm  k1  (fck / 1 N/mm )
2 3/2 2 1/2 2
Minimum shear strength of concrete; = 0.6 N/mm
Subgrade construction
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Modulus of subgrade reaction; k = 0.120 N/mm
Partial safety factors
Bar and fabric reinforcement; s = 1.15
Reinforced concrete; c = 1.50
Permanent actions; G = 1.20
Variable actions; Q = 1.50
Dynamic actions; D = 1.60
Properties of reinforced slabs
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Allowance for restraint stresses; frest = 1.5 N/mm
Mn = (fctk_fl - frest)  h / (6  c) = 5.2 kNm/m
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Negative moment capacity;
Positive moment capacity; Mp = min(0.95  As  fy  d / s, Mn) = 5.2 kNm/m
Poisson’s ratio;  = 0.2
l = [Ecm  h / (12  (1 –  )  k)]
3 2 1/4
Radius of relative stiffness; = 0.527 m
 = [3  k / (Ecm  h )]
3 1/4 -1
Characteristic of system; = 1.357 m

- Uniformly distributed load

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Uniformly distributed load; Uk = 30 kN/m
Safe load capacity under a uniformly distributed load
Safe uniformly distributed load capacity controlled by positive bending moments
wp =   Mp / 0.161 = 59.8 kN/m
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Safe uniformly distributed load capacity controlled by negative bending moments

wn =   Mn / 0.168 = 57.3 kN/m
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Safe load capacity of slab per unit area; w = min(wn, wp) = 57.3 kN/m
PASS - Safe load capacity of slab is adequate for uniformly distributed loads