DESIGN OF PYRAMIDAL SLAB

1 Salient Features:
Length and Breadth, l= 4.2 m
Apex, h= 0.9 m
Slab thickness= 125 mm
Cover= 20 mm
Limiting Stress of Steel= 275 N/mm2
k= 0.253
j= 0.915666667
R= 0.579
m= 18
2 Calculations:
Pyramid Weight per unit area, w= 5.75 kN/m2
Slant height, VE= 2.285 m
tanβ= 2.1/2.285
β= 42.58416489
tanα= 2.1/0.9
α= 66.80140949
and, ϒ= 47.41583511

z=AE=AB/2= 2.1 m
r=z*tan(ϒ/2)= 0.922181684 m
d= 1.844363368 m
OV=VE-r= 1.362818316 m

Vertical Height VO1= OV.cosα= 0.536777455 m

Effect A:
Average Meridional Thrust= 9.945293401 kN

Effect B:
Secondary Horizontal Thrust= 16.80411644 kN

Effect C:
Bending Moment in sloping direction= 0.998785798 kNm
Bending Moment in horizontal direction= 1.123502202 kNm

3 Stresses in Slab
Across section ab
Meridional thrust, t= 9.945293401 kN
Moment across ab= 0.998785798 kNm
Overall depth of slab= 125 mm
Effective Depth, d= 105 mm
Eccentricity of thrust, e= M/T
= 0.100427987 m

e1= e/d
= 0.956457021
- Where this eccentricity factor e1 is greater than 1.6
 - The stress are obtained as for pure bending
- Adding to the maximum compressive stress
so obtained T/(Am+bn) due to direct thrust and
subtracting from the tensile stress T/(A+bn/m)

For pure bending,

2
Q= M/(bd )
= 0.090592816 N/mm2
OK

k= 0.253
j= 1-k/3
0.915666667
Lever arm= 96.145 mm

Total tension= Total Compression= M/a

= 10.38832803 kN

Area of Tensile steel required= 37.77573828 mm2

Provide,
Bar dia= 8 mm
Spacing= 150 mm
Area Provided= 335.1032164 mm2

Depth of Neutral Axis, n= 26.565 mm

Maximum compressive stress due to bending= 2C/bk
0.782106383 N/mm2
Compressive stress due to direct thrust= T/(Am+bn)
= 0.305099756 N/mm2
Total Maximum Compressive Stress= 1.087206139 N/mm2

Tensile stress in steel due to bending= 31.00038292 N/mm2

Deduct for direct thrust= T/(A+bn/m)
= 5.491795614
Stress in steel= 25.50858731 N/mm2
OK

Stresses across the section at right angles to ab

Secondary thrust= 16.80411644 kN
Moment at right angles to ab= 1.123502202 kNm
Effective depth= 109 mm
Eccentricity of thrust, e= M/T
= 66.85874895 mm
2
For Pure Bending, Q= M/(bd )
= 0.094562933 N/mm2
Lever arm= 99.80766667 mm

Total tension= Total Compression= M/a

= 11.25667235 kN
 Area of Tensile steel required= 40.93335401 mm2

Provide,
Bar dia= 8 mm
Spacing= 150 mm
Area Provided= 335.1032164 mm2

Depth of neutral axis, n= 27.577 mm

Maximum compressive stress due to bending= 0.816381213 N/mm2
Compressive stress due to direct thrust= 0.499990702 N/mm2
Total maximum compressive stress= 1.316371914 N/mm2

Tensile stress in steel due to bending= 33.59165715 N/mm2

Deduct for direct thrust= 8.999832627 N/mm2
Stress in steel= 24.59182452 N/mm2
OK

4 Stresses in Beam
Beam Width= 300 mm
Beam Depth= 450 mm

Tension along lower edge= 32.18616109 kN

Bending Moment on the span= 11.26515638 kNm
Bending Moment at the corner= 22.53031276 kNm