Project : Raft Foundation Design Ref:

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Raft design
assume raft thk = 300 mm
fy = 410
fcu = 30
Assume reinforcement dia. = 20 mm
Cover = 40 mm
Edge beam length cantilever = 2 m
Edge beam length = 6.096 m
Maximum line load = 60 kN/m
Load factor = 1.5
Ultimate line load = 90 kN/m
Ultimate moment (dn) = 334.450944 kNm
Ultimate moment (up) = 180 kNm
M = 475.2 KnM
Edge beam size = 600 x 600 mm
d = 550 mm
k= M/bd^2*fcu = 0.087272727
zd = 0.891190878
z = 490.1549829 mm
As = M/0.87fyz = 2717.940222 mm2
There fore use = 6 Y 25
As provided = 2946 mm2
As min = 468 mm2

Shear

V = 180 kN
v = 0.545454545 N/mm2
100As/bd = 0.892727273
vc = 1.427783264 N/mm2 ok
minimum links required (s) = 250 mm
Asv = 168.2085786 mm2
there fore use links = R 8 at 125
maximum spacing of links = 0.75d
= 412.5 mm

Raft slab design

Total load on raft = 3700 kN

Load spread on = 6.096 x 17.624 m
= 107.435904 m2
average bearing preasure = 34.43913871 kN/m
below slab
Assume slab span simply supported and max. span = 4 m
Ultimate design load = 51.65870806 kN/m2
less weight of slab = 10.08 kN/m2
= 41.57870806 kN/m2 (uplift pressure)
Project : Raft Foundation Design Ref:
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Try 2 way spanning slab simply supported at edges.

Provide spine beam across centre of raft
lx = 6.35 m
ly = 6.096 m
msx = asx n lx2
msy = asy n lx2
From table 3.14
lx/ly = 1.041666667
asx = 0.074
asy = 0.061
msx = 124.0652517 kNm
msy = 102.2700048 kNm
max M = 120 kNm

d = 250 mm
k= M/bd^2*fcu = 0.064
zd = 0.922952585
z = 230.7381462 mm
As = M/0.87fyz = 1458.004075 mm2
There fore use = Y 16 at 125
As provided = 1609 mm2
As min = 299.95959 mm2