Laboratory

2021-2022
1.
EM1042. Reinforced Concrete
Structural Design – Foundations.

Marta Roig-Flores
Dpt. of Mechanical and Engineering
Construction
Continuous Medium Mechanics and Theory
of Structures
Office: NA2304DD
Phone: 96 438 74 69
e-mail: roigma@uji.es
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1. Objectives

To introduce the student into the practice on Reinforced Concrete, design calculation
methods, estimation of the loads that should be considered, design of structural elements,
including detailing, materials control, execution and structural durability. These points will be
covered from the perspective of the construction and the site work.

At the end, the student should be able to design and calculate elements of medium level of
difficulty made with reinforced concrete. Additionally, the student should be able to
understand the technical information provided by other professionals from the field and
executing reinforced concrete elements.

The objective of the laboratory work is to show the software to the students as well as
commenting several points seen during the theoretical lessons.

2. Type of structure

1.1. Description of the building

The laboratory task consists on defining and calculating the structure of a building for
administrative use located in an industrial area from the city Castelló de la Plana.

This building includes:

• a basement that will be a parking (height: 3.20m)

• a main floor that will be used for commercial purposes for small shops and business
(height: 3.20 m)
• three intermediate floors for private home apartments (height: 2.88 m)
• rooftop terrace accessible for private use with a room for the elevator (height: 2.88 m).

The height dimension is measured between the top plane of the structure. To calculate the
free height of each floor, the width of the slab should be subtracted from that amount.

Basement walls will be placed in the façade. Floor slabs will be unidirectional, nervated on
site, waffle slab with recoverable filler blocks, and some of them of mass slab. The
distribution of these systems is detailed in the following table:

Group Description Type Of Slab Translation

6 Top of the small room for
Mass slab Losa maciza
the elevator
5 Ferrace (slab 5) Alveolar slab Losa alveolar
4 Prestressed secondary beam, Unidireccional vigueta
Planta 3 (slab 4)
unidirectional pretensada
3 Prestressed secondary Unidireccional vigueta
Planta 2 (slab 3)
beam,unidirectional pretensada
2 On site secondary beam, Unidireccional vigueta in
Planta 1 (slab 2)
unidirectional situ
1 Planta baja (slab 1) Waffle slab, with recoverable Bidireccional casetón
blocks recuperable

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The foundation of the columns will be made by T-Shaped (zapatas) and slab-on-grade (losa)
foundations

1.2. Loads according to CTE DB SE-AE

1.2.1. Permanent loads (CM)

Tiling Condition
Hydraulic or ceramic tiles 0.03 m width g3
Hydraulic or ceramic tiles 0.05 m width 3g6
Hydraulic or ceramic tiles 0.05 m width g6

Deck Condition
Flat deck, Cubierta plana, scarification/increasing the height (recrecido),
h5
with waterproofing on sight and protected
Flat deck, catalan style or inverted with gravel finishing h5

Envelope (cerramiento)
Building envelope (Cerramiento de fachada) 7 kN/m
Envelope of the space of the stairs and the elevator. Made with hollow 5 kN/m
bricks of 90mm of width and gypsum plastering at both sides.
Terrace and balcony stills (antepecho) in all the external perimeter, 0.4 kN/m
height of 1.20 m. Mass ceramic brick of 10 cm of width + 2 cm of cement
plastering (enfoscado)

Note: during the first session, as a first approximation, use as cargas muertas:

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1.2.2. Imposed loads (variable loads, Q)

Imposed loads (Table 3.1. CTE SE AE):

• Basement: parking.
• Main floor: shops and business area.
• Floors 1-3: home apartments.
• Terrace/Roof: accessible for private use.

Wind and snow: Castellón, city center.

1.3. Materials

If f < 3
Concrete for the structure: HA-25 / F / 18 / IIa
Steel for the structure: B 500 S
Level of control of the execution: Normal level of control.

If 3 ≤ f ≤ 6
Concrete for the structure: HA-30 / B / 20 / IIa
Steel for the structure: B 500 S
Level of control of the execution: Normal level of control.

If f > 6
Concrete for the structure: HA-35 / P / 16 / IIa
Steel for the structure: B 500 S
Level of control of the execution: Normal level of control.

Note: IIa is equivalent to a XS1 environment

Aggregates will be calcareous in all the cases with the maximum size indicated in the
previous tables.

The maximum possible length of a rebar will be 12 m.

1.4. Ground properties

The geotechnical report indicates that the ground is a dense sand with a bearing capacity
of:
Bearing capacity of the ground: 245 kN/m2.
Balast coefficient 100000 kN/m3.

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BUILDING GEOMETRY

The base geometry should be adapted to the following dimensions, depending on g and h.

5.45-(0.4g/10)

4.35-(0.5h/10)

Figure 1. Drawing of the main floor and the basement, dimensions depending on the DNI
of the student (parameters g and h).

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Floors 1 and 2 Terrace

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Figure 2. Drawing of floors 1 and 2 and the terrace, dimensions depending on the DNI of
the student (parameters g and h).

Figure 3. Detail of the top level with the small room for the elevator.

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TASKS FOR THE STUDENT.

Each student will submit the task, which consists on the calculation of the structure
described in this document which will be reported in a technical document.

The students, depending on their DNI, will adapt the geometry of the structure as well
as the design loads.

a b c d e f G h
DNI

Table 1. DNI numbers

Data to include in the report:

• General data:
o General dimensions
o Materials used
o Codes and standards considered
o Loads considered
o Limit States considered
o Design project situations
o Geommetrical data of groups and floors
o Geommetrical data of columns and walls
o List of superficial elements (paños)
o Grad-on Slabs and foundation elements
• Design report:
o SLS of the beams in one floor* (reinforcement list of the beams).
o ULS in columns and beams in the floor selected.
• Units of materials to be obtained (medición – unidad de obra) [note: can be a
table]:
o Primary Beams (vigas) in the selected floor
o Secondary Beams (viguetas) in the selected floor
o Bovedillas in the selected floor
o Reinforcement in the top slab made with secondary beams (forjado) in the
selected floor
o Dimensions of the columns in the selected floor (cuantías de obra)
• Technical drawings:
o Drawing of the floor selected + reinforcement details (Plano de planta /
Replanteo / Despiece de armados).
o Drawing of the elements of the reinforcement of the columns for the selected
floor.
o All the drawings of the concrete structures should incorporate a table with
concrete characteristics. (one of the list proposed by CYPE).

*Note: Floors 1, 2, or 3

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