Grid or coffered floor systems consisting of

beams spaced at regular intervals in

perpendicular directions, monolithic with a
slab
are
generally
employed
for
architectural reasons for large rooms such
as auditoriums, vestibules, theatre halls,
show rooms of shops where column free
space is often the main requirement.

 The rectangular or square voids formed in

the ceiling is advantageously utilized for
concealed architectural lighting. The sizes
of the beams running in perpendicular
directions is generally kept the same.
Instead of rectangular beam grid, a
diagonal gird can also be used with the
beams inclined at 45 to the sides

ANALYSIS OF GRID FLOORS

(a) Approximate Methods
According to the Indian Standard Code IS: 456-2000, the
ribbed slab system can be analyzed as a solid slab, if the
following requirements regarding spacing of beams,
thickness of slab and edge beams are satisfied.
The spacing of the ribs should not be greater than 1.5 m and
it should not be greater than 12 times the flange thickness.
In situ ribs should not be less than 65 mm wide.
The ribs should be formed along each edge parallel to the
span, having a width equal to that of the bearing.
The moments and shears per unit width of grid are
determined from Table 26 of IS : 456 code and the
reinforcements are designed in the ribs.

Rankine-Grashoff method

Plate theory

 The vertical deflection a at any point of the grid

is given by