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DESIGN OF SLAB USING SAFE

SLAB DESIGN USING SAFE SOFTWARE

DATA FOR SLAB DESIGN NO. OF SLAB PANELS (X- DIRECTION) = 2

NO. OF SLAB PANELS (Y- DIRECTION)

X-DIRECTION SPACING Y-DIRECTION SPACING SLAB THICKNESSTAKEN

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24 18 6 INCH 3000 psi

fc (28 DAYS COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH) =

fy (YIELD STRENTH OF STEEL )

60,000 psi

STEP 01

Grid Definition

Units = Kip-ft
File New Grid Definition .
No of Grid Lines (x-direction) = 3 No of Grid Lines (y-direction) = 4 Grid Spacing (x-direction) =24 Grid Spacing (y-direction) =18

For editing in Grid Spacing, use command Edit Edit Grid .

STEP 02

PROPERTIES DEFINITION

For defining the properties of different elements, use following Command, Define Slab Properties Add new property Set property name as Slab1 In type click Slab, thickness = 0.5 , give cover = 0.08 ( 1 inch), Give fc and fy and Modulus of elasticity accordingly. After this use following command & procedure Define Beam Properties Add Rectangular Beam-Set Beam property name as Beam1. Give depth = 2 & width = 1 , give cover = 0.16 ( 2 inch), Give fc and fy and Modulus of elasticity accordingly.

STEP 02

PROPERTIES DEFINITION

Then use following command to define column properties

Define Column Supports Add New Property-Set property name as Col1. Give column dimensions = 1 (X-dimension) , 1 (Y-dimension) Column Height = 10, Give fc and fy and Modulus of elasticity accordingly.
To draw beams in model use Draw Line Objects. To draw slab in model use Draw Draw area objects. To draw column in model use Draw Draw point objects

STEP 03

ASSIGNING PROPERTIES

After defining all properties, these are assigned to relative elements slab, Beam & column as shown in next slides.

To assign slab properties in model use Assign Slab properties. To assign beams in model use Assign Beam properties.

Assigning Slab.

Assigning Beams.

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Assigning Column Supports

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Step 04 Load Application

Load cases are defined using following command Define Static Load Cases Load 1 DL Load 2 LL Selfwt multiplier =1 & Long term deflection factor =3 Selfwt multiplier =0 & Long term deflection factor =1

After selecting the slab, load is applied using following command Select slab Assign Surface loads DL Load per area = 0.05 (ksf) Select slab Assign Surface loads LL Load per area = 0.06 (ksf)

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Assigning Load

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Step 05 Defining Load Combination.

Load combinations are defined using command Define Load Combinations Comb 1 - 1.2 DL + 1.6 LL

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To view the properties of element ,rendered view, or mesh of slab use following command
View Set object options Area object properties or show mesh.

To display the applied load Display Show Loads.

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Auto Mesh of Slab.

Step 06 Analysis of Model.

Analysis can be performed using command Analyze Run Analysis.

Step 07 Analysis Results .

Deformed shape can checked using command
Display Show Deformed Shape. Max Deflections must be with in permissible limits .Max Deflection due to loads for this case is 0.23 inches.

Slab forces can be obtained using command

Display Show Slab Forces.

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Step 07 Analysis Results .

To obtain the results of beams Display Show Beam Forces. To obtain the results of slab strips Display Show Strip Forces.( Moments & Shears) To obtain the results in tabulated form Display Show output tables.

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Deformed Shape of Slab.

Step 08 Design of Slab & Beams

To design the slab, use following command
Design Select design combinations Then Start Design To check the results of reinforcement Design Display slab design info Show rebar area. Then click on X-strip reinforcement to check x-direction reinforcement.

Then click on Y-strip reinforcement to check Y-direction reinforcement.

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Step 08 Design of Slab & Beams

To check the results of punching shear Design Display punching shear ratios .(It must be less than 1.)

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