STRUCTURE WITH A CIRCULAR SLAB

Data:

Top Circular slab Radius : 5.0m

Height: 7.0m Two bay Each 3.5m
Column size: 0.45m dia
Beam size: 0.23m x 0.38m
Plate thickness :0.15m
Concrete Grade: M20
Steel Grade :Fe415

Fig. 1 Structure with a circular slab Model

1.Geometry Creation :

New Project  Select  Space Units: Length =meters; Force=KN;

File Name=Circular slab  Next. Select  Add beam Finish.
Geometry  Run structure Wizard Select Frame models from Truss modelSelect
Reverse Cylindrical Frame and double click on it.

Fig. 2 Geometry parameters

Model name: Reverse Cylindrical Frame

Length =7m Radius =5m Angle=360º
No. of Bays along length= 2
No. of Bays along Periphery=16  Apply Transfer ModelYes
Remove bottom members16 Beams are deleted Ok.

Fig. 3 Geometry of the Structure created with dimension

Fig. 4 Structure with a circular slab-elevation in isometric view

Select Top portion of ring beam  New view  Plan view (top view)
Select surface meshing  Select all the nodes along periphery one by one using
surface meshing Change No. of divisions=3 Ok. Go to whole structure.

Fig. 5 Define Mesh Region and change Division as 3

Fig. 6 Model after surface meshing of top circular slab

2. Member Property :
Click General  Property Define Circle YD=0.45m (Column) Add.

Fig.7 Property for column member

Rectangle YD=0.38 ZD=0.23 (Beam)  Add 

Fig. 8 Property for Beam member

Thickness node 1,2,3&4=0.15m(slab thickness) AddClose.

Fig. 9 Property for slab thickness

Highlight YD=0.45 & Select  Beam Parallel toY  Assign to selected beam
 Assign Yes.
Highlight YD=0.38 ZD=0.23 and select Top ring beam and middle tie beam
member Assign to selected beam  Assign Yes .
Highlight thickness=0.15m & select plate cursor. Select Top portion of slab 
Assign to selected beam  Assign Yes Close.
3. Supports :
Click Support  Create  Fixed Add. Highlight support 2 and select bottom
most nodes of column by windowing using node cursor  Assign to selected
nodes  Assign Yes  Close  De select the nodes and change to beam cursor.

Fig. 10 Property for support as Fixed

4. Loading :
Click Load case Details Add.
Primary Number :1 Loading type: none Title: Load case 1  Add .
Click Load case 1 details Add.
Self weight Y Factor=-1 Add.
Plate loadsPressure on Full Plates W1=-1KN/m2 GY Add.
Highlight selfweight Select geometry cursor & select entire structure Assign to
selected beam/plates  Assign Yes.
5. Analysis Type:
Click Analysis/print  No print  Add Close.
Click post print Define commands Load list  select Load comb AddClick
analysis Results Add Close,
Note: Save the File before Run the Program.
6. Design :
Click Design ConcreteCurrent code : IS456 Define Parameters
Fc=20,000KN/m2 Add.
Click Design commands  Design slab elements  AddClose.
Highlight Fck=20000 and select plate cursor and select entire structure
 Assign to selected beams/plates  Assign Yes.
Highlight Design of slab elements Top plan view  Select a triangular portion of
one or two portion  Assign to selected beams/plates  Assign Yes.

Fig. 11 Selection of triangular element for slab assigning

7. Analysis:
From Main Menu  ` Analysis  Run Analysis  Done.
8.Results :
 Go to post processing mode.
Select load case 1 Ok. Click Summary of results of max. and Mini. Displacement
for nodes given in Table form.
Fig. 12 Result- summary Max. and mini. Displacement of nodes

Results  Plate stress contour  Select Load case 1 Stress Type: Mx (Local)
Apply Ok.

Fig. 13 Max. and Mini. Bending moment Mx (local)

Results  Plate stress contour  Select Load case 1 Stress Type: My (Local)
Apply Ok. Go to Top view. You can see almost Mx=My (Because of circular
shape of slab). Deflection =9mm.
Fig. 14 Max. and mini. Bending moment My (local)

Fig. 15 Plate orientation of triangular element of slab Mx +ve Top reinforcement

along X direction and M-x Bottom reinforecement. At mid span steel is at bottom.

Go to Staad output Click Concrete design and see the reinforcement of circular
slab. +Z-top slab reinforcement. Longitudinal reinforcement is at bottom.
Fig. 16 Slab Element Design summary -Min. & Max. reinforcement area for
bending moment Mx and My