Grid Floor:

Reinforced concrete grid or waffle or coffered slab system

Beams spaced in orthogonal direction

Integral slab at the top

Generally used to cover large floor spaces.

Commercial, airports, parking garage.

Preferred by architects for concealed architectural lighting.

 Types of grid floor:

Diagrid
Square grid Rectangular grid

Continuous grid
 Analysis of grid floor:
IS:456-2000 code method:
The ribbed slab system can be analyzed as solid slab if structure satisfies following requirements:

The width of the in situ ribs should be not less than 65 mm.
The spacing of the ribs should not exceed 1.5 m.
The depth of the ribs, excluding any topping should not exceed 4 times their width.
The width of the ribs along the edges should be as wide as the width of bearing.

Moments and shear forces per unit width of grid slab are determined using Table 26 of IS:456

Detailing of reinforcement should conform to 36.7 of IS456.

Analysis of grid floor:
Rankine Grashoff method:
The moment coefficient prescribed in Annexure D of IS: 456 clause D2 Table 26) are based
on this method.

Plate Theory:
It is based on Timoshenkos plate theory.

The main advantage of this method is we can incorporate the influence of the ribs in the
orthogonal directions by considering.

It is possible to calculate moment at critical locations.

Stiffness method:
Using matrix analysis and computers.
 Rankine Grashoff method:

q = total load per unit area

q1 , q2= load shared in x, y direction
a = shorter span
Deflection of ribbed slab
b = longer span
 Plate Theory:
Timoshenkos analysis can be used to evaluate deflection, bending moments and shear force

q= total uniformly distributed load per unit area.

ax, ay= length of plate in x and y direction.
Dx, Dy = flexural rigidity per unit length in x and y direction.
Cx, Cy = Torsional rigidity per unit length in x and y direction.
 Bending moment:

Torsional moment:

Shear forces:

Maximum bending moments develop at the centre of the span, torsional moment at the
corners and maximum shear forces develop at the midpoints of the longer support.
 Design Steps:
Step 1: Fix the dimension of the slab and beams:

Span to depth ratio for ribs: IS 456:2000 Cls no 23.2.1

Step 2: Load calculation:

Dead load: Weight of the slab + weight of ribs (x and y direction) + floor finish

Total load= Dead load +live load

q= Total load / Area

Step 3: Moments and Shear force calculation:

Rankine Grashoff method

Plate theory
 Plate theory
 Section properties:

Design Table Reynolds RC

Moment of inertia of the T-section about their centroidal axis design Handbook

Design Table Reynolds RC

design Handbook

Depends on
 Check for deflection at the centre of the span:

According to IS:456-2000 long term deflection should not exceed (Span/250)

Creep effect should be considered

Calculate bending moments, torsional moment and maximum shear forces

Select maximum working bending moment in x,y, torsion and shear

Step 4: Design for reinforcement

Moment resisted by central rib: bf*Working moment

Ultimate moment =Load factor* Moment resisted by central rib

Moment carrying capacity of the flanged section

Calculate area of steel

 Shear reinforcement:

Ultimate shear=Load factor* bf*Max Shear force

calculate percentage of steel