CHECKING ADEQUACY OF DEPTH OF RAFT SLAB BASED ON PUNCHING SHEAR CRITE

Dimension of column /
Pedestal (mm) Shear strength Trial Factored
Grade of c of concrete c' effective column
Sl. No. Concrete ks (N/mm2) = ks*c depth d load Pu
Large side Small side fck (N/mm2) (mm) (kN)

1 400 400 20 1 1.118 1.118 615 1800

Insert values in Yellow cells

HING SHEAR CRITERIA (INTERIOR COLUMN)

Factored Factored Nominal Check if v is

upward shear Vu shear stress, less than or
reaction : Pu' (kN) v (N/mm2) equal to c'
(kN/m2)

260 1532.14 0.614 Yes, safe.

 CHECKING ADEQUACY OF DEPTH OF RAFT SLAB BASED ON PUNC

Dimension of column / Dimension of shear

perimeter (mm) [ See Value of shear
Pedestal (mm) perimeter : Grade of
sketch below]
p+q for corner
Sl. No. column & 2p+q Concrete ks
for edge fck
Large side Small side p q column (mm)

1 300 300 607.5 915 2130 20 1

Critical Sections for Punching Shear

Critical Sections for Punching Shear

Case
a & bof: sides
offsetsoffrom edges/ pedestal
column (e & f)
less than d/2
& d = effective depth of raft. p = e+a+d/2
a & b : sides of column / pedestal p = e+a+d/2
p = e+a+d/2 d/2
p = e+a+d/2 & d = effective depth of raft. d/2 d/2 q = b
d/2 e a d/2 q
d/2 d/2 q = f+b+d/2 e ab
e a b
e ba d/2 q = f+b+d/2
b d/2
d/2
f
f

COLUMN AT AT
COLUMN CORNER
CORNER COLUMN
COLUMN
FT SLAB BASED ON PUNCHING SHEAR CRITERIA (EDGE COLUMN)

Shear strength Trial Factored Factored Factored Nominal Check if v is

c of concrete c' effective column upward shear Vu shear stress, less than or
(N/mm2) = ks*c depth d load Pu reaction : Pu' (kN) v (N/mm2) equal to c'
(N/mm2) (mm) (kN) (kN/m2)

1.118 1.118 615 1200 260 1055.48 0.806 Yes, safe.

Insert values in Yellow cells

ar

al
p = e+a+d/2
stal p = e+a+d/2
d/2
d/2 d/2 q = b+d
e a d/2 q = b+d
e ab
b
d/2
d/2

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COLUMNAT
ATEDGE
EDGE