MOMENT COEFFICIENTS OF TWO - WAY SLABS

BY FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS

By
Chamnan Duangjaras
Asst. Prof., Dr. Sittichai Seangatith
Assoc. Prof., Dr. Amnat Apichatvullop
School of Civil Engineering, Institute of Engineering,
Suranaree University of Technology
THE 8
th
ANNUAL NATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON
COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
21-23 July 2004 ,Suranaree University of Technology,
Nakhonrachasima,Thailand
Objectives
To calibrate the calculation by Finite Element Method
(FEM) with the specifications of the design code the
EIT standard
(EIT = Engineering Institute of Thailand)
To analyze the slab system having complex
geometries excluded in the EIT standard - the
continuous drop panel slab system

Two-way Slab Boundaries
Top - isometric view Bottom - isometric view
Four slab categories were studied
1. Exterior edges unrestrained
Column
Slab
Wall
Column
Two-way Slab Boundaries
Top - isometric view Bottom - isometric view
Column
Slab
Column
Beam
2. With beams between all supports

Two-way Slab Boundaries
Top - isometric view Bottom - isometric view
Column
Slab
3. Without beams between all supports
Two-way Slab Boundaries
Top - isometric view Bottom - isometric view
Column
Continuous drop panels
4. Continuous drop panels
Structural Dimensions
Case Slab Boundaries
No.
of
Span
Span
Length
(m)
Column Sizes(m)
Slab
Thick
(m)
Interior Beams
Interior Edge Corner
Depth
(m)
Width
(m)
1 Exterior Edge Unrestrained 3x3 6 0.30x0.30 0.25x0.25 0.25x0.25 0.15 - -
2
With Beams Between All
supports
3x3 6 0.30x0.30 0.25x0.25 0.25x0.25 0.15 0.36 0.90
3
Without Beams Between
All Supports
3x3 6 0.30x0.30 0.25x0.25 0.25x0.25 0.15 - -
4
Continuous Drop panel in
One direction
4x4 8 0.50x0.50 0.40x0.50 0.40x0.40 0.20 0.40
*
2.44
*

Note: Floor height = 3.7 m
Material Properties & Loading
Concrete properties E
c
= 24821 MPa,
=0.2
Cracking effects by stiffness reduction
with factor 0.5 and 0.8 for slabs and
columns respectively
Super imposed dead load = 1.0 kPa
Uniform live load = 4.8 kPa

Structural Modeling
Using SAP2000 program
Using 4 nodes and 6 DOF per node shell
elements of different thicknesses to
model both slabs and band beams
Mesh size for the structure in case 1-3
was 0.15x0.15 m
Mesh size for structure in case 4 was
0.25x.25 m


Structural Modeling


Slab
Beam or Drop Panel
Column
Fixed at column end
Fixed end
Rigid body
Rigid body
Different thickness
connected at center line
Slab center lines
Simplified model
Real Structures
Structural model
Structural Modeling
Typical finite element models
One quarter model for case 1-3 Full model for case 4
Column
Slab mesh
Result Reading
Considered strip
Column
Column Strip = 4.0 m.
Half Mid-Span = 2 .0 m
Exterior Panel Interior Panel
Symmetry Line
Exterior Column
Half Mid-Span = 2 .0 m.
Column Strip & Middle Strip
x
y
y
x
z
Result Reading
Drop Panel
Remaining Slab
Column Strip
Half Middle Strip
M
xx
l
n
l
2
w
8
l wl
M
2
n 2
o

y
x
z
M
o
& M
xx
Typical Results
Case 2&4: Combined Load; M
xx
Case 2 Case 4
x
y
z
Moment at Critical Sections;
Longitudinal Distribution (%M
o
)
Case
Exterior Panel Interior Panel
Exterior Column Mid Span Interior Column Exterior Column Mid Span Interior Column
1
FEM 0.0 64.2 77.0 68.3 32.1 68.3
EIT 0.0 63.0 75.0 65.0 35.0 65.0
2
FEM 20.6 53.2 73.0 64.3 24.4 64.3
EIT 16.0 57.0 70.0 65.0 35.0 65.0
3
FEM 29.0 52.2 66.6 61.1 33.1 61.1
EIT 26.0 52.0 70.0 65.0 35.0 65.0
4
FEM 26.0 50.0 74.0 68.0 33.0 62.0
EIT 26.0 52.0 70.0 65.0 35.0 65.0
Lateral Moments at Critical
Sections for case 4
Case 4
Exterior Panel
Mid Span Interior Column
Column Strip
Middle
Strip
Column Strip
Middle
Strip
Beam Slab Beam Slab
FEM
77 6 17 85 6 9
Paultre
and
Moisan
80 4 16 90 4 6
EIT
64 11 25 64 11 25
Summaries
In the case of slabs without beams the FEM
results are in good agreement with the EIT
standard
In the case of slabs with beams between all
supports the FEM gives M+ of the interior
panel 30.3% lower than the EIT standard but
gives M- at exterior column of the exterior
panel 28.8% higher than the EIT standard
In the case of slabs with continuous drop
panels the EIT standard give too low beam
moments and too high slab moments