Design of Dog Legged Staircase

Problem 1) Design of a dog legged staircase (Fig1) with the following properties.
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)

fy = 415Mpa , fck= M20

Height between floors = 9-0(2.74m)
Riser = 6.35(160mm)
Tread = 11(280mm)
Live Load = 3.0KN/m2
Finish Load = 1KN/m2

Solution: Assume

( dL )=20

d=

(for slab), hence

Thickness of waist slab (W) =

hence d ( new )=14615

m
=124.25 mm 125 mm
( 2.485
20 )

( 122 )=146 mm 150 mm

125+15+

( 122 )129 mm 130 mm

1. Calculation of Dead Load(load per meter width)

B2 =R2+T2, Given R=160mm and T=280mm B= (1602+2802)1/2=322.5mm
Steps =

0.5 ( 0.160 x 0.280 ) =0.0224 m 2

Waist slab= ( 0.322 x 0.150 =0.0483 m2

Total Area = 0.0707m2
DL of step section, 1m in width and 280mm in plan length =
DL per m2 on plan =

1.77 x

0.0707 x 25 KN
=1.77 KN / m
m3

=6.321 KN /m 2
( 1000
280 )

Finish load = 1KN/m2

Total DL = (6.321+1)KN/m2=7.321KN/m2
LL per m2 = 3.5KN/m2
Total Load =

1.5 ( + DL ) =1.5 ( 7.321+3.5 ) =16.23KN/m2

2. Calculation of Bending Moment

Calculate BM (Mu) using = (wl2/8) or use STAAD pro, Mu=13.1Kn/m2
Mu=0.138fckbd2, Hence

d=(

Mu
)
70 mm<130 ( provided ) Hence OK
0.138 fckbd 2 =

3. Area of Steel

( x )(10.416 ( dx ))

Mu= 0.36 fck d

Dividing by

We get

( 0.36 ) x {0.416

6.6 Mu/ fckbd

( dx )=1.2 {(1.2)

( dx ) }fckbd

)=

bd2

2.4

( dx )( dx )

6.68 Mu/ fckbd

) hence

6.68 Mu/ fckbd

6.68 x 13.1/20 x 1000 x 130 2

) =0.51

( dx )=1.2 {(1.2)

-0.15=0.23569

x
(
)} , Hence z = 130x0.901 =117.13mm, Hence A =M /0.87fy.z
Also z=d {1-0.416 d
st
u
Ast= (13.1x106/0.87x415x117.13)=310mm2 per meter width
Total steel required = 310 x 1.0668m =330.71mm2
Area of steel provided: Use 10mm bars @150c/c, no of bars = (1066/150) =7nos
% of steel provided = (7x78.5/1066x130) x100 =0.4% of steel
Distribution steel = 0.0012xbt (for Fe415) =0.0012x1000x150=180mm2or 200mm2(required)