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

Dimension of column /
Pedestal (mm) Shear strength Trial Factored
Grade of
τc of concrete τc' effective column
Sl. No. Concrete ks
(N/mm2) = ks*τc 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 τv is
upward
shear Vu shear stress, less than or
reaction : Pu'
(kN/m2) (kN) τv (N/mm2) equal to τc'

260 1532.14 0.614 Yes, safe.

 CHECKING ADEQUACY OF DEPTH OF RAFT SLAB BASED ON PUNC

Dimension of shear
Dimension of column /
Pedestal (mm) perimeter (mm) [ See Value of shear
sketch below] perimeter :
Grade of
p+q for corner
Sl. No. column & 2p+q Concrete ks
fck
for edge
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 τv is
τc of concrete τc' effective column upward
(N/mm2) = ks*τc depth d load Pu reaction : Pu' shear Vu shear stress, less than or
(kN) τv (N/mm2) equal to τc'
(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

COLUMN
COLUMNAT
ATEDGE
EDGE