WHAT VALUE OF E SHOULD

STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS
USED IN THE DESIGN OF

By
PRAHALATHAN VAITHEESWARAN
2725723

Supervisor Mr Stephen Vary

 Aim
Find What value of E should be used
for effective design of Flat Slabs
 Objectives
Finding factors affect the modulus of
elasticity of concrete
How can we use modulus of elasticity
in flat slab finite element analysis?
History of Flat Slab design
How does influence modulus of
elasticity in flat slab analysis and
design
Find the effective modulus of elasticity
in flat slab by carry out finite element
analysis using STRAND 7
 Young's Modulus
Young's Modulus (sometimes referred to as Modulus
of Elasticity) is an extremely important
characteristic of a material. It is the numerical
evaluation of Hooke's Law, namely the ratio of
stress to strain. To calculate Young's Modulus,
stress (at any point) below the proportional limit is
divided by corresponding strain. It can also be
calculated as the slope of the straight-line portion
of the stress-strain curve.

Young’s Modulus = Stress/Strain Unit N/m2

Other important material property is Poisson

Ratio
 Factors Affect the E Value
of Concrete
Aggregate type
Workmanship
Curing conditions
Effect of Creep
 Flat Slab
Slabs which are not supported by
beams or walls along the edges but
supported directly by columns are
known as flat slabs.
The required depth for slab generally
less than one way spanning slab but
greater than two way spanning slab.
 Benefits of flat slab
structures
elimination of beams and girders
reduces overall floor depth, thereby
creating additional floor space for a
given building height.
elegant and easy to construct floor
systems
favoured by both architects and
clients because of their aesthetic
appeal and economic advantage
Common problems with flat
slabs
 Unlikeordinary reinforced concrete
structures, flat slabs are usually subject
to complex stress states under normal
load conditions. One of the major design
problems for flat slab structures lies in
the large bending moments and shear
forces generated at the connections
between the slab and the supporting
columns. For edge and corner columns in
particular, the presence of the free edge
adds further to the concentrated stress
conditions at the slab-column
connections.
 Theories Using for Flat Slab
Analysis
Timoshenenko and Woinowski-Krieger
Beedy
Yield Line Method
Equivalent Frame Analysis
Finite Element Method
 Work Done Sofar
Study about Flat Slab and Value of E
Familiar with STRAND 7
Theories behind the Flat Slab analysis
 Going to Carry-Out
Find Defection for different slab
thickness and different span for some
E-value
Change E-Value for same slab

Using Strand 7 and manual analysis

 Referrences
 Brooker, O, How to design Reinforcement
concrete slab using Finite Element analysis, The
Concrete Centre, volume 89, July-august, 1992,
pp 425-432.
 Deflection of Concrete Slabs and Beams, report
of a joint project of the British cement
association, the concrete society and the
concrete centre, Technical report no 58, the
concrete society, 2004
 Jones, A.E.K and Morrison, J, Flat Slab design:
past, present and future, Structures and Building
I58, Issue SB2, April 2005, pp133-140
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