To Design slab and foundation for an RC residential building using TSD

Que :- 1. Design the slab and foundation of the model. Outline the thought process for designing of the elements (column, beam, slab

andfoundations)

Ans :-

Aim : To Design The slab And Foundation Of The Model

Tool used :- 1st Order Analysis , Analysis All ( static ) , Status , Check Panel , Properties Window Etc.

Procedure :-

- Open The File Created Previously InTSD And Open The 3D View.

- Click On 1st Order Analysis And Perform Analysis And Also Perform Analysis All.

- Click On Status In The Results View

- Select One Tab And Right Click And Choose Check Panel And See The Errors That Arise

- Solve The errors Carefully Observing The Errors By changing The Properties Of Slabs And Reinforcement Details Such As Bottom

And Top Bars Spacing Between Them

- After Making The Necessary changes , again Check The panel If There Are Errors If The errors Are Still Existing Again Edit The

properties And Check Till slab Is Passed

- Continue The process For All The slabs Of Structure

- Click On catalogue In foundation tab

- Click On Add The Dialogue Box That Appears

- Set The Properties Of Pile Cap As Shown In The Picture Below And Press Ok.

- Again Click Ok

- Now Click On Pile Cap Column In The Foundation Tab

- Click On Column Location To Create Pile Caps Under The Column

- Click On Vaidate In The Model Tab To check If There Are Any Errors.

Result :-

The Slabs Are Designed So As To Sustain Against The Load

Pile Caps Are Created And The Model Is Validated To Be Errors Free.