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

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Aim - To design the slab and foundation of the model based on the previous model

Procedure

Slab design

Firstly check the reinforcement details in the settings

Give the min and max reinforcement and give numbers also

Go to any one of the floor

Makes only slabs as visible

Check all the properties

Fe415, bar dia as 10, c/c dist as 175 and cover

Now check one by one slab

Select one slab and right click and check panel

Then see it is ok or if not ok

Check whick one is not satisfied

If its failing in bending

Firstly decrease the spacing

If its still failing increase the bar dia

Thne check again do until member passes

Do the same thing on all the slabs

On the roof it has more load so increse the steel required

Follow the same process

In the review view check the member failing or safe

Foundation design

Let us design the pile foundation for this model

Check the base reactions first in all directions

Now design foundation

Firstly in the settings

Go to foundtion>pile cap

Give bar size and spacing

Give foundation sizes

Give pile length and dia and shape

Go to base again

Define pile properties in the catalogue

Name as P1 and installation is driven

Type as end bearing

Then give pile capacity also

In the foundation tab

Select pile cap coloumn

Drag to all the foundations

Now one by one select all the coloumns

Design member

Then check member

Check all the parameters

If not meet the parameters increse the pile members and bar sizes and pile dia also

Change orientation if needed

Increase the pile placing also if needed

Can increase the pile depth also if fails in punching shear

In the review tab check status

For piles and pile cap