Staircase design to Bs 8110 - 1

Project : 10/304 SOWETO EAST, ZONE 'A'-KIBERA DR BLOCK A2

Grid ref : 4/F'-G Date:17/07/2012
Ref Calculations Output
Parameters
Concrete strength, fcu 25 N/mm2
Steel tensile stregth, fy 425 N/mm2
Concrete unit weigth 24 kN/m3
Tread 300 mm
Riser 150 mm
Waist 150 mm
Floor - floor height 1200 mm
No. of Risers/flight 8
No. of Treads/flight 7
Flight height 1200 mm
Flight length 2100 mm
Slope length of staircase 2.42 m
Landing 1 width 3400 mm
Landing 2 width 500 mm
Span 4050 mm
Landing thickness 150 mm

Loading
Dead Loads
Staircase self weight 20.05 kN
Finishes 1.50 kN/m2 6.075 kN

Total dead load GK 26.12 kN

Imposed Load 3.0 kN/m2
Imposed load QK 12.15 kN

Total unfactored load 38.27

Load factors, dead load 1.4
Live load 1.6
Ultimate load, F = 1.4GK + 1.6QK 56.01 kN
Moment, M = Fl/8 = 28.36 kNm/m

Reinforcement
Nominal reinforcement = 0.13% bh PROVIDE
Flight 195 mm2/m Y8-200 B2
Landing 195 mm2/m

Cover 15 mm
Bar Diameter, 8 mm
effective depth, d 131 mm

k = M/fcubd2 0.066
 k < k' = 0.156 OK
z = {0.5+√(0.25-K/0.9)}d 0.920
Use z = 0.92 d
Tension Steel areas PROVIDE
As req'd = M/0.95fyz 582.61 mm /m Y10-125 B1
2

628 mm2/m
Deflection
Basic span/d 26
Modified span/d (1.15*basic l/d) 26 flight length<0.6 span
fs = 2/3fy *(Asreq/As prov) 262.85
M/bd 2
1.65
Modification factor, MF= 1.25
allow span/d 32.48
Actual span/d 30.92
OK in Deflection
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