6 · Grid Loading

What every beam on every grid line actually carries — slab yield-line share (Cl. 24.5), wall load, beam self weight — and a vertical equilibrium audit of the frame that the analysis solves.

Vertical equilibrium audit

Ultimate case 1.5 (DL + LL)
Load applied to frame
2296.9 kN
Σ member UDL × length
Σ support reactions
2296.9 kN
from the 3D solve
Independent hand calculation
2296.9 kN
slab areas + walls + beam self weight
Difference
0.00 %
Slab load is spread to the beams by the 45° yield-line rule, using UDLs that preserve the total panel load (triangle → w·lx/4, trapezoid → w·lx/2·(1 − 1/2β)). This is what STAAD.Pro produces from one-way/two-way floor-load generation, so reactions, column axial forces and shears line up with a STAAD model of the same frame. Column self weight is not part of the frame loading — it is added in the column design step. Live load is taken per room from IS 875 Part 2, not averaged.

Load cases solved

IS 456 Table 18
CaseDL factorLL factorRemark
DL1.000.00Dead load alone, unfactored
LL0.001.00Imposed load alone, IS 875 Pt 2
DL + LL1.001.00Service combination, Cl. 22.4
LAT X0.000.00Lateral load along X alone (governing of wind / seismic)
LAT Y0.000.00Lateral load along Y alone
1.5 DL1.500.00Ultimate, dead load only — Table 18
1.5 DL + 1.5 LL1.501.50Ultimate limit state — Table 18
1.2 (DL + LL + LAT X)1.201.20Table 18 — gravity with lateral, +X
1.2 (DL + LL − LAT X)1.201.20Table 18 — gravity with lateral, −X
1.2 (DL + LL + LAT Y)1.201.20Table 18 — gravity with lateral, +Y
1.2 (DL + LL − LAT Y)1.201.20Table 18 — gravity with lateral, −Y
1.5 (DL + LAT X)1.500.00Table 18 — dead plus lateral, +X
1.5 (DL − LAT X)1.500.00Table 18 — dead plus lateral, −X
1.5 (DL + LAT Y)1.500.00Table 18 — dead plus lateral, +Y
1.5 (DL − LAT Y)1.500.00Table 18 — dead plus lateral, −Y
0.9 DL + 1.5 LAT X0.900.00Table 18 — uplift / reversal check, +X
0.9 DL − 1.5 LAT X0.900.00Table 18 — uplift / reversal check, −X
0.9 DL + 1.5 LAT Y0.900.00Table 18 — uplift / reversal check, +Y
0.9 DL − 1.5 LAT Y0.900.00Table 18 — uplift / reversal check, −Y

Grid line loading

pick a level and a grid line
metres · 0.014 m/px
Plot 15 × 9 m3.50 × 3.00β 1.17 · case 43.50 × 3.00β 1.17 · case 33.50 × 3.00β 1.17 · case 73.50 × 3.00β 1.17 · case 43.50 × 3.00β 1.17 · case 41234ABCA1A2A3A4B1B2B3B4C1C2C3
— — orange dashed = buildable footprint after setbacks■ solid = column at a grid intersection, sized as designedhatched = bay not built on this storey — no slab, beam, column or loadX grid 1,2,3… · Y grid A,B,C…
Floor 2 · Grid A (X-direction, perimeter beam — external wall/parapet) — all values kN/m
SpanL (m)Slab DLSlab LLWallBeam selfService DL+LLUltimate 1.5(DL+LL)Total on span (kN)Rooms above
S13.504.821.7111.471.8719.8729.81104.32Master bedroom
S23.504.821.7111.471.8719.8729.81104.32Bedroom 2
S33.504.821.7111.471.8719.8729.81104.32Bedroom 3

All grid lines on this level

quick comparison against your STAAD input
Grid lineDirTypeSpansService UDL range (kN/m)Ultimate UDL range (kN/m)Σ service load (kN)Σ ultimate load (kN)
Grid AXperimeter319.8719.8729.8129.81208.6313.0
Grid BXperimeter319.1519.8728.7329.81205.1307.7
Grid CXperimeter220.3020.7330.4531.09143.6215.4
Grid 1Yperimeter219.0519.4328.5829.14115.5173.2
Grid 2Yinternal217.0918.2125.6327.32105.9158.9
Grid 3Yperimeter217.0919.8025.6329.71110.7166.0
Grid 4Yperimeter119.0519.0528.5828.5857.285.7
Built-up105.0 m²Columns11Governing column264 kNConcrete38.2 m³Steel2.30 t11 checks need attention

Preliminary design aid. Not a substitute for analysis and detailed design by a licensed structural engineer. Does not include detailed seismic design to IS 13920, soil investigation, or statutory compliance.