Two Way Slab With Drop Panels ANALYSIS

[trvvs18]

How does one go about analyzing a two-way slab with drop panels if you want to check the load capacity? Preferably with hand calculations and without the aid of programs. Existing conditions are known. Thank you!

 

[driftLimiter]

The tried and true strip method is probably your best bet.

 

[Celt83]

Equivalent Frame Method solved using the moment distribution method with non-prismatic members. Older CSI Handbooks have tables for the fixed end moment and distribution factors for standard configurations including the small rigid regions in the slab-column joint.

 

[trvvs18]

Hello, another question for y'all.
If my prelim shear check does not go well, as in Vf >> Vr, is it fine to reassess my effective depth until Vr>Vf? Or is there another way around it?
I think my effective depth will have to be a ridiculous number. Reminder that this is a drop slab. Thank you!