Slab Examples
Slab Examples
Slab Examples
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A reinforced concrete floor is subjected to an imposed load of 4 kN/m2 and spans between
brick walls as shown below. Design the floor with a concrete cover of 25 mm and fcu = 35
N/mm2 and fy = 460 N/mm2
Solution
ℎ = 185𝑚𝑚
∅ 10
ℎ=𝑑+ + 𝑐 = 155 + + 25
2 2
Loading 𝑑𝑒𝑎𝑑 𝑔 = 0.185 ∗ 24 = 4.44 𝑘𝑁𝑚
𝑙𝑖𝑣𝑒, 𝑔 = 4𝑘𝑁𝑚
28.5 ∗ 10
=
35 ∗ 10 ∗ 155
1
𝑘
𝑧 = 𝑑 0.5 + √ 0.25 − ≤ 0.95𝑑
0.9
= 155 ∗ 0.96
= 155(0.5 + (0.25 − 0.0339/0.9) ≤ 0.95𝑑 (= 147 𝑚𝑚)
𝑀 𝑚𝑚
𝐴 = = 443.7 𝑤𝑖𝑑𝑡ℎ
0.95𝑓 𝑧 𝑚
Secondary steel Based on min steel area = 241 mm2/m Provide Y8@200mm c/c
(As = 252 mm2/m)
Example 2.11
A 250 mm thick simply supported reinforced concrete slab spans 5 m. Design a suitable slab
using grade 40 concrete and high yield reinforcement to support the following characteristic
loads: imposed load 4.0 kN/m2, finishes 0.5 kN/m2 and concrete 24 kN/m3. The slab will be
exposed to mild situation.
Solution
2
Dead load (gk) = finishes = 0.5
Total = 6.5
2
kN/m
𝑔 = 6.5 ∗ 5 ∗ 1 = 32.5 𝑘𝑁
𝑑 = 250 − 20 − 12/2
Secondary steel Based on min steel area = 325 mm2/m Provide Y10@225 mm c-c
(Asprov = 349 mm2)
3
2 ∗ 460 ∗ 520.9
=
3 ∗ 646
𝑓 = 247.28 𝑁𝑚𝑚
(477 − 247.28)
= 0.55 +
48.88 ∗ 10
120 0.9 +
10 ∗ 224
𝑀. 𝑓 = 1.62
For a simply supported one-way slab, the maximum bending moment at the mid-span is 𝑤𝑙 ⁄8
while in the slab fixed at supports the sagging (i.e. positive) bending moment at the mid-span
is 𝑤𝑙 ⁄24 and the hogging moment at the supports is 𝑤𝑙 ⁄12.
The design of continuous one-way spanning slabs is similar to that of single-span, the only
difference being that several loading arrangements may need to be considered and such slabs
are not statically determinate. Methods such as moment distribution can be used to determine
the design moments and shear forces in the slab. However, where the following conditions are
met, the moments and shear forces can be calculated using the coefficients in Table 3.12 of BS
8110:
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