Simply Supported One Way Slab
A rectangular reinforced concrete slab is simply supported on two masonry walls 250mm
thick and 4.0m apart (clear distance). The slab has to carry a distributed permanent action
of 1.0kN/m2 (excluding slab self-weight) and a variable action of 3.0kN/m2. The materials to
be used are grade C30 concrete and grade 500 reinforcement. The slab is outside building
which subjected to 1 hour fire resistance and design for 50 years design life. Design the slab.
Leff
1.0 SPECIFICATION
Effective span, Leff = 4.25m
Characteristic actions:
----Permanent, gk = 1.0kN/m2 (excluding self-weight)
----Variable, qk = 3.0kN/m2
Design life = 50 Years
Fire resistance = R60
Exposure classes = XC3
Materials:
----Characteristic strength of concrete, fck = 30N/mm2
----Characteristic strength of steel, fyk = 500N/mm2
----Unit weight of reinforced concrete = 25kN/m3
Assumed: bar = 12mm
2.0 SLAB THICKNESS
Min. thickness for fire resistance = 80mm
Estimated thickness for deflection control, h = L/26
= 163mm
Use, h = 175mm
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3.0 DURABILITY, FIRE AND BOND REQUIREMENTS
Min. concrete cover regard to bond, Cmin,b = 12mm
Min.concrete cover regard to durability, Cmin, dur = 20
Min. required axis distance for R60, a = 20mm
Min. concrete cover regard to fire
----Cmin = a-bar/2 = 20-(12/2)
= 14mm
Allowance in design for deviation, Cdev = 10mm
Nominal cover,
----Cnom = Cmin+ Cdev = 20+10
= 30mm
Cnom=30mm
4.0 LOADING AND ANALYSIS
Slab self-weight = 0.175x25
= 4.38kN/m2
Permanent load (excluding self-weight) = 1.0kN/m2
Characteristic permanent action, Gk = 5.38kN/m2
Characteristic variable action, Qk = 3.00kN/m2
Design action, nd = 1.35Gk+1.5Qk
= 1.35(5.38) + 1.5(3.00)
= 11.76kN/m2
Consider 1 width, Wd= ndx1m = 11.76kN/m
11.76kN/m
4.25m
Shear Force,
V = WdL/2
V = 25.0kN
Bending Moment,
M = WdL2/8
M = 26.5kNm
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5.0 MAIN REINFORCEMENT
Effective depth:
d = h-Cnom-bar/2 = 175-30-(12/2)
--- = 139mm
Design bending moment, MEd = 26.5kN/m
K = MEd/bd2fck = 26.5x106/(1000x1392x30)
= 0.046 < Kbal=0.167
Compression reinforcement is not required
= 0.96d 0.95d
z = d[0.5+ ]
Use 0.95d
= 27x106/(0.87x500x0.95x139)
As = M/0.87fykz
= 462mm2/m
Main bar: H12-225
(503mm2/m)
= 0.26x(2.90/500)bd
Min. and max. reinforcement area,
= 0.0015bd > 0.0013bd
As,min = 0.26(fctm/fyk)bd
= 0.0015x1000x139
Use 0.0015bd
= 209mm2/m
= 0.04x1000x175
As,max = 0.04Ac = 0.04bh
= 7000mm2/m
Secondary bar: H12-450
(251mm2/m)
6.0 SHEAR REINFORCEMENT
Design shear force, VEd = 25.0kN
Design shear resistance,
k = 1+(200/d)1/2 2.0 = 1+(200/139)1/2
= 2.20 2.0
1 = As1/bd 0.02 = 503/(1000x139)
= 0.0036 0.02
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VRd,c = [0.12k(1001fck)1/3]bd
= [0.12x2.0(100x0.0036x30)1/3]x1000x139
= 73853N = 73.9kN
Vmin = [0.35k3/2fck1/2]bd
= [0.0035x2.03/2x301/2]x1000x139
= 75368N = 75.4kN
VRd,c ; Vmin > VEd (OK)
7.0 DEFLECTION
Percentage of required tension reinforcement,
=As,req/bd = 462/(1000x139)
= 0.0033
Reference reinforcement ratio,
=(fck)1/2x10-3 = (30)1/2x10-3
= 0.0055
Percentage of required compression reinforcement
=As,req/bd = 0/(1000x139)
= 0.000
Factor for structural system,
K = 1.0
= 1.0(11+13.5+9.13)
= 33.7
= 1.0
Modification factor for span less than 7m
= As,prov/As,req
Modification factor for steel area provided
= 503/462
= 1.09 1.5
= (l/d)allowable
Therefore allowable span-effective depth ratio
= 33.7x1.0x1.09
= 36.63
= (l/d)actual
Actual span-effective depth
= 4250/139
= 30.6 (l/d)allowable
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(OK)
8.0 CRACKING
h = 175mm < 200mm
Main bar, = 525mm > 400mm
Smax,slabs = 3h or 400mm
(OK)
Max. bar spacing = 225mm Smax,slab = 400mm
Secondary bar, = 613mm > 450mm
Smax,slabs = 3.5h or 450mm
(OK)
Max. bar spacing = 450mm Smax,slab = 450mm
9.0 DETAILING
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01 02
Reinforcement:
01: H12 225
02: H12 450
