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Title : Reinforced Concrete Slab Design

General Description : Calculates tensile reinforcement requirements for a singly reinforced rectangular concrete slabs in bending
Calculates theshearultimate moment
capacity bending
for a singly capacityrectangular
reinforced of the section for a given
concrete slabssteel arrangement (1 or 2 layers
at a support
of tension reinforcement).
Calculates the ultimate momentratios
Deemed-to-Comply bending capacity
for a of the section
singly reinforced for a given
rectangular steel arrangement
concrete (1 or 2 layers
slab for deflection
Considers all
theminimum
of tension reinforcement).
Calculates reinforcement
ultimate moment bendingandcapacity
spacingofrequirements to AS3600.
the section for a given steel arrangement (1 or 2 layers
The spread
Considers allsheet is particularly
minimum applicable
reinforcement and noto slabsrequirements
spacing where minimum reinforcement requirements may govern.
Limitations : of
Fortension reinforcement).
rectangular reinforced slabs only with shear reinforcementto AS3600.
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not design forisshear
minimum particularly applicable
reinforcement
and shear to slabsrequirements
and spacing
reinforcement. where minimum reinforcement requirements may govern.
to AS3600.
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effects
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compression
(Incorporating applicable to2010
steel in 1,
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bending where minimum reinforcement requirements may govern.
Codes / Theoretical Basis :
Does notRangan,
Warner, allow forHall
prestress in calculating
& Faulkes, ConcreteMStructures,
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& A st.min.
Longman, Melbourne, 1999
Not suitable
Foster, for members
Kilpatrick in tension.
and Warner, Reinforced Concrete Basics 2E, Pearson Australia, 2010

Nomenclature : Symbols and notation as generally used in AS3600.

Input : Yellow cells require data input by designer

All modules
Section geometry, capacity reduction factor, concrete strength and material properties

For bending in slabs

Design bending moments M*
Area of bar or mesh reinforcement

For shear in slabs

Design shear force V*
Area of longitudinal tensile reinforcement fully anchored

For deemed to comply span-to-depth ratios for reinforced slabs

Area of longitudinal tensile reinforcement fully anchored
Area of longitudinal compression reinforcement fully anchored
Applied actions (DL and LL)
Short term and long term combination factors from AS/NZ 1170.0 Table 4.1
Effective span of slab
k3 deflection constant
k4 deflection constant
Ec Mean value of the modulus of elasticity at 28 day
Input ∆/Lef to be used

Where pink fill is used, it alerts designer to options or information

Boxed cells with green background are calculated automatically using formulae
Output :
in the spread sheet
For bending in slabs
Actual bending moment capacity ØMu, based on area of reinforcement chosen
Area of reinforcement chosen
Reinforcement ratio p
Neutral axis parameter ku
Checks for minimum reinforcement and spacing

For shear in slabs

ØVu.max, Øvuc and ØVu.min
Checks if V* ≤ ØVuc
Checks if V* > ØVu.min

For deemed to comply ratios for slabs

Calculates actual span to depth ratio Lef/d
Calculates effective design load for total deflection Fd.ef
Calculates effective design load for incremental deflection F d.ef
Calculates [k3 k4(D/Lef)1000 Ec)/(Fd.ef)]1/3 for total deflection
Calculates [k3 k4(D/Lef)1000 Ec)/(Fd.ef)]1/3 for incremental deflection

Provides summary of the results

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Version 1.3
Revisions Error in shear calculations corrected
Error in calculation of bending capacity corrected
Date 30/09/2012
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Reinforced Rectangular Concrete Slab Design - Bending (enclosed inside a building)

Design for slabs that are under reinforced

Data Input
d D Capacity Reduction Factor
Geometry & Material Properties
Width of a rectangular cross-section, b 1000 mm f 0.8
Overall Depth, D 310 mm b f'c 32 MPa
Effective depth d 277 mm fsy 500 MPa
(Usually d = D - cover to bar - distance to the centroid kuo 0.36
of the tensile reo, rounded down to nearest 5mm )

Applied actions
Design bending moment at a cross-section M* 101 kNm

Initial Ast required for M* < fMu Nominal Ast.required 1,072 mm2 This figure is a first approximation of the required reo
For slabs it tends to be conservative. Iterate as required
Proposed reinforcement arrangement per metre width to get the area of reo required
Phi= 0.8 Use Bar Reinforcement
Ductility Class N Bar with Ø = 0.8 Area of reinforcing for limit state requirement M* < fMu
Bar size 12 16 20 24 28 32 36 40
Area of bar mm2/m 113 201 314 452 616 804 1020 1260

Spacing of bar mm Cross sectional area of bar (mm2/m) for given bar diameter and spacing
100 1,130 2,010 3,140 4,520 6,160 8,040 10,200 12,600
125 904 1,608 2,512 3,616 4,928 6,432 8,160 10,080
150 753 1,340 2,093 3,013 4,107 5,360 6,800 8,400
175 646 1,149 1,794 2,583 3,520 4,594 5,829 7,200 Bar areas lightly shown are usually
200 565 1,005 1,570 2,260 3,080 4,020 5,100 6,300 not appropriate for slabs
225 502 893 1,396 2,009 2,738 3,573 4,533 5,600
250 452 804 1,256 1,808 2,464 3,216 4,080 5,040
275 411 731 1,142 1,644 2,240 2,924 3,709 4,582
300 377 670 1,047 1,507 2,053 2,680 3,400 4,200 2D = 620 mm
350 323 623 897 1,291 1,760 2,297 2,914 3,600 Note max spacing of bars is lesser of
400 283 503 785 1,130 1,540 2,010 2,550 3,150 300mm or 2D
Phi= 0.8 Use Bar Reinforcement
Ductility Class L Mesh with Ø = 0.64 Mesh sizes for limit state requirement M* < fMu
Mesh SL72 SL82 SL92 SL102 SL81 RL718 RL818 RL918 RL1018 RL1118 RL1218
Area of reo mm2/m 179 227 290 354 454 358 454 581 709 899 1112

Ast.provided 2,000 mm2 Choose area of bar or area of mesh from above tables (interpolating if required) and input it into the yellow box left.
d 277 mm Assumes Ductilty Class N Bar

Minimum Ast flexure 976 mm2

Maximum Ast flexure kuo=0.36 4,481 mm2 OK

Design Calculations
Maximum Moment Muo at kuo=0.36 Percentage
Check fMuo = Ø α2 f'c γ kuo (1-0.5 γ kuo) b d2 fMuo 422.7 kNm M* < fMu OK 418%

Ast max= 0.306 γ f'c/fsy b d when kuo=0.36 Ast max= 4,481 mm2

Check Moment using stress blocks

Check fMu = Ø Ast fsy d (1- 0.5/α2 (Ast fsy / (b d f'c)) = M* with Ast =Ast.provided fMu 206.9 kNm M* < fMu OK 205%
Check fMu = Ø α2 f'c γ ku (1-0.5 γ ku) bd2 for concrete stress block fMu 206.9 kNm M* < fMu OK 205%
Check ku calculated using Ast.required ku 0.161 ku ≤ 0.36 OK 224%

Calculations (Table 2.2.2) with kuo=0.36

Ø = (1.19 − 13kuo/12) = 0.80 limits 0.6 ≤ Ø ≤ 0.8
Ø = (1.19 − 13kuo/12) = 0.64 limits 0.6 ≤ Ø ≤ 0.64
Ø used in calculations = 0.80
Calculations (Cl 8.1)
g = 1.05 - 0.007 f'c = 0.826 limits 0.67 ≤ g ≤ 0.85
α2 = 1.0 − 0.003 f’c = 0.85 limits 0.67 ≤ α2 ≤ 0.85

Strength requirements (Cl 8.1.3)

Requirements based on ultimate strength moment M* and d

Initial calculation of reo Ast = M* / (Ø *fsy * 0.85 *d) = 1,072 mm2

Minimum strength requirements (Cl 8.1.6.1)

f'ctf = 0.6 ( f'c )0.5 = 3.39 MPa
Percentage
Deemed to comply Ast.min = 0.20 ( D/d ) f'ctf / fsy bw d
2
= 471 mm2 Astmin OK 425%
for one way slabs spanning as a beam < Ast provided

Deemed to comply Ast.min = 0.24 ( D/d )2 f'ctf / fsy bw d = 565 mm2 Astmin OK 354%
for 2 way slabs supported by columns at their corner < Ast provided

Deemed to comply Ast.min = 0.19 ( D/d )2 f'ctf / fsy bw d = 447 mm2 Astmin OK 447%
for 2 way slabs supported by beams or walls on 4 sides < Ast provided

Crack Control Primary Direction Crack Control Secondary Direction

75% of 1.75 bD = 407 mm2 100% of 1.75 bD = 543 mm2
75% of 3.5 bD = 825 mm2 100% of 3.5 bD = 1101 mm2
75% of 6.0 bD = 1395 mm2 100% of 6.0 bD = 1953 mm2

Results based on tensile reinforcement sizes chosen Design Bending Moment M*= 101.0 kNm
Actual bending capacity Ø Mu = 206.9 kNm
Depth to neutral axis dn = 44.5 mm Reinforcement ratio p= 0.007
Neutral axis parameter ku = 0.161 Ductilty Class N Bar Chosen Ø= 0.80
Depth of compression block γ ku d = 36.8 mm Area of steel chosen Ast = 2,000 mm2
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Reinforced Concrete Slab Design with no Shear Reinforcing - Shear Cl 9.2.2 (a) (Design shear force at a cross section)

do
Data Input Capacity Reduction Factor
Geometry & Material Properties
Effective width for shear, bv 1000 mm f 0.7
D
Overall Depth, D 190 mm f'c 25 MPa
bv
Distance to the centroid of outermost layer of reo, d o 159 mm
(do usually = D - cover to bar - distance to the centroid
of the tensile reo, rounded down to nearest 5mm )

Longitudinal Tensile Reinforcement (fully anchored by cog, hook or similar at simple supports)
Ast.provided 502 mm2
Applied actions
Design shear force at section V* 28.5 kN

Design Calculations
Calculate web crushing limit Vu.max CL 8.2.6

Vu.max = 0.2 fc′ bv do Vu.max = 795 kN V* < f Vu.max OK 1953%

ØVu.max = 557 kN

Calculate shear strength of a slab (beam) without shear reinforcement Cl 8.2.7

Vuc= β1 β2 β3 bv do fcv { Ast }1/3

b v do
β1 β1 = 1.1(1.6 − do/1000) ≥ 0.8 1.5851 β1 ≥ 0.8

Value for β1 β1 = 1.5851

β2 = 1, for members subject to pure bending; or 1 − (N*/3.5Ag) ≥ 0 for members subject to axial tension; or 1 + (N*/14Ag) for members subject to axial compression

β2 = 1

β3 = 1, or may be taken as 2do/av but not greater than 2, provided the applied loads and the support are orientated so as to create diagonal compression over
the length (av)
β3 = 1

fcv = f ′c 1/3 ≤ 4MPa fcv = 2.92 MPa

Shear strength of a slab without shear reinforcement Cl 8.2.7 Vuc = 108.1 kN

ØVuc = 75.7 kN

Calculate shear strength of a slab with minimum shear reinforcement Cl 8.2.9

Vu.min = Vuc + 0.10√ fc′ bvdo) ≥ Vuc + 0.6bvdo Vuc + 0.6 bv do = 203.5 kN
Vuc + 0.10√ fc′ bvdo) = 187.6 kN
Therefore Vu.min = 203.5 kN
ØVu.min = 142.5 kN

Check requirements for shear reinforcing Cl 8.2.5 (ii)

Check if
Check if V* ≤ ØVuc ØVuc = 37.8 kN V* < f Vuc OK No Shear Reo Required
V* = 28.5 kN
Check if
Check if V* < ØVu.min ØVu.min = 142.5 kN V* < f Vu.min OK No Shear Reo Required
V* = 28.5 kN

Results based on no shear reinforcement Design shear force at the cross section V* = 28.5 kN
Vu.max = 0.2 fc′ bv do ØVu.max = 556.5 kN
Vuc= β1 β2 β3 bv do fcv { Ast }1/3 ØVuc = 75.7 kN
bv do
Vu.min = Vuc + 0.10√ fc′ bvdo) ≥ Vuc + 0.6b bv ØVu.min = 142.5 kN
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Reinforced Concrete Slab Design - Deflections - Deemed to comply span-to-depth ratios Cl 8.5.4

Data Input
Capacity Reduction Factor
Geometry & Material Properties
Width of a rectangular cross-section, b 1,000 mm D f 0.8
d
Overall Depth, D 310 mm f'c 25 MPa
Effective depth, d 277 mm fsy 500 MPa
(d usually = D - cover to bar - distance to the centroid
b
of the tensile reo, rounded down to nearest 5mm )

Longitudinal Tensile Reinforcement (fully anchored) Ast.provided 101 mm2

Longitudinal Compression Reinforcement (fully anchored) Asc.provided 205 mm2 Short-term, long-term and combination factors ys and yl
(after AS 1170.0 )
Applied actions Imposed action Short-term factor Long-term factor
Dead load kN/m g 5.75 kN/m (ys) (yl)
Live load kN/m q 3 kN/m Distributed imposed actions, Q
Residential and 0.7 0.4
domestic structures
Short term and long term combination factors from AS 1170.0 Table 4.1 Offices 0.7 0.4
Short term factor ys 0.7 Parking 0.7 0.4
Long term factor yl 0.4 Retail 0.7 0.4
See table to the right for values to input Storage 1 0.6
Other 1 0.6
Lef is the effective span of slab which is the lesser of L n +D and L for a slab where Ln is the clear span Roof actions

Lef Roofs used for floor-type 0.7 0.4

6,000 mm
activities
Span to depth ratio Lef/d Lef/d 21.7 Other roofs 0.7 0

Design Calculations
Calculate Asc/Ast Asc/Ast = 2.030
kcs = 0.80

Factor K3
k3 = deflection constant, taken as—
= 1.0 for a one way slab; or
= 0.95 for a two-way flat slab without drop panels
= 1.05 for a two-way flat slab with drop panels
which extend at least L/6 in each direction on each side of a
support centre-line and have an overall depth not less
than 1.3D, where D is the slab thickness beyond the drops

Insert factor K3 = 1.00

Factor K4
k4 = deflection constant, taken as—
= 1.4 for simply supported slabs;
or
for continuous slabs, where the ratio of the longer to the shorter of two adjacent spans
does not exceed 1.2 and where no end span is longer than an interior span—
= 1.75 or an end span; or
= 2.1 for in interior spans.

Insert factor K4 = 2.1

Effective design load for total deflection F d.ef = 13.41 kN/m

Effective design load for incremental deflection F d.ef = 7.66 kN/m

CONCRETE PROPERTIES AT 28 DAYS

f'c (MPa) 20 25 32 40 50 65 80 100
Ec (MPa) 24,000 26,700 30,100 32,800 34,800 37,400 39,600 42,200

Input Ec Mean value of the modulus of elasticity at 28 day = 26,700 MPa From Table 2.3.2 of AS 3600. Limits for calculated vertical deflections of beams and slabs
Deflection
Deflection limitation
Deflection to be limitation (∆/Lef)
Type of member (∆/Lef) for spans
considered for cantilevers
(Notes 1 and 2)
See options above for values (Note 4)

All members The total deflection 1/250 = 0.004 1/125 = 0.002

1/500 = 0.002 where 1/250 = 0.004 where

The deflection that
provision is made to provision is made to
Members supporting occurs after the addition
minimize the effect of minimize the effect of
masonry partitions or attachment of the
movement, otherwise movement, otherwise
partitions
1/1000 = 0.001 1/500 = 0.002

The deflection that Manufacturer’s Manufacturer’s

Members supporting occurs after the addition specification but not specification but not
other brittle finishes or attachment of the more than more than 1/250 =
finish 1/500 = 0.002 0.004

Members subjected to The imposed action (live

vehicular or pedestrian load and dynamic 1/800 = 0.00125 1/400 = 0.0025
traffic impact) deflection

1/500 = 0.002 where

provision is made to
minimize the effect of
deflection of the
Transfer members Total deflection 1/250 = 0.004
transfer member on the
supported structure,
otherwise
1/1000 = 0.001

Input ∆/Lef to be used = 0.004

See options above and to the right, for input values
Calculated Actual Lef/d
[k3 k4(D/Lef)1000 Ec)/(Fd.ef)]1/3 for total deflection = OK COMPLIES 41.9 21.7

[k3 k4(D/Lef)1000 Ec)/(Fd.ef)]1/3 for incremental deflection = OK COMPLIES 50.5 21.7

Results Deemed to Comply Ratios Slab D 310 mm

b 1000 mm
Calculated Actual Lef/d Span L 6000 mm
[k3 k4(D/Lef)1000 Ec)/(Fd.ef)]1/3 for total deflection = OK COMPLIES 41.9 21.7 Ast provided 101 mm2
Asc provided 205 mm2
[k3 k4(D/Lef)1000 Ec)/(Fd.ef)]1/3 for incremental deflection = OK COMPLIES 50.5 21.7 ∆/Lef used =1/ 250