Resource: Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete (ACI 318M-02)

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DESIGN OF 2-WAY FLAT-PLATE SLAB (INTERIOR PANEL)

Direct Design Method

x=
y=

50.8
50.8

390
114.91
27.58
413.7
7.315
6.099

Kg/m
Kg/m
Mpa
Mpa
m
m

81.454 psf
24.000 psf
4.000 Ksi
60.000 Ksi
24.000515 ft
20.010819 ft

6.099m

Short
Direction

Uniform Live Load =

Dead Load =
fc' =
fy =
Long direction =
Short direction =
Column Dimentions

Long Direction
7.315m

cm
cm

20.000 in
20.000 in

y
x

Concrete Density =

2403

Kg/m

150.01929 lb/ft

Minimum Thickness of Slab

(ACI 318M-95: 9.5.3.2)
Use Table 9.5(c) in the instructions to get the inverse factor (i.e. 33, 36, 40 etc ...)
Factor =
33
m =
0
Where m = the average value of for all beams of the sides of a panel
= the ratio of flexural stiffness of a beam section to the flextural stiffness of the slab, bounded laterally by
the centerlines of the panels on each side of the beam:
= (Ecb Ib) / (Ecs Is)
h1 = 20.627273 cm
h2 = 20.290448 cm
h3 = 20.813689 cm
Factored Loads
wd = 619.54 Kg/m
Wu = 1530.356 Kg/m

Use h =

21 cm

9 in

129.394 psf
319.623 psf

One and Two-Way Shears

Check punching shear at a distance d/2 from the face of the column (Two-way action):
Asuming 2cm Concrete Cover and No.16 bars, then the average d is:
d = 17.41 cm
bo = 272.84 cm
107.417 in
Vu = 67563.572 kg
Vc = 69974.017 kg

148.81844 K
154.12779 K

Vc>Vu O.K.

Check beam shear at a distance d from the face of the column:

Length of the strip x =
3.2294 m
10.595661 ft
Vu = 4942.1317 Kg
3.3178155 K
Vc = 13211.853 Kg
Vc>Vu O.K.
Static Moments
Mol = 54059.574 Kg.m
Mos = 43741.714 Kg.m

398.66942 k.ft
322.57901 k.ft

In the long direction

In the Short direction
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68.21 cm d/2 Column

d/2
68.21 cm

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Long Direction Strips

Width of half a column strip =
Width of the middle strip =

1.52475 m
3.0495 m

5.0027048 ft
10.00541 ft

Short Direction Strips

Width of half the column strip =
Width of the middle strip =

1.52475 m
4.2655 m

5.0027048 ft
13.995106 ft

4.2655m

1.52475m

1.52475m

Short Direction

1.52475m

3.0495m

1.52475m

Long Direction
To calculate the effective depth, d, in each direction, assume that steel bars in the short direction are place
on top of the bars in the long direction. Therefore:
d (long direction) = 18.921 cm
d (short direction) = 18.762 cm
d (average) = 18.800 cm

Long Direction
Moment Distribution (%)
Mu (kg.m)
Width of strip, b (cm)
Effective depth, d (cm)
Ru = Mu/bd (kg/m)
Steel ratio (%)
As = b d (mm)
Min. As = 0.0018 b hs (mm)
Bar No.
Bar Diameter (mm)
No. of bars required
Spacing 2 hs (cm)

Mo = 54059.574 Kg.m
Mn = 35138.723 Kg.m
Mp = 18920.851 Kg.m
Column Strip
Middle Strip
Negative Positive Negative Positive
75
60
25
40
-26354.04 11352.511 -8784.681 7568.3403
304.95
304.95
304.95
304.95
18.921
18.921
18.921
18.921
241409 103991.55 80469.653 69327.701
0.6904355 0.2865442 0.2204111 0.1893636
3983.6793 1653.3046 1271.7295 1092.5913 Critical Top Reinforcement
1152.711 1152.711 1152.711 1152.711 21Y16 Spacing =14.52cm
16
16
14
14
Critical Bottom Reinforcement
15.9
15.9
13.74
13.74 9Y16 Spacing =33.88cm
21
9
9
8
14.52
33.88
33.88
38.12

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Short Direction
Moment Distribution (%)
Mu (kg.m)
Width of strip, b (cm)
Effective depth, d (cm)
Ru = Mu/bd (kg/m)
Steel ratio (%)
As = b d (mm)
Min. As = 0.0018 b hs (mm)
Bar No.
Bar Diameter (mm)
No. of bars required
Spacing 2 hs (cm)

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Mo = 43741.714 Kg.m
Mn = 28432.114 Kg.m
Mp = 15309.6 Kg.m
Column Strip
Middle Strip
Negative Positive Negative Positive
75
60
25
40
-21324.09 9185.76 -7108.029 6123.84
304.95
304.95
426.55
426.55
18.762
18.762
18.762
18.762
198658.28 85575.873 47341.728 40786.719
0.5613594 0.2346991 0.1286094 0.1106243
3211.7165 1342.7885 1029.2244 885.2954 Critical Top Reinforcement
1152.711 1152.711 1612.359 1612.359 17Y16 Spacing =17.94cm
16
16
14
14
Critical Bottom Reinforcement
15.9
15.9
13.74
13.74 7Y16 Spacing =42cm
17
7
11
11
17.94
42.00
38.78
38.78

Final Results
The Reinforcement shown below are the critical case were It has been assumed that the top or bottom
Reinforcement are uniformly distributed along the slab and the critical area steel are chosen.

Slab Thickness = 21cm

21Y16 Spacing =14.52cm
17Y16 Spacing =17.94cm

6.099m

Top Reinforcment

7.315m

9Y16 Spacing =33.88cm

7Y16 Spacing =42cm

6.099m

7.315m
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Bottom Reinforcment

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DESIGN OF 2-WAY FLAT-PLATE SLAB (EXTERIOR PANEL)

Direct Design Method

c1 =
c2 =

50.8
50.8

390
114.91
27.58
413.7
7.315
6.099

Kg/m
Kg/m
Mpa
Mpa
m
m

81.454 psf
24.000 psf
4.000 Ksi
60.000 Ksi
24.000515 ft
20.010819 ft

6.099m

Short
Direction

Uniform Live Load =

Dead Load =
fc' =
fy =
Long direction =
Short direction =
Column Dimentions

Long Direction
7.315m

cm
cm

20.000 in
20.000 in

c2
c1

Concrete Density =

2403

Kg/m

150.01929 lb/ft

Minimum Thickness of Slab

(ACI 318M-95: 9.5.3.2)
Use Table 9.5(c) in the instructions to get the inverse factor (i.e. 33, 36, 40 etc ...)
Factor =
30
m =
0
Where m = the average value of for all beams of the sides of a panel
= the ratio of flexural stiffness of a beam section to the flextural stiffness of the slab, bounded laterally by
the centerlines of the panels on each side of the beam:
= (Ecb Ib) / (Ecs Is)
h1 = 22.69 cm
h2 = 20.290448 cm
h3 = 20.813689 cm
Factored Loads
wd = 667.6 Kg/m
Wu = 1597.64 Kg/m

Use h =

23 cm

10 in

139.432 psf
333.676 psf

One and Two-Way Shears

Check punching shear at an interior column
Check punching shear at a distance d/2 from the face of the column (Two-way action):
Asuming 2cm Concrete Cover and No.16 bars, then the average d is:
d = 19.41 cm
7.642 in
bo = 280.84 cm
110.567 in
Vu = 70489.859 kg
Vc = 80299.806 kg

155.26401 K
176.87182 K

Vc>Vu O.K.

Check one-way shear

Check beam shear at a distance d from the face of the column:
Length of the strip x =
3.2094 m
10.530041 ft
Vu = 5127.4658 Kg
3.4422364 K
Vc = 14729.585 Kg
9.8884547 K

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70.21 cm d/2 Column

d/2
70.21 cm

Vc>Vu O.K.

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Check punching shear at the exterior column

x = 60.505 cm
23.821 in
y = 70.21 cm
27.642 in
bo = 191.22 cm
75.283 in
Vu = 37434.994 Kg
82.455935 K
Vc = 54675.007 Kg
120.42953 K

Vc>Vu O.K.

Check punching shear at corner column

x = y = 60.505 cm
23.821 in
bo = 121.01 cm
47.642 in
Vu = 20059.256 Kg
44.183384 K
Vc = 34600.055 Kg
76.211576 K

Vc>Vu O.K.

Static Moments
Mol = 56436.37 Kg.m
Mos = 45664.873 Kg.m

In the long direction

In the Short direction

416.19742 k.ft
336.7616 k.ft

x
c1
c2 Column

Long Direction Strips

Width of half a column strip =
Width of the middle strip =

1.52475 m
3.0495 m

5.0027048 ft
10.00541 ft

Short Direction Strips

Width of half the column strip =
Width of the middle strip =

1.52475 m
4.2655 m

5.0027048 ft
13.995106 ft

4.2655m

1.52475m

1.52475m

Short Direction

1.52475m

d/2 y

3.0495m

1.52475m

Long Direction
To calculate the effective depth, d, in each direction, assume that steel bars in the short direction are place
on top of the bars in the long direction. Therefore:
d (long direction) = 20.921 cm
8.236 in
d (short direction) = 20.762 cm
8.174 in
d (average) = 20.800 cm
8.189 in

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LONG DIRECTION
Moment Distribution (%)
Mu (kg.m)
Width of strip, b (cm)
Effective depth, d (cm)
Ru = Mu/bd (kg/m)
Steel ratio (%)
As = b d (mm)
Min. As = 0.0018 b hs (mm)
Control As (mm)
Bar No.
Bar Diameter (mm)
No. of bars required
Spacing 2 hs (cm)

Column Strip
Middle Strip
Exterior
Positive
Interior
Exterior
Positive
Interior
26
31.2
52.5
0
20.8
17.5
-14673.46 17608.147 -29629.09
0
11738.765 -9876.365
304.95
304.95
304.95
304.95
304.95
304.95
20.921
20.921
20.921
20.921
20.921
20.921
109941 131929.19 221996.24
0
87952.796 73998.747
0.3034006 0.3661643 0.631413
0
0.2413629 0.2023582
1935.6068 2336.0208 4028.2298
0
1539.8247 1290.9858
1262.493 1262.493 1262.493 1262.493 1262.493 1262.493
1935.6068 2336.0208 4028.2298 1262.493 1539.8247 1290.9858
16
16
16
14
14
14
15.9
15.9
15.9
13.74
13.74
13.74
10
12
21
9
11
9
30.50
25.41
14.52
33.88
27.72
33.88

Maximum Negative As = 4028.2298 mm

Critical Top Reinforcement: Err:508
Maximum Positive As = 2336.0208 mm
Critical Bottom Reinf. : Err:508

SHORT DIRECTION
Moment Distribution (%)
Mu (kg.m)
Width of strip, b (cm)
Effective depth, d (cm)
Ru = Mu/bd (kg/m)
Steel ratio (%)
As = b d (mm)
Min. As = 0.0018 b hs (mm)
Bar No.
Bar Diameter (mm)
No. of bars required
Spacing 2 hs (cm)

Column Strip
Negative Positive
49
21
-22375.79 9589.6233
304.95
304.95
20.762
20.762
170228.49 72955.066
0.4772992 0.199452
3021.8857 1262.7747
1262.493 1262.493
16
16
15.9
15.9
16
7
19.06
43.56

Middle Strip
Negative Positive
16
14
-7306.38 6393.0822
426.55
426.55
20.762
20.762
39738.808 34771.457
0.1077546 0.0941713
954.2549 833.96392
1765.917 1765.917
14
14
13.74
13.74
12
12
35.55
35.55

Critical Top Reinforcement

16Y16 Spacing =19.06cm
Critical Bottom Reinforcement
7Y16 Spacing =43.56cm

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Final Results
The Reinforcement shown below are the critical case were It has been assumed that the top or bottom
Reinforcement are uniformly distributed along the slab and the critical area steel are chosen.

Slab Thickness = 23cm

21Y16 Spacing =14.52cm
16Y16 Spacing =19.06cm

6.099m

Top Reinforcment

7.315m

12Y16 Spacing =25.41cm

7Y16 Spacing =43.56cm

6.099m

7.315m

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Bottom Reinforcment