REINFORCED CONCRETE
SLABS
(DIRECT DESIGN METHOD)
REINFORCED CONCRETE DESIGN
CE 512
INTRODUCTION
INTRODUCTION
• TYPES OF TWO WAY SLABS
• Flat Plates
• Concrete slabs that are carried directly by columns without the use of
beams or girders.
• Commonly used where spans are not large and loads not particularly
heavy
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• Flat Slab
• Beamless but incorporates a thickened slab region (drop panel) in the
vicinity of the column and often employs flared column tops (column
capitals). Both are devices to reduce stresses due to shear and
negative bending around the columns.
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• Grid or Waffle Slab
• Voids are formed in a rectilinear pattern through use of metal or
fiberglass form inserts to reduce the dead load of solid slab construction.
• Inserts are omitted near the columns, so a solid slab is formed to resist
moments and shears better in these areas.
INTRODUCTION
INTRODUCTION
• ONE WAY SLAB WITH BEAMS
• The loads are being carried by the slab in the direction perpendicular to
the supporting beams
• Example 1:
A reinforced concrete slab is built integrally with its supports and consists of
two equal spans, each with a clear span of 15 ft. The service live load is 100
psf and 4,000 psi concrete is specified for use with steel with a yield stress
equal to 60,000 psi. Design the slab, following the ACI Code.
• For ∝𝑓𝑚 ≤ 0.2, the minimum thicknesses are obtained as they were for slabs
without interior beams spanning between their supports.
• For 0.2 ≤∝𝑓𝑚 ≤ 2.0, the thickness may not be less than 5 in. or
𝑓𝑦
𝑙𝑛 0.8 +
200,000
=
36 + 5𝛽 ∝𝑓𝑚 −0.2
CHRISTOPHER S. PALADIO ASCOT
DESIGN AND
ANALYSIS OF SLABS
• For ∝𝑓𝑚 > 2.0, the thickness may not be less than 3.5 in. or
𝑓𝑦
𝑙𝑛 0.8 + 200,000
=
36 + 9𝛽
• where:
𝑙𝑛 - the clear span in the long direction, measured face to face, of
(a) columns for slabs without beams and (b) beams for slab with
beams
𝛽 - the ratio of the long to the short clear span
∝𝑓𝑚 - the average value of the ratios of beam-to-slab stiffness on all
sides of a panel
∝𝑓1 𝑙2 𝑙2
%𝑖𝑛𝑡 𝑐𝑜𝑙 = 75 + 30 1−
𝑙1 𝑙1
CHRISTOPHER S. PALADIO ASCOT
DESIGN AND
ANALYSIS OF SLABS
∝𝑓1 𝑙2 𝑙2
%𝑒𝑥𝑡 𝑐𝑜𝑙 = 100 − 10𝛽𝑡 + 12 1−
𝑙1 𝑙1
𝑥 𝑥 3𝑦
𝐶= 1 − 0.63
𝑦 3
CHRISTOPHER S. PALADIO ASCOT
DESIGN AND
ANALYSIS OF SLABS
∝𝑓1 𝑙2 𝑙2
%+ = 60 + 30 1.5 −
𝑙1 𝑙1
• Example 1:
Design an interior flat plate for the structure
as shown. Assume a service live load equal
to 80 psf, a service dead load equal to 110
psf (including slab weight), fy =60,000 psi, fc’
=3000 psi, normal-weight concrete, and
column heights of 12 ft.
𝑏1 = 𝑐1 + 𝑑
𝑏2 = 𝑐2 + 𝑑
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DESIGN AND
ANALYSIS OF SLABS
TRANSFER OF MOMENTS AND SHEARS BETWEEN SLABS
AND COLUMNS
• where:
𝑏1 - length of the shear perimeter perpendicular to the axis of bending
𝑏2 - length of the shear perimeter parallel to the axis of bending
𝑐1 - width of the column perpendicular to the axis of bending
𝑐2 - column width parallel to the axis of bending
• Example 1:
For the flat slab shown, compute the negative
steel required in the column strip for the exterior
edge indicated. Also check the slab for moment
and shear transfer at the exterior column; fc’ =3000
psi, fy =60,000 psi, and LL=100 psf. An 8-in. slab has
already been selected with d=6.75 in.