Design of Two-way Slab

1. Design Data
fck = 20 N/mm2
fy = 500 N/mm2
Dimensions of the slab (c/c distance betn supports),
Length of short span, lx = 3.81 m
Length of long span, ly = 4.27 m
Width of the supporting beam, = 230 mm
Clear cover to main reinforcement = 20 mm
Assume dia. of reinforcement steel = 10 mm
Edge condition – “Two adjacent edges discontinuous”

2. Selection of preliminary depth of slab

Assume effective depth of the slab, d = 100mm.
This gives the overall depth of the slab, D = 125mm

3. Design loads, bending moments and shear forces

2
Dead load of slab (1 m width) = 0.125(25) = 3.125 kN/m
2
Dead load of floor finish (given) = 1.2 kN/m
2
Factored dead load = 1.5(4.325) = 6.49 kN/m
2
Factored live load (given) = 6.0 kN/m
2
Total factored load = 12.49 kN/m
The coefficients of bending moments and the bending moments Mx and My per unit
width (positive and negative) are determined as per cl. D-1.1 and Table 26 of IS 456 for
the case 4, “Two adjacent edges discontinuous” and presented in table below. The ly / lx for
this problem is 4.27/3.81 = 1.12.

Table 1 Maximum bending moments

For Short span Long span
ax Mx (kNm/m) ay My (kNm/m)
Negative moment at 0.0544 9.86 0.047 10.7
continuous edge
Positive moment at 0.041 7.43 0.035 7.97
mid-span

Maximum shear force in either direction is :

Vu = w(lx/2) = 12.49 (3.81/2) = 23.8 kN/m

4. Determination/checking of the effective depth and total depth of slab
Using the higher value of the maximum bending moments in x and y directions from
above table, we get:
2
Mu,lim = R,lim bd
6 3 1/2
or d = [(10.7)(10 )/{2.66(10 )}] = 6 3 . 4 mm,
2 2 2
where 2.66 N/mm is the value of R,lim for f y = 500 N/mm and f ck = 20 N/mm .
Since, this effective depth is less than 100 mm assumed in Step 2, we retain d =
100 mm and D = 125 mm.

5. Depth of slab for shear force

2
Table 19 of IS 456 gives the values of c = 0.28 N/mm when the lowest percentage of steel
is provided in the slab. However, this value needs to be modified by multiplying with k of cl.
40.2.1.1 of IS 456. The value of k for the total depth of slab as 125mm is 1.3. so the value of
2
c is 1.3(0.28) = 0.364 N/mm .
2
Table 20 of IS 456 gives c, max = 2.8 N/mm . The computed shear stress v = Vu/bd =
23.8/100 = 0.238N/mm.
Since v < c < c, max , the effective depth of the slab as 100mm and the total depth as
125mm are safe.

6. Determination of areas of steel

Mu Mu / bd2 pt Ast, req Ast , min

2 2
KNm N/mm % mm (0.12/100)bD

For short
span
At mid span 7.43 0.743 0.171 172.5 150 Provide 10mm dia @
At supports 9.86 0.986 0.241 237.5 150 150mm c/c at mid
span and supports
For long
span
At mid span 7.97 0.797 0.192 132.5 150 Provide 10mm dia @
At supports 10.7 1.07 0.263 180 150 150mm c/c at mid
span and supports
2
Distribution reinforcement = 0.12(1000)(130)/100 = 150 mm /m. Provide 8 mm dia @ 150
mm c/c.