SIMPLY SUPPORTED ONE WAY SLAB EXAMPLE 3.

Design a one way slab which is simply supported on two brickwalls with a distance of 3
m centre to center.

Design data:
Finishes etc. (not including self-weight) = 0.35 kN/m2
Imposed load (variable action) = 2.5 kN/m2
Concrete grade = C25/30
Steel grade, fyk = 500 N/mm2
Cover, c = 20 mm
Min bar size = 8 mm
Assume bar = 10 mm
Max bar size = 12
Slab thickness, h = 125 mm mm

SOLUTION:

1. Calculate the loads acting on the slab.

Loadings acting on slab

Self-weight of slab = 25 x thickness of slab = 3.125 kN/m2

Finishes etc. = 0.35 kN/m2

Total characteristic permanent action, gk = 3.475 kN/m2

Total characteristic variable action, qk = 2.5 kN/m2

Design load, n = 1.35 gk + 1.5 qk

= 1.35 ( 3.475 ) + 1.5 ( 2.5 )
= 8.44 kN/m2

Consider 1 m width of slab = n x 1 m

= 8.44 x 1 m
= 8.44 kN/m
 SIMPLY SUPPORTED ONE WAY SLAB EXAMPLE 3.3

2. Draw the shear force and bending moment diagram.

8.44 kN/m

L =3 m Maximum shear force, Vmax = wL/2

12.66 kN = 8.44 (3) /2

= 12.66 kN/m width

+
SFD Maximum moment, M max = wL2/8
-
= 8.44 (32) / 8
12.66 kN
= 9.5 kNm/m width
BMD
+

9.5 kNm

3. Design the main reinforcement.

i) Calculate the effective depth, d

Assume bar = 10 mm

d = h – c - bar/2 = 125 – 20 – 10/2 = 100 mm

𝑀 9.5 𝑥 106
𝐾= = = 0.038 < 0.167
𝑏𝑑 2 𝑓𝑐𝑘 1000 𝑥 1002 𝑥 25

 Compression reinforcement is not required.

𝐾
𝑧 = 𝑑 0.5 + 0.25 − = 0.97𝑑 > 0.95𝑑
1.134

𝑀 9.5 𝑥 106
𝐴𝑠,𝑟𝑒𝑞 = = = 230 𝑚𝑚2 /𝑚
0.87𝑓𝑦𝑘 𝑧 0.87 𝑥 500 𝑥 0.95 100

Provide: H10 – 300 (As,prov = 262 mm2/m) > Asreq

 SIMPLY SUPPORTED ONE WAY SLAB EXAMPLE 3.3

Check As min and As max

0.26 2.6 1000 (100)

𝐴𝑠,𝑚𝑖𝑛 = = 135.2 𝑚𝑚2 /𝑚 ≥ 0.0013 1000 100 = 130𝑚𝑚2 /𝑚
(500)

𝐴𝑠,𝑚𝑎𝑥 = 0.04 𝐴𝑐 = 0.04 1000 125 = 5000 𝑚𝑚2 /𝑚

As,min (135.2 mm2/m) < As,prov (262mm2/m) < As,max (5000mm2/m) => OK!!

ii) Transverse reinforcement

Provide minimum area of reinforcement = 135.2 mm2/m

Provide: H8-300 (As,prov = 168 mm2/m)

4. Check the slab for shear

VEd = Vmax = 12.66 kN/m width

i) Calculate VRd,c

200
𝑘 =1+ = 2.41 > 2.0 𝑑 𝑖𝑛 𝑚𝑚 ∴ 𝑢𝑠𝑒 = 2.0 𝑚𝑚
100

𝐴𝑠𝑙 262
𝜌𝑙 = = = 0.0026
𝑏𝑤 𝑑 1000 𝑥 100
1
𝑉𝑅𝑑,𝑐 = 0.12𝑘 100𝜌𝑙 𝑓𝑐𝑘 3 𝑏𝑤 𝑑 ≥ 𝑉𝑚𝑖𝑛
1
= 0.12 2 100 0.0026 25 3 1000 100 = 44.79 𝑘𝑁

𝑉𝑚𝑖𝑛 = 0.035 𝑘 3/2 𝑓𝑐𝑘 1/2 𝑏𝑤 𝑑

3 1
= 0.035 2 2 25 2 1000 𝑥 100 = 49.5 𝑘𝑁

VRd,c < Vmin

 Use VRd,c = Vmin = 49.5 kN

 SIMPLY SUPPORTED ONE WAY SLAB EXAMPLE 3.3

ii) Compare VEd with VRd,c

VEd (12.66 kN) < VRd,c (49.5 kN)

No shear reinforcement is required.

5. Deflection check

𝐴𝑠,𝑟𝑒𝑞 230
𝜌= = = 2.3 𝑥 10−3
𝑏𝑤 𝑑 1000 𝑥 100

𝜌0 = 25𝑥 10−3 = 5 𝑥 10−3

 < o

𝑙 𝜌𝑜 𝜌𝑜 3/2
= 𝐾 11 + 1.5 𝑓𝑐𝑘 + 3.2 𝑓𝑐𝑘 −1
𝑑 𝜌 𝜌
3
5 5 2
= 1.0 11 + 1.5 25 + 3.2 25 −1 = 40.24
2.3 2.3

From table 7.4N, K = 1.0 (one way simply supported slab)

(i) Calculate the modification factor

310 500 500

= = = 1.14
𝜎𝑠 𝐴𝑠,𝑟𝑒𝑞 230
𝑓𝑦𝑘 500
𝐴𝑠,𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑣 263

(ii) Calculate (L/d)allowable

𝐿 𝐿
= 𝑥 𝑚𝑜𝑑𝑖𝑓𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑓𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟
𝑑 𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑜𝑤𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑑 𝑏𝑎𝑠𝑖𝑐

𝐿
= 40.24 𝑥 1.14 = 45.87
𝑑 𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑜𝑤𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒
 SIMPLY SUPPORTED ONE WAY SLAB EXAMPLE 3.3

a) Calculate (L/d)actual

𝐿 𝑒𝑓𝑓𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑠𝑝𝑎𝑛 𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑡𝑕 3000

= = = 30
𝑑 𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑢𝑎𝑙 𝑒𝑓𝑓𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑑𝑒𝑝𝑡𝑕 100

b) Compare with (L/d)actual with (L/d)allowable

(L/d)actual < (L/d)allowable

i) (L/d)actual ≤ (L/d)allowable – Beam is safe against deflection (OK!)

ii) (L/d)actual > (L/d)allowable - Beam is not safe against deflection (Fail!)

Therefore, slab is safe against deflection.

6. Crack check

i) h = 125 mm < 200 mm OK ! (Section 7.3.3 EC2)

 specific measures to control cracking is not necessary.

ii) Maximum bar spacing, smax,slabs (Section 9.3 EC2)

a) For main reinforcement:

Smax, slabs = 3h  400 mm = 385 mm
Actual bar spacing = 300 mm < Smax, slabs OK !

b) For transverse reinforcement:

Smax, slabs = 3.5h  450 mm = 437.5 mm
Actual bar spacing = 300 mm < Smax, slabs OK !
 SIMPLY SUPPORTED ONE WAY SLAB EXAMPLE 3.3

7. Detailing

H10-300 (B)

Plan view H8-300 (B)

H8-300 (B)

H10-300 (B)

Cross-section