CE 403, Fall 2015 Slab Design Example 1 / 5
(ACI 318‐11 Referenced)
Design a one‐way slab for an interior bay of a multi‐story office building using the information
specified below. Neglect compression reinforcement. Assume partitions cannot be damaged
by deflections. Round slab thickness up to the nearest ¼”.
Use a spreadsheet to design each section and show your results with a sketch (elevation view).
Submit hand calculations matching the spreadsheet for one section. Include units on all
numbers.
Exterior Span Interior Span Exterior Span
Spacing
Beam
Spacing
Beam
span
slab
Spacing
Beam
Spacing
Beam
Lbeam Lbeam Lbeam
Plan View of Floor System
f'c = 5000 psi wSD = 10 psf beam spacing = 18 ft
fy = 60,000 psi wLL = 100 psf bw of beam = 14 in
CE 403, Fall 2015 Slab Design Example 2 / 5
(ACI 318‐11 Referenced)
Slab Thickness, t.
Set h = hmin for deflection. Use ACI Table 9.5(a): hmin = L / 28,
L = distance from center of support to center of support = beam spacing = 16 ft
hmin = (16’ x 12”/’) / 28 = 6.857 “, use h = 7.0”
Check shear strength: Vu = 1.15 wu Ln / 2 at exterior face of 1st interior support (ACI 8.3, pg
109)
wu 1.2(w self w SD ) 1.6w L
12" 7.75"
w self (0.150 kcf )( )( ) 0.0969klf
12" /' 12" /'
wu 1.2[0.0969 klf (0.010 ksf )(1' )] 1.6(0.100 ksf )(1' ), wu 0.288klf
16"
l n clear span beamspacing bwof beam 16' , l n 14.67 ft
12" / 1
Vu 1.15(0.288klf )(14.67 ft )/ 2 2.79k
Vc (0.75)(2 f c' bw d )
Use #4 bars for flexural reinforcement (revise if needed) Use #4 bars
cover = 0.75 in (ACI 7.7.1, pg 93) for flexural reinf.
1 4
d h cover bar 7.75" 0.75" ( )", d 6.75"
2 2 8
Vc (0.75)( 2 4000 psi (12in )(6.75in ) 8.59 k
Vc 8.59 2.79k Vu , OK
2. Design Flexure Reinforcement at each Section
Min. Reinforcement:
As _ min
0.0018 (ACI 10.5.4)
bh
in 2
A s_min (0.0018)(12" )(7.75" ), As _ min 0.167
ft width
Max. Reinforcement Spacing (ACI 10.5.4):
S max_ slabs min[18in, 3h] min[18in, 3(7.75in)] 18in
CE 403, Fall 2015 Slab Design Example 3 / 5
(ACI 318‐11 Referenced)
Distribution of reinforcement (ACI 10.6.4):
40,000 40,000
S max_ distrib min[15 2.5cc , 12 ]
2 2
fy fy
3 3
bar 14
cc h d 7.75in 6.75in 0.75in
2 28
40,000 40,000
S max_ distrib min[15 2.5(0.75in), 12 ]
2 2
(60,000 psi) (60,000 psi )
3 3
S max min[ S max_ slabs , S max_ distrib ] min[18in, 12in ], S max 12in
Design of Bar Spacings:
ln
Elevation View of Floor Slab
We can design one half of the slab length due to symmetry.
Design Sections
M Coeff.
1/24 1/14 1/10 1/11 1/16 1/11
(ACI 8.3)
Mu, k‐ft 3.40 5.83 8.17 7.43 5.10 7.43
As_req’d, in2 0.167 0.202 0.283 0.257 0.177 0.257
Sreq’d, in 12 11.87 8.48 9.33 13.57 9.33
S, in 12 9 8 8 12 8
As_prov'd, in2 0.2 0.267 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3
a, in 0.235 0.314 0.353 0.353 0.235 0.353
s 0.0659 0.0486 0.0429 0.0429 0.0659 0.0429
Mn, k‐ft 5.97 7.91 8.87 8.87 5.97 8.87
CE 403, Fall 2015 Slab Design Example 4 / 5
(ACI 318‐11 Referenced)
Calculations for Column 2 provided below. Calculations for Columns 3 through 7 performed by
spreadsheet (attached)
Typical calcs. for first column of above table:
ln2 (16.83 ft ) 2
M u wu (0.288klf ) 3.40 k - ft
24 24
As_req’d:
Set M n M u
a
As fy (d ) M u (Assume steel yields at ultimate strength)
2
a
Assume: d- 0.95d
2
in
(3.40k-ft) (12 )
Mu ft in 2
As _ req'd 0.118 As _ min
fy 0.95d (0.90)(60ksi)(0.95)(6.75in) ft width
in 2
As _ req'd 0.167
ft width
Rebar spacing, s:
A 0.20in 2
s bar 14.4in Smax 12in
A s_req'd in 2
0.167
12" width
s 12in
Strain in Reinforcement, s
12 in 2 1 bar 12in in 2
As _ prov'd Abar (0.20 )( )( ) 0.20
s bar 12in ft width ft width
From C = T:
0.85 fc' a b As f y
0.85(5ksi) a (12in) (0.20in 2 )(60ksi), a 0.235in
a 0.235in
yt 0.294in
1 0.80
0.003 0.003 s 0.003 0.003 s
,
yt d 0.294in 6.75in
s 0.0658
s 0.004 = ACI min. for beams and slabs, OK
s 0.005 so = 0.90 as assumed, OK
CE 403, Fall 2015 Slab Design Example 5 / 5
(ACI 318‐11 Referenced)
Mn:
a 0.235in 1 ft
M n As f y (d ) (0.90)(0.20in 2 )(60ksi)(6.75in )
2 2 12in
M n 5.97k ft
Design bar cutoffs:
Extension of top bars past face of support (from Text Figure A‐5c) =
ln 176"
44" 3' 8" at end beams
4 4
0.3 ln 0.3 (176" ) 53" 4' 5" at interior beams
Temperature & Shrinkage Steel:
Use #4 bars (not bent by workmen walking on)
in 2
Also, As _ req'd for T&S reinforcement = As _ min for slabs = 0.167
ft width
Abar 0.20in 2
s 14.4in,
As _ req 'd 0.167in 2
12in 12in
s max min[18" , 5 h] min[18in, 5(7.75in) ] 18in T & S Reinf : #4bars @ 12in
#4 @ 12” #4 @ 8” 7.75”
3’ 8” 4’ 5” #4 @ 12”
4’ 5”
#4 @ 9” #4 @ 12”
6” min (Typ.) clear cover = 0.75” top, bottom and sides
Slab Details
