SLAB ON GROUND (ACI 360R)

In accordance with Guide to Design of Slab-on-Ground per ACI 360R-10

Design method
Design method publisher; Portland Cement Association
Materials and site properties
Slab thickness; h = 6 in
Specified compressive strength of concrete; f'c = 3500 psi
Subgrade modulus; k = 50 lb/in3
Wheel specifications
Axle type; Single-axle
Number of wheels at end of each axle; Single wheel
Wheel center to center spacing; S = 40 in
Loading details
Load location; Interior
Axle load; Pa = 12 kips
Safety factor; FS = 2
Load contact area per wheel; Ac = 100 in2
By iteration assumend trial thickness; htrial = 6 in
The following output is based on the use of this trial thickness in the design charts in Appendix A of ACI 360R
Effective contact area per wheel (Fig. A1.2); Ac_eff = 99 in2
Slab thickness design
Modulus of rupture of concrete; fr = 9  (f'c  1 psi) = 532.4 psi
Concrete working stress; ft_allow = fr / FS = 266.2 psi
Slab stress / 1000 lb axle load; ft = ft_allow / (Pa / 1 kips) = 22.2 psi
Required slab thickness (Fig. A1.1); hmin = 5.84 in
hmin / h = 0.973
PASS - Slab thickness is adequate to avoid live load-induced cracks
Crack control options
Reinforcement type; Bar reinforcement
Reinforcement provided; #4@6" each way
Area of reinf. provided; As_prov = 0.39 in2/ft
Minimum area of reinf. required; As_req = 0.005 × h = 0.36 in2/ft
As_req / As_prov = 0.917
PASS - Area of reinforcement exceeds minimum required area
 Note - Min. steel is calculated based on 0.5% (PCA 2001) of slab cross section area for crack-width
control (8.3)
 

 
SLAB ON GROUND (ACI 360R)
In accordance with Guide to Design of Slab-on-Ground per ACI 360R-10

Design method
Design method publisher; Corps of Engineers
Materials and site properties
Slab thickness; h = 6 in
Specified compressive strength of concrete; f'c = 3500 psi
Subgrade modulus; k = 50 lb/in3
Loading details
Load location; Edge or joint
Loading type; Vehicle wheel load
Design index; DI = II
From Table A3.1
Capacity; P = 6000 lb
Design axle load; Paxle = 15000 lb
No. of tires; Numbertires = 4
Type of tires; Solid
Tire contact area; Atire = 36.1 in2
Effect contact pressure; Pressure = 208 psi
Tire width; Wtire = 7 in
Wheel spacing; Swheel = "33 in"
Aisle width; Waisle = 90 in
Spacing between dual wheel tires; Sdual_tires = "-" in
Slab thickness design
Modulus of rupture of concrete; fr = 9  (f'c  1 psi) = 532.4 psi
Required slab thickness (Fig. A3.1); hmin = 5.28 in
hmin / h = 0.88
PASS - Slab thickness is adequate to avoid live load-induced cracks
Crack control options
Reinforcement type; Bar reinforcement
Reinforcement provided; #4@6" each way
Area of reinf. provided; As_prov = 0.39 in2/ft
Minimum area of reinf. required; As_req = 0.005 × h = 0.36 in2/ft
As_req / As_prov = 0.917
PASS - Area of reinforcement exceeds minimum required area
 Note - Min. steel is calculated based on 0.5% (PCA 2001) of slab cross section area for crack-width
control (8.3)