Example 7.

3 : Simply supported two-way slab page 1/4

Ref. Calculations Output

SPECIFICATION
7500

Msx

Msy 5000

Plan view

Long span, l y = 7500 mm l y/l x = 1.50 < 2.0

Short span, l x = 5000 mm Two-way slab

Characteristic Actions:
2
Permanent, g k = 1.2 kN/m (Excluding selfweight)
2
Variable, q k = 2.5 kN/m
Design life = 50 Years (Table 2.1 EN 1990)
Fire resistance = REI 60 (Sec. 5.7 EN 1992-1-2)
Table 4.1 Exposure classes = XC1
Materials :
2
Characteristic strength of concrete, f ck = = 25 N/mm (Table F.1 EN 206)
2
3.1.2(3) Characteristic strength of steel, f yk = 500 N/mm
3
Unit weight of reinforced concrete = 25 kN/m (Table A.1 EN 1991-1)
Assumed:  bar = 10 mm

SLAB THICKNESS
Minimum thickness for fire resistance = 80 mm Table 5.8 EN 1992-1-2
Table 7.4N Estimated thickness considering deflection control, Try,
h = 5000 / 26 = 192 mm h = 200 mm

DURABILITY, FIRE & BOND REQUIREMENTS

Table 4.2 Min. conc. cover regard to bond, C min,b = 10 mm
Table 4.4N Min. conc. cover regard to durability, C min,dur = 15 mm
4.4.1.2 Allowance in design for deviation,  C dev = 10 mm
Nominal cover with regard to durability and bond
C nom = C min + Cdev = 15 + 10 = 25 mm
Example 7.3 : Simply supported two-way slab page 2/4

Ref. Calculations Output

Min. required axis distance for REI 60 fire resistance Table 5.8 EN 1992-1-2
a= 10 mm
4.4.1.3 Nominal cover with regard to fire
4.4.1.1(2) C nom = a -  bar/2 = 10 - 0.5(10) = 5 mm
Use:
Required nomical cover, C nom = 25 mm C nom = 25 mm
ACTIONS
Slab selfweight = 0.200 x 25 = 5.00 kN/m2
Permanent load (Excluding selfweight) = 1.20 kN/m2
Characteristic permanent action, g k = 6.20 kN/m2
Characteristic variable action, q k = 2.50 kN/m2
Design action, n d = 1.35g k + 1.5q k = 12.12 kN/m2 Table A1.2B : EN 1990

ANALYSIS
l y/l x = 7.5 / 5 = 1.5 ==> Two-way slab
Simply supported slab
Moment: Table 3.13 BS 8110
Short span, M sx =  sxnl x2
2
= 0.104 x12.12 x 5.0 = 31.51 kNm/m
Long span, M sy =  synl x2 =
2
= 0.046 x12.12 x 5.0 = 13.94 kNm/m

MAIN REINFORCEMENT
Effective depth,
d x = h -C nom -0.5 bar = 200 - 25 - 10/2 =170.0 mm
d y = h -C nom -1.5 bar = 200 - 25 - 10(1.5) =160.0 mm

Short span :
M sx = 31.5 kNm/m
2
6.1 K = M / bd f ck
6 2
= 31.51 x 10 / (1000 x 170 x 25)
= 0.044 < K bal = 0.167
→ Compression reinforcement is not required
z = d [ 0.5 + 0.25 - K /1.134) ] = 0.96 d > 0.95d
A s = M / 0.87 f yk z Use:
6
= 31.5 x 10 (0.87 x 500 x 0.95 x 170 ) H10 - 175 bot.
2 2
= 449 mm /m (449 mm /m)
Example 7.3 : Simply supported two-way slab page 3/4

Ref. Calculations Output

Long span :
M sy = 13.9 kNm/m
2
6.1 K = M / bd f ck
6 2
= 13.9 x 10 / (1000 x 160 x 25)
= 0.022 < K bal = 0.167
→ Compression reinforcement is not required
z = d [ 0.5 + 0.25 - K /1.134) ] = 0.98 d > 0.95d
A s = M / 0.87 f yk z Use:
6
= 13.9 x 10 (0.87 x 500 x 0.95 x 160 ) H10 - 325 bot.
2 2
= 211 mm /m (242 mm /m)

9.2.1.1 Minimum and maximum reinforcement area,

A s,min = 0.26(f ctm/f yk) bd = 0.26 x (2.56 500) x bd
2
= 0.0013 bd = 0.0013 x1000 x 170 = 227 mm /m
2
A s,max = 0.04Ac = 0.04 x1000 x 200 = 8000 mm /m

SHEAR

Maximum design shear force,

V Ed = nl x/2
lx = 12.1 x 5.0 /2
= 30.3 kN/m

1m

6.2.2 Design shear resistance,

V Rd,c = [ 0.12 k (100 1 f ck)1/3 ] bd

k = 1 + (200/d )1/2 ≤ 2.0

1/2
= 1+(200/ 170) = 2.08 Use : 2.0
 1 = A sl/bd ≤ 0.02
= 449 (1000 x 170) = 0.0026 Use : 0.0026
1/3
V Rd,c = 0.12 x 2.0 x (100 x 0.0026 x 25) x 1000 x 170
= 76535 N = 76.5 kN
V min = [ 0.035k 3/2f ck1/2 ] bd
3/2 1/2
= 0.035 x 2.0 x 25 x 1000 x 170
= 84146 N = 84.1 kN

So, V Rd,c = 84.1 kN > V Ed Ok !

Example 7.3 : Simply supported two-way slab page 4/4

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7.4 DEFLECTION
Percentage of required tension reinforcement,
 = A s,req / bd
= 449 / 1000 x 170 = 0.0026
Reference reinforcement ratio,
1/2 -3
  = (f ck) 1/2 x 10-3 = (25) x10 = 0.0050

Table 7.4N Factor for structural system, K = 1.0

 <  Use equation (1)

l  o  
3/ 2

 K 11  1 . 5 f ck  3 .2 f ck  o  1   (1)
d      

= 1.0 (11 + 14.2 + 13.55) = 38.8

Modification factor for spspan less than 7 m
= 1.00
Modification factor for steel area provided,
= A s,prov/A s,req = 449 / 449 = 1.00 < 1.5
Therefore allowable span-effective depth ratio,
(l /d )allowble = 38.8 x 1.00 x 1.00 = 38.8
Actual span-effective depth
(l /d )actual = 5000 / 170 = 29.4 < (l /d )allowble Ok !

CRACKING
7.3.3 h = 200 mm < 200 mm Ok!
9.3.1 Main bar :
S max,slabs = 3h ≤ 400 mm = 400 mm
Max. bar spacing = 325 mm < S max,slabs Ok !

DETAILING

Dimension:
L y = 7500 mm
L x = 5000 mm
Thickness, h = 200 mm
Cover, C nom = 25 mm
Reinforcement:
01: H10 - 175
02: H10 - 325