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Reinforced Concrete Flat Slabs: Analysis and Design

The document discusses reinforced concrete flat slabs, which are concrete slabs supported directly by columns without beams. It describes two main types - flat plates suitable for lighter loads like apartments from 4.5-6m spans, and flat slabs for heavier industrial loads from 6-9m spans. Flat plates have advantages of low cost formwork, fast construction, and exposed ceilings, but also low shear capacity and more deflection. Flat slabs additionally require formwork for column heads and drop panels to improve shear and moment capacity.

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Reinforced Concrete Flat Slabs: Analysis and Design

The document discusses reinforced concrete flat slabs, which are concrete slabs supported directly by columns without beams. It describes two main types - flat plates suitable for lighter loads like apartments from 4.5-6m spans, and flat slabs for heavier industrial loads from 6-9m spans. Flat plates have advantages of low cost formwork, fast construction, and exposed ceilings, but also low shear capacity and more deflection. Flat slabs additionally require formwork for column heads and drop panels to improve shear and moment capacity.

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Reinforced Concrete Flat Slabs

Analysis and Design

Forth Year Civil Department


Prepared by: Dr. Kawan K. Ghafor

What is a flat slab?


A reinforced concrete slab supported directly by
concrete columns without the use of beams
Types of Flat Slab:

Uses of column heads (Capitals):


1. Increase shear strength of slab
2. Reduce the moment in the slab by reducing the clear or
effective span

Uses of drop panels :


1. Increase shear strength of slab
2. Increase negative moment capacity of slab
3. Stiffen the slab and hence reduce deflection
3

Flat Plate : (used for relatively light loads as in apartments or offices)


suitable span 4.5m to 6.0m with LL= 3-5KN/m2.
Advantages
Disadvantages
* Low cost formwork
* Low shear capacity
* Exposed flat ceilings
* Low Stiffness (notable deflection)
* Fast
Flat Slab (used for heavy industrial loads) suitable span 6 to 9m with LL= 57.5KN/m2.

Advantages
* Low cost formwork
* Exposed flat ceilings
* Fast

Disadvantages
* Need more formwork for capital and Drop panels

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