Slab Design Example
Slab Design Example
(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.
span
slab
Spacing
Beam
Spacing
Beam
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
S, in 12 9 8 8 12 8
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 @ 9” #4 @ 12”
6” min (Typ.) clear cover = 0.75” top, bottom and sides
Slab Details