Cross Rib in One-way slabs

Transversal ribs or cross ribs are added to one way slabs for
better distribution of the applied loads. They also help in
distributing the concentrated loads due to walls in the transverse
direction.

Cross rib reinforcement:

The bottom reinforcement is taken as the reinforcement of the
main ribs.
The top reinforcement is taken at least of the bottom
reinforcement.
Note:
Cross rib is usually taken as 10 cm wide.
When we use cross ribs:
The arrangement of cross ribs as specified in code is given as the
following:

Live Load (kN/m)

3
3
>3
>3

Span length (m)

5
>5
4 to 7
>7

Number of cross ribs

No cross ribs needed
One cross rib
One cross rib
Three cross ribs