DESIGN OF CANTILEVER SLAB

Design of Cantilever Slab

Design Data:

Width = 950 mm
fc’ = 21 MPa
fy = 276 MPa

Live Load = 4.8 kPa (from table 205-1, NSCP)

The main flexural reinforcements are perpendicular to the girders.
Design the sidewalk as cantilever slab not considering impact loads
(group B element-AASHTO).

LL = 4.8kPa ( 1.0m ) = 4.8 kN / m

Dead Load
Sidewall: DL = ( 0.2 ) ( 1) ( 1) ( 24 ) = 4.8 kN
Slab: DL = ( 0.4 ) ( 1) ( 24 ) = 9.6 kN / m
450 mm

4.8 kN/m
400 mm

200 mm
155 mm

950 mm

Determine the ultimate moment:

9.6 ( 0.95 )
2

M DL = 4.8 ( 0.85 ) + = 8.412 kNm

2
4.8 ( 0.95 )
2

M LL = = 2.166 kNm
2
Mu = 1.4 ( 8.412 ) + 1.7 ( 2.166 ) = 15.46 kNm

8
 DESIGN OF CANTILEVER SLAB

Solve for the steel ratio:

M u ( actual ) �M u ( allowable )

( )
15.46 10 6 �fRu bd 2 = 0.9 Ru ( 1000 ) ( 155 )
Ru = 0.715 MPa

0.85 f 'c � 2 Ru � 0.85 ( 21) � 2 ( 0.715 ) �

r= 1- 1-
� �= 1- 1-
� �= 0.00264
fy � 0.85 f 'c � 276 � 0.85 ( 21) �
� �

Design the steel reinforcement:

As = rbd = 0.00264 ( 1000 ) ( 155 ) = 409.2 mm 2

NSCP Section 410.6.1

f 'c 21
min As = bw d = ( 1000 ) ( 155) = 643.4 mm 2
4 fy 4 ( 276 )

1.4 bw d 1.4 ( 1000 ) ( 155 )

min As = = = 786.23 mm 2 (controls)
fy 276

Using 12 mm bars:

p ( 12 )
2
Af
S= ( 1000 ) = ( 1000 ) = 143.85 mm say S = 140 mm
As 4 ( 786.23)

NSCP Section 407.7.5

In walls and slabs, primary flexural reinforcement shall not

be spaced father apart than 3 times the wall or slab
thickness, nor father than 450 mm.

S �3t = 3 ( 200 ) = 600 mm

S �450 mm

Use 12 mm bars @ 140 mm on center.

Design the shrinkage and temperature reinforcements.

As = 0.002bt = 0.002 ( 1000 ) ( 200 ) = 400 mm 2

Using 12 mm bars
p ( 12 )
2
Af
S= ( 1000 ) = ( 1000 ) = 282.74 mm say S = 280 mm
As 4 ( 400 )

9
 DESIGN OF CANTILEVER SLAB

NSCP Section 407.13.2.2

Shrinkage and temperature reinforcement may not farther

apart than 5 times the slab thickness, nor 450 mm

S �5t = 5 ( 200 ) = 1000mm

S �450 mm

Therefore, provide 12mm temperature bars @ 280 mm O.C.

10