‘The following assumptions have been made in preparing the charis for insitu floors. Designers should satisty themselves thet the particular floor system they are designing meets these assumptions cor make appropriate adjustments to the preliminary ‘i226 to cover variations in the assumptions: = For continuous spans there are 3 or more spans (in each direction for two-way systems) with @ cantilever at each end so that equal or near equal deflections and bending moments are achieved in each span = Fora single span the floor spans one way from @ core wall to @ suilable edge beam or column. The core wall has been assumed to provide full continuity 1 the floor system = Pattern loading is not considered for vertical loads, AS 3600 covers pattern loading when requited Slabs are regular and do not have spans in orthogonal direction greater than 2 to 1 = Spans do not vary by more than 25% = Uniform loads are applied to all spans = Loads are in the range of 1.5 10 5.0 kPa, ie domestic to office type loacings. ‘Actual floor systems in buildings come in all sizes, shapes, and forms, There are so many variables to any floor systein such as different spans, offset spans, cantilevers, and the extent of continuity, the effects of beams, columns and walls on the slab system, etc that it is dificult to cover all situations in a limited series of charts. With the range of sophisticated computer packages now available for conorete floor design, itis strongly recommended that once a floor system and initial sizes are chosen then a series of ‘rial runs be carried out to determine the appropriate thicknesses and details as part of the preliminary design process. Comparative span) Floorsystom 9 5 10 6 2 FLAT PLATE Single sp cn Prestesad Mut-span Reload | Prestessed FLAT SLAB ‘Mult-span T Anfoced Pressed IBBED SLAB Single span Palle Mut-span | Aatfaad BANO BEAM and SLAB Single span ioc Presesst Single span Pressed ‘Muti-span | enforced Pranaat | || 0 5 0 6 2 ‘Comparative span (n) FIGURE 8: Quick solection guide for inet floors 13