The plan ofafloor slab system, covering an area 8.o m x 14.

5 m (clear spans) is shown

in Fig. 5.4(a). The slab rests on a 230 mm thick masonry wall all around. For economy,
the span of the slab is reduced by providing three (equally spaced) intermediate beams
along the 8.o m direction, as shown. The specifiedfloor loading consists of a live load
of4 kN/m, and a dead load (due tofloorfinish, partitions etc.) of1.5 kN/m in addition
to the self-weight. Assuming Fe 415 steel, design and detail thefloor slab. Assume the
beam is subjected to moderate exposure conditions.

Solution
Assuming each beam to be 300 wide, the clear spacing between
mm
beams is equal to (14.5 -0.3 x 3)/4=3.4 m. Each slab panel (with clear
spans 3.4 mx 8.0 m) has an L/B ratio greater than 2.0, and hence may
be treated as one-way (continuous) [refer Section 1.5.1].

Determining of M, at Critical Sections

Values
Consider a 1-m wide design strip [Fig. 5.4(a)]
Thickness of slab
Assume a uniform thickness for both end span and interior span.
The 'end span', which is critical, is discontinuous on one edge and
continuous at the other.
Accordingly, assuming (lld). ax 1.34 x (20 + 26)/2t 30,
=

=3500/30 = 117 mm (for an assumed effective span ofl = 3.5 m)

dmin
Assume overall depth D » 117+35 160 mm for all spans and d= 125
mm.
Effective length 1: As the beam width (300 mm) excecds 3400/12 283 =

mm,/= 3400 mm (clear span) for the interior span- as per CI. 22.2(b)
of Code.
For the endspan, I = 3400 + d/2 3400 + 125/2 3463 mm

modification factor k, corresponding to p, = 0.4 and f = 240 N/mm* [refer Section 5.4.2].
 Distributed load due to self-weight
0.16 4.0 kN/m?
Aw25 kN/m* x
=

WDL4.0+1.5 5.5 kN/m2; w,, =4.0 kN/m* (given)

x 1.5 =8.25 kN/m
w.DL =5.5
Factored loads
Factored loads 6.00kN/m2
=4.0 x 1.5 =

WuLL
sections
Factored Moments at critical loaded and more than three in
As the spans are equal, uniformly
almost
moment coeficients [Table 12 of
analysis using
number, the simplified
Code] can be applied [Fig. 5.4(b)]
For end span (/ 3.463 m),
=

at end support
wM.DL+Wu,LL |12=-7.12 kNm/m
24

uDL 4,L |/2 =+15.44 kNm/m at midspan

M 12 10

WuDLu,LL |2 =-17.89 kNm/m at interior support

10
For interior span (/ =3.400 m),

Wu.DL ?=-17.24 kNm/m at first interior support

10

M= uDL4
16
"u,lL |2==+11.74 kNm/m
12
at midspan

u,DLu,LL. |2=-15.65 kNm/m at interior

support
12 9

At the first interior support, an average value of M, should be

considered:

M,=-(17.89 + 17.24)/ 2=-17.6 kNm/m

Determining A,
For the maximum moment, M,= -17.6 kNm/m at the first interior
support,

R M 17.6x10 = 1.126 MPa

bd 1000 x 125
Applying Eq. 5.12, or using design aids (Table A.3(a)), for M 2
concrete (since the slab is subjected to moderate
exposure conditions)
and Fe 415 steel,
 P
100
25
2415Lv-(4.398 x1.126/25)=0.33x 102
0.33
(P)d0.33(4,),gd 100
x 1000 x 125 = 413 mm/m

Assuming 10 o bars (4, =78.5mm), spacing reqd. = 1000 x 78.5/413=

190 mm.
1000 x 50.3
Alternatively, for 8 obars (4,= 50.3 mm2), spacing reqd. =

= 122 mm
413
[Note: maximum spacing allowed 3x 125 375 mm (> 300mm)].
.For convenience, the results for all (A).. at the various sections are
tabulated in Table 5.5, after performing appropriate calculations (as
shown for M, =
17.6 kNm/m). The Table also shows the details of
the actual steel provided (assuming the arrangement of bars shown in
Fig. 5.5(a)).
Distribution bars: (A).=0.0012bD
st min =192 mm/m. Provide 8 mm o@
250c/c
continuous slab
Table 5.5 Calculation of A. at critical locations ofa one-way
system-Example 5.3

End Span Interior Span

Location
first int. midspan i int.support
end midspan
Support support
+11.7 -15.6
-7.1 +15.4 -17.6
M, (kNm/m) 1.002
0.988 1.126 0.751
0.456
M/bd (MPa) 0.215 0.292
0.287 0.33
0.129
P 360 413 270 365
4,) mm?/m) 162
160 192
10
=

0.0012x x
0.00126D =

4 min
mm/m)

Reqd. Spacing (mm)

using 285 215
218 190
408
(a) 10 o 186 137
139 121
(b) 8 o
261
x 126 378 (> 300)
3 xd=3
Max.Spacing (mm)
(bottom) (top)
(bottom) (top)
Spacing of bars (top)
provided
10 150 110
110 110
220
8
Deflection control check
Maximum midspan steel in the end span:
8 o@ 110 c/c 1000x50.3/110
=
=457 mm?/m.
s1providod*
8/2 126 mm
of 30 mm, d= 160- 30-
=

Providing a clear cover

0.58 x 415 x 360/457
360/457
457/(1000 x 126) 0.363,f,=
=

= p =100
P x

189.6 N/mm2
k =1.76 [Table 5.2]
1.76 x (20+ 26)/2
=
40.4
(l/d) max
=

(d)wded=3463/126 27.5< 40.4

OK
satisfied by the interior span as
Evidently, the limiting (l/d) ratio will be
well.
are shown in Fig. 5.6.
Detailing The sectional details of the design
8 @250 c/c 0.3/1 0.3/2
0.17 r (TYP)
8 @ 220 c/c 8 @220 c/c 0.15l2 8 @ 220 c'e
160 8 o@110 c/el 8 @300 c/c 8 o@ 150ce
8 @ 220 c/c
- 0.151 0.251 0.25/2
3665 3550