SLAB Design Parameters

CALCULATIONS

Slab Parameters:
Reference
b ≔ 12 in width of concrete slab section (design strip width)

h ≔ 48 in thickness of concrete slab section cvr ≔ ‖ if h ≤ 12 in| |

‖ ‖ | |
‖ ‖ 2 in | |
cvr = 4 in required clear cover ‖ if 12 in < h < 24 in| |
‖ ‖ ||
‖ ‖ 3 in ||
fy.bar ≔ 60 ksi concrete reinf. steel yield strength (Gr. 60 reinforcement) ‖ if h ≥ 24 in| |
‖ ‖ | |
f'c ≔ 4000 psi concrete compressive strength ‖ 4 in
‖ ‖ | ||
Es ≔ 29000 ksi modulus of Elasticity for Steel

γconc ≔ 150 pcf unit Weight of Concrete

(Provided max span of CCLJ not
LCJ ≔ 29.50 ft length between control joints exceed 29.5ft)
Choose a reinforcement size to check:
‖ ||
Ase (x) ≔ ‖ if x ＝ 3
As.bar ≔ 9 flexural reinforcement bar size ||
‖ ‖ 0.11 in 2 ||
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dbar (x) ≔ ‖ if x ＝ 3 | | ‖ ‖ |
⎛ ⎞
dbar ⎝As.bar⎠ = 1.128 in bar diameter | | ‖ if x ＝ 4 ||
‖ ‖‖ 0.375 in | | ‖ ‖ 2
||
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if x ＝ 4 |
| ‖ ‖ 0.20 in ||
Ase ⎛⎝As.bar⎞⎠ = 1.00 in 2
bar area ‖ | ‖ if x ＝ 5 ||
‖ ‖ 0.500 in | | ‖ ‖ ||
‖ ‖ | | 2
| ‖ ‖ 0.31 in ||
‖ if x ＝ 5 | ‖
dbar ⎛⎝As.bar⎞⎠ ‖ ‖ 0.625 in | | if x ＝ 6 ||
de ≔ h - cvr - ―――― ‖ ‖ ||
‖ ‖ || ‖ ‖ 0.44 in 2
2 ‖ if x ＝ 6 || ||
‖ |
‖ ‖ || ‖ if x ＝ 7 ||
‖ ‖ 0.750 in | ||
de = 43.4 in effective depth | ‖ ‖ 0.60 in 2
‖ if x ＝ 7 || ‖ ‖ ||
‖ ‖ || ‖ if x ＝ 8 ||
Flexural & Shear Demands: ‖ ‖ 0.875 in || ‖ ‖ ||
2
These are the maximum factored moment ( Mu ) and ‖ if x ＝ 8 || ‖ ‖ 0.79 in ||
‖ ‖ || ‖ if x ＝ 9 ||
shear ( Vu ) that the wall beam needs to carry found ‖ ‖ 1.000 in | | ‖ ‖ ||
‖ || ‖ ‖ 1.00 in 2 ||
through separate analysis: ‖ if x ＝ 9 |
| ‖ ||
Are design forces from a "Usual" ‖ ‖‖ 1.128 in | | ‖ if x ＝ 10 ||
usual ≔ “yes” ‖ | ‖ ‖ 1.27 in 2 |
load case? (enter "yes" or "no") ‖ if x ＝ 10 | | ‖ ‖ ||
‖ ‖ 1.270 in | | ‖ if x ＝ 11 ||
‖ ‖ || ||
‖ ‖
Mu ≔ 270 kip ⋅ ft Max Flexural Demand, ‖ if x ＝ 11 | | ‖ ‖ 1.56 in
2
||
‖ ‖ ||
see Section 5.2 1.410 in | ‖ if x ＝ 14 ||
‖ ‖ | ‖ ‖ ||
‖ if x ＝ 14 | | ‖ ‖ 2.25 in
2
Vu ≔ 62 kip Max Shear Demand ‖ ‖ || ||
‖ ||
see Section 5.2 ‖ ‖ 1.693 in | | ‖ if x ＝ 18 ||
‖ if x ＝ 18 | | ‖ ‖ 4.00 in 2
Flexural Design (Singly Reinforced Option): ‖ ‖ || ‖ ‖ | ||
‖ 2.257 in | |
The reinforcement chosen needs to provide a nominal ‖ ‖ |
flexural strength that exceeds the maximum factored
moment ( Mu ) found through analysis: Per EM 2104 Section 3.3,
use resistance factor from
ϕb ≔ 0.90 strength reduction factor for tension controlled sections ACI 318
(ACI 318-14 Section 21.2.2.2
Mu Table 21.2.2)
Rn.req'd ≔ ――― = 159 psi required coefficient for resistance
ϕ b ⋅ b ⋅ de 2 for strength design

fy.bar
m ≔ ――― = 17.6 stress ratio
0.85 ⋅ f'c