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CVG4145 – Winter 2012

Assignment 2 Typical Solution
By Eric Jacques

Distribution of Marks
1. Slab thickness and loads /1
2. Appendix B applicable /1
3. Compute panel moments /3
4. Design flexural reinforcement /2
5. Relevant checks a) moment resistance, (b) yielding of reinforcement, (c) bar spacing, and (d) /1
crack control
6. Check shear /1
7. Clear and neat sketch/summary of reinforcement arrangement /1
Total /10

Typical solution:

1. Estimate slab thickness – CL. B.3.1 and CL. 13.2.5 – and compute loads
(1/10)
100 

   for discontinuous slabs where   27000 6000"  26000 
for continuous slabs


100 
&26000
$ 185.7 mm

  140
%26000
$  162.5 
# 160

/0
,- .0.6 ,-67-8 7000
10001 3   1.16 45 < 2.0

  ,-97:; 6000
30 4345
400
7000 =0.6 1000>

   178 
30 41.16"2.0"

Use
  200  as the slab thickness.

AB
?@  0.2 " .24 1  4.8 AB/E
C
AB
1.4G  1.44.8 2.0"  9.52 E
@F   
15.7AB
1.25G 1.5I  1.254.8 2.0" 1.54.8" 
E

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2. Check if Appendix B design method is applicable CL. B.1.2 (1/10)

JK
LC 500"700"C
 2.0  2.85  2.0
,-
C 7500"200"C
,- in this case is the clear span of the supporting beam (taken as worst case)

Therefore, appendix B method is applicable.

3. Compute Panel P6 moments using Appendix B method. (3/10)

Since the panel is supported on all four sides by stiff beams, we are dealing with Case 2 in Tables B.1 and
B.2.

Length in short direction of bending ,M  6500 N 500  6000 

Length in long direction of bending ,L  7500 N 500  7000 

Ratio of short to long span   6O  Q  0.857 → use   0.85

6 
P

,L  7000 

  200 

AB
@F  15.7
,M  6000 

E
b

Case 2

m =0.85

TM-U8  0.060 TL-U8  0.031

From Table B-1: Negative moment coefficients

VM-U8  TM-U8 @F ,M  0.06015.7"6000"

E E
VL-U8  TL-U8 @F ,LE  0.03115.7"7000"E
AB AB
VM-U8  33.9 VL-U8  23.8
 

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@F6  7.2 AB/E

From Table B-2: Positive moment coefficients

@FW  8.5 AB/E

TM6  0.037 TL6  0.019
VM6X7  TM6 @6F ,ME  0.0377.2"6000"E VL6X7  TL6 @6F ,LE  0.0197.2"7000"E
VM6X7  9.6 AB/ VL6X7  6.7 AB/
TMW  0.024 TLW  0.012
VMWX7  TMW @6W ,ME VLWX7  TLW @6W ,LE  0.0128.5"7000"E
VMWX7  0.0248.5"6000"E VLWX7  5 AB/
VMWX7  7.3 AB/
AB
VMX7  VM6X7 VMWX7  9.6 7.3  16.9


VLX7  VL6X7 VLWX7  6.7 5  11.7 AB/

Case 8 TM-U8  0.049

Consider moment redistribution along Panel P2:

VM-U8  TM-U8 @F ,ME  0.04915.7"6000"E  27.7 AB/

Panel P2

Panel P6 VM-U8  33.9 AB/

Redistribution of moments CL. B.3.10:

 CC.a  0.817 b 0.8 → No redistribution required along P2

ZO[\]^_ EQ.Q
ZO[\]^`

Case 9 TL-U8  0.021

Consider moment redistribution along Panel P5:

VL-U8  TL-U8 @F ,L  0.02115.7"7000"E  16.1 AB/

E
Panel P5

Panel P6 VL-U8  23.8 AB/

Redistribution of moments CL. B.3.10

VL-U8 16.1
  0.676 e 0.8 → Redistribution is required
E
VL-U8  23.8

Redistribute unbalanced moment according to relative stiffnesses of the panels

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Vg-LM6  7.7 AB/ 1 1

1 1 hE    0.142
h    0.142 I 7
I 7

16.1 AB/ 23.8 AB/

0.142
VL-U8  23.8 N . 1 7.7  20 AB/

0.142 0.142

Panel moments:

3500
1750 1750
1500

-13.3 +7.8 -15.9

-33.9

-22.6
-22.6

-20 +11.7 -23.8

3000

+11.3

+16.9

+11.3
1500

-13.3 +7.8 -15.9

-33.9
-22.6

-22.6

Column strip moments = 2/3 middle strip moments

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4. Design slab reinforcement (2/10)

E
i  0.002i8  0.002200"1000"  400

Minimum steel

No. 10 j  200 N 20 N  174  in direction “a”

.C
requirements

E
Bottom steel
No. 10 j  200 N 20 N 11.3 N  163  in direction “b”
.C
E
No. 15 j  200 N 20 N  172  in direction “a”

E
Top steel
No. 15 j  200 N 20 N 16 N  156  in direction “b”

E

Maximum spacing of principal reinforcement: k < min3
 , 500 "  min600,500"  500 

No. 10 -
k  o1000  1000  250 

mnP
mn

No. 15 -
k  1000  1000  500 

mnP E
mn

For serviceability requirements, use No. 10 @ 250 mm for top reinforcement and No. 15 @ 500 mm for
bottom reinforcement

Moment capacity of minimum steel:

q q
V:  p =j N >  i r /0 =j N >
2 2
i r /0 400"0.85"400"
q t   8.7 
4 rs /s J 0.805"0.65"30"1000"

Consider worst case (smallest moment arm) for minimum steel flexural capacity:

8.7 AB
V:  400"0.85"400" .163 N 1  21.6 uvp. Bw. 10 @ 250"
2 
8.7 AB
V:  400"0.85"400" .156 N 1  20.6 pv Bw. 15 @ 500"
2 

Since the moment capacity using No. 10 @ 250 and No. 15 @ 500 is effectively the same, use No. 10 @
250 mm for all minimum steel.

Steel requirements for flexural strength:

Since our minimum steel (No. 10 @ 250 mm) has a flexural resistance of 20.6 kNm/m, only need to
design the flexural steel for strips with a strength requirement larger than 20.6 kNm/m.

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33.9 E
Direction Factored Moment Steel requirements
i  . 1 400"  658
20.6 
a -33.9 kNm/m

iL 200
k 1000"  1000"  303 
i 658"
Use No. 15 @ 300 -
i  666 → vh
55_
5
22.6  E
i  . 1 400"  438
20.6 
a -22.6 kNm/m

iL 100
k 1000  1000  228 
i 438
Use No. 10 @ 225 -
i  444 → vh
55_
5
23.8  E
i  . 1 400"  462
20.6 
b -23.8 kNm/m

iL 100
k 1000  1000  216 
i 462
Use No. 10 @ 200 -
i  500 → vh
55_
5

5. Provide relevant checks for each unique bar size/spacing: (1/10)

(a) moment resistance V:  p =j N E >  i r /0 =j N E >;

M M

(b) yielding of reinforcement y/j;

(c) bar spacing, and;

(d) crack control.

6. Shear Design (1/10)

,M AB 6000
zFM  @F . N j1  .15.7 E 1 . N 1561  44.6 AB/
2  2
,L AB 7000
zFL  @F . N j1  .15.7 1. N 1561  52.5AB/
2 2 2

Simplified method 3  0.18, {  35°

0.9j
j}  ~ , and with depth to reinforcement j  156 
0.72

0.9156"  140 
j}  ‚ , so j}  144
0.72200"  144 

zs  rs ƒ3„/st JK j}  0.650.18"√301000"144"  92 AB/

zs  92 AB b zF  47 AB → No shear reinforcement required

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7. Layout of slab reinforcement (1/10)

Top reinforcement:

3500
1750 1750

No. 15 @ 300

No. 10 @ 225
No. 10 @ 225
1500

No. 10 @ 250

No. 10 @ 250
No. 10 @ 200
3000

No. 10 @ 250
1500

No. 10 @ 225
No. 10 @ 225

No. 15 @ 300

Where no reinforcement has been indicated, provide minimum reinforcement (No. 10 @ 250).

Bottom reinforcement: No. 10 @ 250 E.W. (each way)

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