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DESIGN FOR FLEXURAL STRENGTH OF

REINFORCED CONCRETE

– ONE WAY SLAB

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ONE WAY SLAB

• Reinforced concrete slabs are large flat plates that are supported at its sides by
reinforced concrete beams, walls, columns, steel beams, or by ground.

• If a slab is supported on two opposite sides only, they are referred to a one-way slabs
since the bending occurs in one direction only.

• If the slab is supported on all four sides, it is called two-way slab since the bending
occurs in both direction.
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ONE WAY SLAB

• One way slab is a slab which is supported by beams on the two opposite sides to carry
the load along one direction.

• The ratio of longer span (a) to shorter span (b) is equal or greater than 2 is considered
as one way slab because this slab will bend in one direction, the direction along its
shorter span
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ONE WAY SLAB a

b
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TWO WAY SLAB a

a
b
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SAMPLE FLOOR
PLAN
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SIMPLY SUPPORTED: FIXED BOTH ENDS:

𝑐𝑊 𝐿 2

1 2
𝑊 𝐿
8

𝑐𝑊 𝐿 2 𝑐𝑊 𝐿 2
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APPROXIMATE ANALYSIS FOR POSITIVE MOMENT

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APPROXIMATE ANALYSIS FOR NEGATIVE MOMENT

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MOMENT
COEFFICIENTS
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MOMENT
COEFFICIENTS
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MOMENT
COEFFICIENTS
1. Two spans which is supported by spandrel beams on both sides
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MOMENT
COEFFICIENTS
2. Two spans supported by columns on both ends
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MOMENT
COEFFICIENTS
3. Three or more spans which is supported by beams at both ends
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MOMENT
COEFFICIENTS
4. Three or more spans, which is supported by columns at both ends
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MINIMUM THICKNESS
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SHRINKAGE AND TEMPERATURE BARS

• Temperature and shrinkage stresses is likely to cause hairline cracks on slabs.

• It is the main reason why reinforcement for shrinkage and temperature stresses are
provided in a structural slab.
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SHRINKAGE AND TEMPERATURE BARS

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STEEL RATIO FOR S AND T BARS
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EXAMPLE OF AN ACTUAL
ONE WAY SLAB
REINFORCEMENT
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MINIMUM COVER
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EXAMPLE OF A ONE
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