Flat Slab Construction Advantages:

Cheaper shuttering Flat underside of slab

Disadvantages
Simple analysis limit to certain proportions of slab geometry (see 3.6.6.1 of CP110), otherwise a more intensive analysis needs to be done.

Example
Design the following slab in accordance with the empirical method of CP110. The concrete has a 28 day strength of 25 MPa. On the slab is a 50 mm thick finish with a density of 2000 kg/m3 as well as dry walling with an average mass of 100 kg/m2. The live loading is for an office.

Loading on the slab: Dead load: Slab

Total Dead load = 8,0 kN/m2 Live Load: Live load = 2,5 kN/m2

2400 10 = 6,0 kN / m 2 1000 2000 10 Finish = 0,05 = 1,0 kN / m 2 1000 100 10 Walls = = 1,0 kN / m 2 1000
=

0,25

Factored load = 1,2 x DL + 1,6 X LL = 1,2 x 8,0 + 1,6 x 2,5 = 13,6 kN/m2
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For use in the equation: M ds n l1 l2 hc = 13,6 kN.m =6m =5m = 0,3 m

2h nl = 2 l1 c along axis 1, 2, 3 or 4 8 3

M ds

13,6 5 2 0,3 = 6 = 285,94 kN .m 8 3

2h nl = 2 l1 c along axis A, B, C or D 8 3
2

For use in the equation: M ds n l1 l2 hc = 12,16 kN.m =5m =6m = 0,3 m

M ds

13,6 6 2 0,3 = 5 = 235,01 kN .m 8 3

Column Strip along Axis 1 or 4:

Width of the strip = 5,000/4 = 1,250 m If columns are small use the factors for Wall supports: Exterior panel exterior negative moments Exterior panel positive moments Exterior panel interior negative moments

6 285,94 = 17,16 kN .m 100 40 = 285,94 = 114,38 kN .m 100 66 285,94 = 188,72 kN .m = 100

=

Exterior Panel Middle strip

Exterior negative moments Exterior positive moments Interior negative moments

10 285,94 = 28,59 kN .m 100 28 285,94 = 80,06 kN .m = 100 24 = 285,94 = 68,63 kN .m 100

=

Column Strip along Axis 2 or 3, Interior panels, without drops:

Width of the strip = 5,000/2 = 2,50 m

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Interior panel negative moments Interior panel positive moments

46 285,94 = 131,53 kN .m 100 22 = 285,94 = 62,91 kN .m 100

Interior Panel Middle strip

Interior panel negative moments Interior panel positive moments =

16 285,94 = 45,75 kN .m 100 16 = 285,94 = 45,75 kN .m 100

Reinforcing:
h = 250 mm, use a 25 mm cover and a 20 mm bar diameter. d = 250 25 10 = 215 mm. For a 1 m wide strip,

M rc = 0,15 f cu b d 2 = 0,15 25 1000 215 2 = 173,34 kN .m

Mrc/m width (kN.m) 173,34 173,34 173,34 Width m 1,25 1,25 1,25 Mrc (kN.m) 216,68 216,68 216,68 Mu/Mrc 0,08 0,53 0,87 % steel

Exterior Panel Column strip Exterior neg M Positive M Interior neg M Exterior Panel middle strip Exterior neg M Positive M Interior neg M Interior Panel Column strip Negative M Positive M Interior Panel middle strip Negative M Positive M

Mu (kN.m) 17,16 114,38 188,72

28,59 80,06 68,63

173,34 173,34 173,34

1,25 1,25 1,25

216,68 216,68 216,68

0,13 0,37 0,41

131,53 62,91

173,34 173,34

2,50 2,50

433,35 433,35

0,30 0,15

45,75 45,75

173,34 173,34

2,50 2,50

433,35 433,35

0,11 0,11

The same analysis may be carried out for moments in the direction vertical, i.e. along the axes A, B, C and D.

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