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Chapter 7 - One-Way Slabs

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Similar to beams
Only covering technical changes

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Minimum nonprestressed reinforcement
clarified by no longer referring to temp. and
shrinkage steel *
ACI 318-11, 10.5.4: For structural slabs and footings of
uniform thickness, As,min in the direction of the span shall be
the same as that required by 7.12.2.1.
ACI 318-14, 7.6.1.1: A minimum area of flexural
reinforcement, As,min, shall be provided in accordance with
Table 7.6.1.1.
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318-11, 12.10.2: Critical sections are where
adjacent reinforcement terminates, or is bent.
318-14, 7.7.3.2: Critical locations are where
bent or terminated tension reinforcement is no
longer required to resist flexure.
Also applies to beams ACI 318-14, 9.7.3.2
Bars a no
longer required

d
(d or 12 db)

Bars a

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Ag for calculating
additional shrinkage and
temperature steel from
beam face to face *

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reinforcement
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All requirements in one chapter
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Common member chapter sub-headings

9.1
9.2
9.3
9.4
9.5
9.6
9.7

Scope
General
Design Limits
Required Strength
Design Strength
Reinforcement Limits
Reinforcement Detailing

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9.1 Scope
Am I in the right chapter?
Do these requirements apply?

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9.2 General
9.3 Design limits
9.4 Required strength
9.5 Design strength
9.6 Reinforcement limits
9.7 Reinforcement detailing

Scope of beams

Nonprestressed concrete
Prestressed concrete
Precast concrete
Composite beams
One-way joists
Deep beams

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9.2 General

Overall information
Materials (general)
Stability (specific)
Connectivity

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9.2 General
9.3 Design limits
9.4 Required strength
9.5 Design strength
9.6 Reinforcement limits
9.7 Reinforcement detailing

Materials
Concrete Ch. 19
Reinforcing steel Ch. 20
Embedments 20.7

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9.1 Scope
9.2 General
9.3 Design limits
9.4 Required strength
9.5 Design strength
9.6 Reinforcement limits
9.7 Reinforcement detailing

Connections
Beam-column Ch. 15
Slab-column Ch. 15
Precast 16.2

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9.2 General
9.3 Design limits
9.4 Required strength
9.5 Design strength
9.6 Reinforcement limits
9.7 Reinforcement detailing

T-beams
Stability requirements
Spacing of lateral bracing

T-beams

Placed monolithic or composite 16.4

Effective flange widths 6.3.2
Flange reinforcing 7.5.2.3
Torsional section
+ bw *

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9.3 Design Limits

Constraints on a design
Allowable deflections
Geometry limits
Steel strain limits
Concrete stress limits for
prestressed members
/21,
minimum

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9.2 General
9.3 Design limits
9.4 Required strength
9.5 Design strength
9.6 Reinforcement limits
9.7 Reinforcement detailing

Design limits
Minimum depth
Calculated
deflections 24.2
Strain 0.004
Stress limits in
prestressed
concrete

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9.4 Required Strength
What load do I need to resist?
How do I determine the forces and moments?
Where are the critical sections I need to
check?

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9.2 General
9.3 Design limits
9.4 Required strength
9.5 Design strength
9.6 Reinforcement limits
9.7 Reinforcement detailing

Required strength
Loads Ch. 5
Analysis Ch. 6
Critical sections for:

Beam

Mu Face of support
Vu d from face of support
Tu d from face of support

For indeterminate structures

Beam

Reduce Tu to Tcr
Redistribute forces
Critical location for Vu at supports
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9.5 Design Strength
Strength for each limit state
Strength reduction factors
Required steel area
c = 0.003
ca

C = 0.85fcba

neutral axis

d
T=Asfy
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9.2 General
9.3 Design limits
9.4 Required strength
9.5 Design strength
9.6 Reinforcement limits
9.7 Reinforcement detailing

Flexure & shear

Flexure
Mn Mu
21.2, Mn 22.3
For Pu > 0.10fcAg, Mn 22.4

Shear
Vn Vu
21.2, Vn 22.5

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9.2 General
9.3 Design limits
9.4 Required strength
9.5 Design strength
9.6 Reinforcement limits
9.7 Reinforcement detailing

Torsion
Tn Tu (if not neglected)
21.2, Tn 22.7
May be neglected for Tu < Tth
Tth 22.7
Include transverse and longitudinal
torsion reinforcement

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Slender precast spandrel beams

Open web reinforcement
permitted to resist torsion on
slender precast spandrel
beams with h/bt 4.5 (ACI
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9.2 General
9.3 Design limits
9.4 Required strength
9.5 Design strength
9.6 Reinforcement limits
9.7 Reinforcement detailing

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9.6 Reinforcement Limits
Min. and max. reinforcement

As, min = greater of

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9.2 General
9.3 Design limits
9.4 Required strength
9.5 Design strength
9.6 Reinforcement limits
9.7 Reinforcement detailing

Minimum reinforcement
Flexural, As,min
Shear, Av,min
Torsion, (Av + 2At)min/s, A,min

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9.7 Reinforcement Detailing
Cover, development, splices, bundled bars,
spacing, cutoff points, integrity reinforcement

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Common detailing requirements

Concrete cover 20.6.1

Development lengths 25.4
Lap splices 25.5
Bundled bars 25.6
Bar spacing 25.2 , 24.3

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9.2 General
9.3 Design limits
9.4 Required strength
9.5 Design strength
9.6 Reinforcement limits
9.7 Reinforcement detailing

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9.2 General
9.3 Design limits
9.4 Required strength
9.5 Design strength
9.6 Reinforcement limits
9.7 Reinforcement detailing

Skin reinforcement

h > 36 in.
Distribute over h/2 from tension face
Smax 24.3 (crack control)
May include in Mn

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9.2 General
9.3 Design limits
9.4 Required strength
9.5 Design strength
9.6 Reinforcement limits
9.7 Reinforcement detailing

Flexural reinforcement
Bar cutoff points (9.7.3)

Development at critical sections

Extension past point no longer required
Extension into supports
Structural integrity

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9.1 Scope
9.2 General
9.3 Design limits
9.4 Required strength
9.5 Design strength
9.6 Reinforcement limits
9.7 Reinforcement detailing

Transverse reinforcement
Shear
General requirements 25.7
Spacing limits in 9.7.6

Max. s = d/2, 24 in.

= d/4, 12 in.
Stirrups
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9.2 General
9.3 Design limits
9.4 Required strength
9.5 Design strength
9.6 Reinforcement limits
9.7 Reinforcement detailing

Transverse reinforcement
Shear and torsion
Hoops or closed stirrups 25.7.1.6
Spacing limits in 9.7.6.3.3

Max. s = ph/8, 12 in.

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9.2 General
9.3 Design limits
9.4 Required strength
9.5 Design strength
9.6 Reinforcement limits
9.7 Reinforcement detailing

9.7.7 Structural integrity

Sometimes overlooked

Section 7.13 of detailing chapter in ACI 318-11

Intent

Redundancy
Limit disproportionate collapse
Limit to local damage
Minimal, simple detailing changes

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9.2 General
9.3 Design limits
9.4 Required strength
9.5 Design strength
9.6 Reinforcement limits
9.7 Reinforcement detailing

Purpose
Provisions are not
Design for a particular
scenario
A blast-resistant design
(Report ACI 370R-14)

How do they work?

Continuous reinforcement
Anchored within the
supports and beams
Strategic splicing
Catenary action
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9.2 General
9.3 Design limits
9.4 Required strength
9.5 Design strength
9.6 Reinforcement limits
9.7 Reinforcement detailing

Perimeter beams
9.7.7 Structural integrity reinf.

Structural integrity bars through column core

As

1/6 As-,
2 bar min.

1/4 As+,
2 bar min.,
Develop at face
of support

Class B tension
splice

As+

Hoops

Closed stirrups

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9.2 General
9.3 Design limits
9.4 Required strength
9.5 Design strength
9.6 Reinforcement limits
9.7 Reinforcement detailing

Interior beams
9.7.7 Structural integrity reinf.

Interior beams, option 1

Structural integrity bars through column core
Class B tension
splice

1/4 As+,
2 bar min.,
Develop at face
of support
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9.2 General
9.3 Design limits
9.4 Required strength
9.5 Design strength
9.6 Reinforcement limits
9.7 Reinforcement detailing

Interior beams
9.7.7 Structural integrity reinf.
Interior beams, option 2

Hoops
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9.2 General
9.3 Design limits
9.4 Required strength
9.5 Design strength
9.6 Reinforcement limits
9.7 Reinforcement detailing

Options
Can also use

Mechanical or welded splices

Headed bars or straight development in exterior
supports
Strand
WWR transverse reinforcement

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Beams (Ch. 9)
Common sub-headings

9.1
9.2
9.3
9.4
9.5
9.6
9.7

Scope
General
Design limits
Required strength
Design strength
Reinforcement limits
Reinforcement detailing

Unique sub-headings
9.8 Nonprestressed one-way joist systems
9.9 Deep beams

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9.1 Scope
9.2 General
9.3 Design limits
9.4 Required strength
9.5 Design strength
9.6 Reinforcement limits
9.7 Reinforcement detailing
9.8 One-way joists

General requirements

Rib width > 4 in.

Depth < 3.5 x width
Clear spacing < 30 in.
10% increase in Vc
One structural
integrity bottom bar
continuous

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Deep beams
General requirements
Length to height ratio < 4
Concentrated load w/in 2h of support

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9.2 General
9.3 Design limits
9.4 Required strength
9.5 Design strength
9.6 Reinforcement limits
9.7 Reinforcement detailing
9.8 One-way joists
9.9 Deep beams

Dimensional limit based on Vu

Vu 10 fc (bwd)

Strut and Tie Model Ch. 23

Section A-A
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9.2 General
9.3 Design limits
9.4 Required strength
9.5 Design strength
9.6 Reinforcement limits
9.7 Reinforcement detailing
9.8 One-way joists
9.9 Deep beams

Reinforcement of deep beams

Reinforcement limits
Minimum transverse, longitudinal,
and flexural tension reinforcement

Reinforcement details
Cover, spacing, development
requirements

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Satisfy sections 9.1 through 9.7 beam
design meets ACI 318 code for SDC A
Additional requirements in Chapter 18 for
SCD B through F

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Live load = 50 psf (no red.)

SDL = 10 psf

15 ft

6 in. Slab

R/C Beam Design Example

Design 18 in. 18 in. beam

15 ft

fc = 4 ksi, fy = 60 ksi
Normalweight concrete
Columns are 18 x 18
30 ft typical (centerline)
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h = 18

d = 15.5 in.

R/C Beam Geometry

b = 18 inches
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Beam chapter overview

9.1
9.2
9.3
9.4
9.5
9.6
9.7

Scope
General
Design Limits
Required Strength
Design Strength
Reinforcement Limits
Reinforcement Detailing

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9.1 Scope
9.2 General
9.2.4.2
T- Beam Flange (midspan) 6.3.2
beff = 2xn/8+bw = 100 (midspan); b = 18 (support)

9.3 Design Limits

9.3.1.1
Deflections
9.3.3.1
Strain limit

hmin = /21 = 17< h= 18

t 0.004

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9.4 Required Strength
9.4.1.1
Loads & Load Combinations Chapter 5
Dead load slab = 6/(12/ft)*150pcf
Dead load beam
Superimposed dead load
Total dead load

=
=
=
=

wu = 1.2 DL+1.6 LL
Wu = wu x 15 trib

= 200 psf
= 3.0 kip/ft

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75 psf
15 psf
10 psf
100 psf

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9.4 Required Strength
9.4.1.2
Required Strength (Analysis) Chapter 6
Use Table 6.5.2 for Moments
Negative Moment (Wun2/11)
= 222 k-ft
2
Positive Moment (Wun /16)
= 152 k-ft
9.4.3.2
Use Table 6.5.4 for Shear
Vu = Wu(n)/2 Wud
= 39 k

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9.5 Design Strength
9.5.2.1 Moment Strength Mn Section 22.3 (toolbox)
Section 22.3 Section 22.2 standard flex. assumptions
Negative Mu at face of support = 222 k-ft
0.85
=
2 ; =
; =
As = 3.6 in.2; c = 4.6 in.; t = 0.007
use 4 No. 9 bars
Positive Mu at midspan
= 152 k-ft
2
As = 2.2 in. ; c = 0.5 in.; t = 0.09 use 3 No. 8 bars

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9.5 Design Strength
9.5.3.1 Shear Strength Vn Section 22.5 (toolbox)
Section 22.3 standard shear assumptions

Factored shear Vu at support

Calculate Vc = 2fcbwd
Calculate Vs = Vu / Vc
Calculate Av/s for stirrups = Vs/(fytd)
Select stirrups try #3 at 7 in.
Av/s = 20.11 in.2/ 7 = 0.031 in.2/in., OK

= 39 kips
= 35 kips
= 17 kips
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9.6 Reinforcement Limits
9.6.1 Minimum Flexural Reinforcement
9.6.1.2 As,min

= (200/fy) (bwd) = 1.0 in.2 OK

9.6.3 Minimum Shear Reinforcement

9.6.3.3 Av,min

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R/C Beam Design Example

Summary

h = 18 in.

4#9
#3@7 in.
3#8
b = 18 in.
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9.7 Reinforcement Detailing
9.7.1 General
9.7.1.1 Concrete Cover
9.7.1.2 Development Lengths
9.7.1.3 Splices

Section 20.6.1
Section 25.4
Section 25.5

9.7.2 Reinforcement spacing

9.7.2.1 Minimum s
9.7.2.2 Maximum s

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Section 24.3

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9.7 Reinforcement Detailing
9.7.3 Flexural bar cutoff points
9.7.6 Stirrups
9.7.6.1.2 Geometry
9.7.6.2 Max. spacing

Section 25.7

9.7.7 Integrity bars

Provide 2 continuous bottom bars (with Class B laps at
columns)

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Chapter 18 Earthquake resistant structures

Ordinary Systems
(Min. for SDC B)

Beams
Columns

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Intermediate Systems
(Min. for SDC C)

Beams
Columns
Two-way slabs
Precast structural
walls

Special Systems
(SDC D, E, F)

Beams
Columns
Beam-column joints
Moment frames
using precast
concrete
Diaphragms
Members not part
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resisting system
Structural walls
Foundations

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Ordinary moment frames (SDC B)

Section 18.3.2

2 bar min.

As+

1/4 As+,
2 bar min.,
Develop at face
of support

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Meet 18.3.2 (ordinary moment frames)
Additional requirements in 18.4.2
Anywhere along beam: Mn+ and Mn- 1/5 Mn
at joints
Mn-

1/5 Mn
at joints

Mn+ Mn-/3

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Mn-

s d/2

2h
Hoops at smallest of d/4,
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Intermediate moment frames (SDC C)

Shear strength, Vn >
lesser of:
Shear with nominal
moment capacity at
each end
Seismic load combination
with 2.0E

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18.6.2 Dimensional limits
Depth, n 4d
Width, bw lesser of 0.3h
and 10 in.
Beam width on each side
of column c2 and 0.75
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Meet 18.3.2 (ordinary moment frames)
Additional requirements in 18.6.3
Anywhere along beam: Mn+ and Mn- 1/4 Mn
at joints
Mn-

1/4 Mn
at joints

Mn+ Mn-/2

s d/2

Mn-

s d/4, 4 in.

2h

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Hoops at smallest of d/4,
6 long. db, 6 in.
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Special moment frames (SDC D, E, F)

Splices prohibited:
Within joints
2d from joint
2d from flexural yielding sections

Hoops required:
2h from face of support
2h on either side of sections expected to yield
Must support flexural bars like column ties
(25.7.2.4)

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Special moment frames (SDC D, E, F)

Shear strength, Vn
Shear with probable
moment capacity at
each end (1.25 fy)
Vc = 0 within 2d from ends
and 2d on both sides of
yielding sections when:
Ve 0.5Vu,max and
Pu Agfc/20

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Nonparticipating beams 18.14
Only applies to SDC D, E, and F
Evaluate for gravity loads at design displacement
See definition of design displacement in Chapter 2
Requirements in ASCE 7
Design displacement typically greater than from linearelastic model

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Nonparticipating frame beams

Nonparticipating beams 18.14
If design strength not exceeded
If Pu Agfc/10, hoops must meet column tie requirements

Mn-

2 bar min.
top & bot.

s d/2

Mn-

0.025
top & bot.
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Nonparticipating frame beams

Nonparticipating beams 18.14
If design strength exceeded or beam is not
evaluated
Meet requirements on previous screen
Design shear Ve based on Mpr at each end
Vc = 0 within 2d from ends and 2d on both sides of
yielding sections when:
Ve 0.5Vu,max and
Pu Agfc/20

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