One-way Joist Slabs

Hollow Cement Filler Blocks (Hordure)

38 / 31 / 35

12 to 34

42 / 35 / 37 20 cm

h = 17 cm  30 cm

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One-Way Joist Slabs

One-Way Joist floor construction, sometimes called “Ribbed Slab Construction” consist of
regularly spaced ribs monolithically built with top floor slab and arranged to a span in one
direction. ( Indicates rib direction)

The dimensions of a one way Joist floor system are usually such that only temperature and
shrinkage reinforcement is required in the slab. The slab is in the range of
2 5cm  to 410cm  thick, but may occasionally be as much as 6(15cm).

The Joist (ribs) are at least 4(10cm) width and are usually Tapered (slope) (12:1) and are
spaced so that the clear spacing distance between adjacent ribs does not exceed
30 76cm 

1:2

12:24
Tapered

4'' (10cm)
During construction, removable and reusable form fillers might be used in spaces between
Joists. Locally (our market) most of the time form fillers are permanent.

Fillers are made of light-weight or normal weight concrete blocks (Hordure).

Besides ACI deflection requirements Table6.1 (gives us min h to control deflection) and
some other requirements dictate the design and they include:

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1- The Joist spacing face to face should not exceed 30 76cm 

30'' (76cm)
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2- The ribs shall not be less than 410cm  wide and a depth of not more than 3 times
2
the minimum width of the rib 14 35cm .

h-total depth

If h is more,
use 2 way slab

3- The vertical shells of permanent fillers in contact with the Joist are permitted to be
included in the strength calculations involving shear or negative moments provided that
f ' c ( black )  f ' c ( Joist ) and in this case the slab min thickness should be
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1.5 4cm  or of the clear distance between the Joists whichever is smaller.
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4- When removable forms of fillers are used having less compressive strength, the
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thickness of concrete slab shell should not be less than clear distance between ribs
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nor less than 2 5cm .

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max 14'' (35cm) 2''(5cm) 4''(10cm)

min 12
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20'' (40cm) 30'' (76cm)

min 4'' (10cm)

(Carry Concentrated Load)

Girder Column
Joist
Beam

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Design Consideration

The design of concrete Joist floor systems involves: The slabs, the Joist (rib) and the girders.
The shrinkage and temperature reinforcement placed at right angles to the Joists. The concrete
slab is treated as if it is plain concrete. The short clear spans between joists are considered as
fixed at both ends.

Note
Rupture strength of plain concrete

f r  7.5 f 'c
Mn  Mu

1 3 1
b 2c 
3
MC M bh 2
   I 12 12 2 2 bh f
I S S    bc 
C C C 3 6

h
C
2

5 f 'c  psi
frn  no min al rupture stress
 
0.1475 f 'c kg / cm 2

Mn Mu 6 Mu
frn   
S S bh 2

6 Mu
hf  Safe Design
bfrn

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 6 Mu
h f min 
bfrn
Use greater value.
  2 5cm

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Example:

Design a one-way Joists slab system with 30 spacing to span center to center 26 .
Clear span is 24 _ 6 .
LL  80 psf and DL  20 psf . f ' c  3KSI and f y  60 KSI

Solution:

CL
30''

26' 24'-6''=24.5''

A A'
30''
CL

Cross section AA’ Top View

l  30 , fixed-fixed both sides continuous

a) Solid-Slab design
P  30 fixed-fixed
Continuous

l 30
1- h f    1.07 but hmin  2
28 28
Use h  2

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2- Mu max  Wu l 2 (fixed-fixed) P=spacing
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Wu  1.2W DL  1.6W LL
 lb  2 
WDL  WC  b DL   bh  b DL   150 3  1 ft   1 20  45lb
 ft  12 
WLL  b LL   1  80  80lb / ft

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 Wu  1.2 45  1.6 80  182lb / ft
2

Mumax 
1
182  30   94.79lb _ ft
12  12 

6Mu 6  94.79
3- h f min  bf rn

1 f rn 
required

5 f '  psi

f rn  c

1.325 f 'c kg / cm
2

f rn  5 3000  273.86

h f min  1.44 and h fassumed  2 OK

required provided

4- As req  As min  0.0018bh f

 0.0018112  2  0.0432in 2 / ft

5- Use wire mesh 66

W 2.9  2.9
As  0.058in 2 / ft

6''

6''

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b) Joist Design
b=38''
hf =2''

h=15''
30''

bw=8''
S
P 26  12
1- hmin    14.857  use h  15
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2- Assume bw  4

h h 15
1.5   2  bw    7.5
bw 2 2
h 15
bw    10
1.5 1.5

7.5  bw  10
bw must be a multiple of 2 and 3 
8  bw  10
(will fit up to 2#bars) USE bw  8"
2#8

16h f  bw  16 2  8  40


 26 12
3- b  l / 4   78 use b  38"
 4
s  bw  spacing  8  30  38
4- Wc    s  bw h f   bw h c    38  8 2  815 
150
 187.5
144

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WDL  Wc  S  DL   187.5   20  250.833lb / ft
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WLL  S  LL   253.33lb / ft
Wu  1.2WDL  1.6WLL  706.324lb / ft

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 1 Wu ln2
16

-ive
1 Wu ln2
11
For interior span
 1
Mu max  Wu l n2
16
(Table 12.1)
 1
Mu max  Wu l n2
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l n  24.5 ft


 Positive steel Mu max

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
Mu max   706.324 24.5 2  26.50k  ft
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 hf 
Mn F  0.85  f ' c  bh f  d    0.85  5  38  2   d   12
2
 2   2
d  h  2.5  15  2.5  12.5 IN

Mn F  185.73
Mn F  167.15  MuT  Re c tan gular T  beam

26.5
Rnreq   0.061KSI
0.9  38  12.5
2

3  2  0.061 
 req  0.85  1  1    0.0013   min
60  0.85  3 
Use  min  0.0033
As req   req bd  0.0033  38  12.5  1.57 IN 2

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2#8 bmin  7.3  bw  8 OK


 Negative steel Mu max

26  12
b  38 or l / 10   31.2
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Mu max   706.32 24.5 2  38.54k  ft
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d  h  2.5  12.5

38.54  12
Rn   0.41
0.9  8  12.5 2
 req  0.0075

As req  0.0075  8  12.5  0.75 IN 2

6 3000
 8  12.5  0.55
60000
As min
3 3000
 38  12.5  1.30IN 2  controls
60000
As min  As req
 As  1.30 IN 2

As  1.32 IN 2 3#6 
bmin  8.8 fit in b  31.2 

3#6

2#8

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Example:

Design a joist one-way slab

f ' c  280kg / cm 2 and f y  4200kg / cm 2

service LL  300kg / m 2
loads
 DL  75kg / m 2

Use 37 / 35 Filler Blocks

Top view
5m
Every 5m a column
direction of Joist
5m doesn't matter because
5x5m

5m

5m

5m

Cross section both ends continous

Solid Slab

Joist hordure
37/35

Typical interior would control

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Solution:

Solid Slab design parametric

Both ends continuous

l
hmin  l  hordure
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l  37cm
37
h f min   1.32cm but h f min  5cm
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Use h f  5cm

Joist Design parametric

Design with hordure block

l
Simply supported hmin  l  span
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l  5m
5  100
hmin   31.25cm
16
hwhordure  h  h f  31.25  5  26.25cm
use hw  30cm  h  30  5  35cm

h h h
1.5  2   bw 
bw 2 1.5

17.5  bw  23.33

If I use bw  18cm  2 30 (largest)

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 5 cm Temp & Shrinkage l = 5m

35 cm main
35 cm

18 cm 37 cm

Solid Slab Design:

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Mu max  Wu l 2 l  distance between two supports
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Wu  1.2W DL  1.6WLL
W DL  W H  WC  b DL 

 bh f  c 
b
Whw

weight portion  b DL  
 1m 
5
100
 2500kg / m 3  5
block
m
19kg / block   1 75kg / m 2  
 295kg / m
For 37 / 35 hw  30cm  weight per block  19kg / m
WLL  1 300   300kg / m
Wu  1.2W DL  1.6WLL  834kg / m
2

M u max 
1
 834 37   9.514kg  m 
12  100  


6 Mu 
h freq  
bf rn


 for plain concrete

f rn  0.1475 280  2.468 


6  9.514 
hreq   4.71  h provided  5cm ok 
1  2.468



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h freq  h fprovided  slab is designed as plain concrete; provide temperature and shrinkage
steel in both directions

As min  0.0018  100cm  5  0.90cm 2 / m

 6mm at 25cm As  4.13cm 2 / m
S  3h or 45cm  25cm

Controls

Joist Design:

Wu  1.2WDL  1.6W LL
S  37  18  55cm


WDL   s  bw h f  bwh    5blocks
m
 weight of block  S  DL 

2500
   55  18 5  18 35   5  19  55 75  340kg / m
100 2

WLL  S  LL   55  300  165kg / m

Wu  1.2WDL  1.6WLL  1.2 340  1.6165  672kg / m

5m

15
 5 cm
35 cm

18 cm 37 cm

Wu=672 kg/m
l=5m

R
5m

Handout page 754

Case 1 P -R

PL3 ( RPL
) L33
     
3EI Case 2 3EI
3EI
W

wL4
 
8 EI

Deflection 1  Deflection 2  0
RI 3 wl 4
0   free  
3EI 8 EI

3
R wL
8

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 Wu
3
F  0; V  Wu l  Wu l  0
8
MR

V
M
sup port
 0;
3 Wu l
8
V 3 L
M R  Wu L L   Wu L   0
5 Wu l
8
8 2
3 Wu l Wu l 2
8 MR 
M 9Wu l
2
8
x 128

(-) steel (+) steel

2
Wu l
8 MR
Wu
To find x

x
V

5
V  Wu l
8

To find x
3
M  Wu  l  x   Wu
 l  x  0  x 2

8 2

Wu l 2 672  5 2
M umax    2100kg  m
8 8
9 9
M umax  Wu l 2   672  5 2  1181 .25kg  m
128 128

M umax :
b  37  18  55cm d  35  6  29cm
 hf
Mn F   0.85 f ' c   bh f  d 
 5 29  5 
2

  0.85  280  55  100
 17344.2
 2 
Mn F  0.9  17344.25  15609.83kg.m  M u max
Rectangular T-Beam
1184 .25  100
Rn   2.84
0.9  55   29 
2

 req  0.00068   min use  min  0.0033

Asreq  0.0033  55  29  5.31cm 2

710mm As  5.50cm 2 4 layers N.G.

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 512mm As  5.65cm 2 3 layers N.G.
316mm As  6.03cm 2
2 layers N.G.
2 20mm As  6.28cm 2 ok bmin 16  18

 1 
d actual  h  C  d s  d b   35   40  6  0.5 20  / 10  29.4cm  d assumed
 2 
Mn  MuT

f 'c   d 
As max  0.75  0.85  bh f  bw 1 c  h f 
fy
  c   y 
  
 
280  0 .85  0.003  29.4
 0.75  0.85  55  5  18  5   19.11 ok
4200   4200 
 0.003  
  2.10 5 

2φ20 mm


Mu max :
2100  100
Rn   15.41
0.9  18  29 2
 req  0.0038  As req  0.0038  18  29  1.98cm 2 ; 280
1.59   18  29  3.31cm 2
4200
280
As min  0.795   55  29  5.05cm 2 ; As  5.05cm 2 controls
4200
l
Steel placed in b  55cm or  50cm whichever is smaller
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Choose 218 As  5.09cm 2 b  16cm  50cm ok

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2φ18

3D view
φ6 mm @25mm

2φ18

2φ20

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