5.

Design of One-way Slab

Given Data : Find : As,At & ϕMn

Compressive strength of concrete f'c := 25 MPa

Yeild strength of reinforcement fy := 390 MPa

Height of Slab h := 120 mm

Width of slab b := 1000 mm

π d b
2
Bending bar diameter d b := 12 mm Ad :=
4
Clear cover of slab Cc := 30 mm
db
Effective depth of slab d := h − Cc −
2
Bending Moment M u := 25 kN m

Solution Reference
1. Define ρ

Equivalent depth factor

β1 := 0.85 if f'c  28 MPa (ACI.10.2.7.3)

  f'c − 28 MPa 

0.85 − 0.05    if 28 MPa < f'c  55 MPa
  7 MPa 
0.65 otherwise

β1 = 0.85

Minimum tesion reinforcement ratio

 f'c 
  MPa 

ρmin := max 0.25 
MPa
,
1.4  MPa 
(ACI.10.5)
 
 fy fy

ρmin = 0.004
Balanced tension reinforcement ratio

f'c
ρb := β1  0.85   
 600 MPa 
fy 600 MPa + fy 
 
ρb = 0.028

Maximum tension reinforcement ratio

ρmax := 0.75  ρb ρmax = 0.021 (ACI.10.3.5)

Total tension reinforcement ratio

Mu kN
Rn := Rn = 3936.76 
2 2
0.9  b  d m

f'c 2 R n 
ρ := 0.85  1 − 1 −  ρ = 0.011
fy  0.85  f'c 


Section := "Enough Section" if ρmin  ρ  ρmax

"Increase Section" otherwise

Section = "Enough Section"

Reinforcement areas require

(
As.req := max ρ b  d , ρmin b  d ) As.req = 945.598  mm
2

fs := fy if ρb > ρ fs = 390 MPa

  0.85  f'c 
600 MPa   β1  − 1 otherwise
ρ fy
  

Rebar dimeter d b = 12 mm .

π d b
2
2
Areas Ad := Ad = 113.097  mm
4
  As.req 
Number of rebars n := ceil  n=9
 Ad 
2
As.pro := n  Ad As.pro = 1017.876  mm

The depth of equivalent compression rectangular stress block

As.pro  fs
a := a = 18.681  mm
0.85  f'c b

Distance from extreme compression fiber to neutral axis

a = β1  c (ACI.10.2.7.1)

a
c := c = 21.978  mm
β1

Compressive Strain in concrete

ε cu := 0.003 (ACI.10.2.3)

Tensile strain in tension reinforcement

ε t :=  d − c ε ε t = 0.008
 c  cu
 

Section Behavior := "Tension controlled section" if ε t  0.005 (ACI. 9.3.2)

"Compression controlled section" if ε t  0.002

"Transition region" otherwise

Section Behavior = "Tension controlled section"

Strength reduction factors (ACI. 9.3.2)

ϕ := 0.9 if ε t  0.005
0.65 if ε t  0.002

0.65 + ε t − 0.002  

250 
 otherwise
  3 

ϕ = 0.9
2. Calculate Moment Capacity

ϕM n := ϕ As.pro  fy  d −
a
 ϕM n = 26.674  kN m
 2

Section := "Safe" if ϕM n  M u
"Fail" if ϕM n < M u

Section = "Safe"

3. Calculate Spacing of Slab Rebar

 b − 2 40 mm 
Sreq :=   Sreq = 102.222  mm
 n 

Smax := min( 3 h , 450 mm) Smax = 360 mm

( (
Suse := Floor min Sreq , Smax , 10 mm ) ) Suse = 100 mm

Temperature Reinforcement

At := ( 0.002  b h) if fy  350 MPa At = 232.615  mm

2

( 0.0018  b h) if fy = 420 MPa

0.0018  b  h   420 MPa  otherwise

  f 
  y 

 At 
n t := ceil  nt = 3
 Ad 

St.req :=
 b − 2 40 mm  St.req = 306.667  mm
 
 nt


St.max := min( 5 h , 450 mm) St.max = 450 mm

( (
St.use := Floor min St.req , St.max , 10 mm ) ) St.use = 300 mm