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Slab Thickness Guidelines & Ratios

This document discusses slab thickness guidelines for various types of slabs. It provides thickness recommendations based on thumb rules relating thickness to span length as well as L/d ratio guidelines. The types of slabs discussed include one-way slabs, two-way slabs, cantilever slabs, flat slabs, and grid floors. A table is also included showing maximum permissible spans for one-way slabs at different total depth measurements.

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Slab Thickness Guidelines & Ratios

This document discusses slab thickness guidelines for various types of slabs. It provides thickness recommendations based on thumb rules relating thickness to span length as well as L/d ratio guidelines. The types of slabs discussed include one-way slabs, two-way slabs, cantilever slabs, flat slabs, and grid floors. A table is also included showing maximum permissible spans for one-way slabs at different total depth measurements.

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SLAB

Slab Thickness

(1) One way slab

Based on thumb rule:

Edge Condition Overall slab thickness


Simply Supported slab 40 to 50 mm / metre span
Continuous slab 40 mm/ metre of span
Based on L/d ratio :

Support condition L/d ratio


Simply Supported slab 25
Continuous slab 30
(2) Two way slab :

Based on thumb rule:

Edge Condition Overall slab thickness


Simply Supported slab 40 mm / metre span
Continuous slab 35 mm/ metre of span

Based on L/d ratio :

Case 1:

For span Lx up to 3.50 m and Live Load up to 3.0 KN/m 2


Support condition L/d ratio
Simply Supported slab 28
Continuous slab 32

Case 2:

For span Lx > 3.50 m and Live load > 3.0 KN/m2

Support condition L/d ratio


Simply Supported slab 25
Continuous slab 30

(3) Cantilever slab :


Based on thumb rule:
D= 110 mm to 150 mm/ metre of span at support.
Do= 50 mm up to span 1.20 m & 75 mm above 1.50 m at free end.

Based on L/d ratio:

L/ d ratio = 9 to 11

(4) Flat slab


Based on thumb rule:

(i) Flat slab without drop = 350 mm / metre


(ii) Flat slab with drop = 285 mm / metre

Based on L/d ratio :

Flat slab without drop and without column capital = L/28

Flat slab with drops and columns with capital = L/35 where L is the
Longer span

(5) Grid Floor :


Based on thumb rule:

Panel up to 2.0 m width = 80 mm thick


Panel above 2.0 m width =100 mm thick

Based on L/d ratio :


Simply supported two way grid panels = l/25

TABLE

MAXIMUM SPAN FOR ONEWAY SLABS WITH


RESPECT TO TOTAL DEPTH

Total Depth of Maximum Permissible Span for


slab Simply One edge Both ends Cantilever slab
supported Continuous Continuous
slab

100 mm(4”) 2.03 m 2.44 m 2.84 m 1.02 m


( 6’- 8”) ( 8’- 0”) ( 9’- 4”) ( 3’- 4”)
115 mm(4½”) 2.29 m 2.74 m 3.20 m 1.14 m
( 7’- 6”) ( 9’- 0”) ( 10’- 6”) ( 3- 9”)

125 mm(5”) 2.54 m 3.05 m 3.56 m 1.27 m


( 8’- 4”) ( 10’- 0”) ( 11’- 8”) ( 4’- 2”)

138 mm(5½”) 2.79 m 3.35 m 3.91 m 1.40 m


( 9’- 2”) ( 11’- 0”) ( 12’- 10”) ( 4- 7”)

150 mm(6”) 3.05 m 3.66 m 4.27 m 1.52 m


( 10’- 0”) ( 12’- 0”) ( 14’- 0”) ( 5’- 0”)

162.5 3.30 m 3.96 m 4.62 m 1.65 m


mm(6½”) ( 10- 10”) ( 13- 0”) ( 15- 2”) ( 5- 5”)

175 mm(7”) 3.56 m 4.27 m 4.98 m 1.78 m


( 11’- 8”) ( 14’- 0”) ( 16’- 4”) ( 5’- 10”)

187.5 3.81 m 4.57 m 5.33 m 1.91 m


mm(7½”) ( 12’- 6”) ( 15’- 0”) ( 17’- 6”) ( 6’- 3”)

Reference L/20 L/24 L/28 L/10

Where L = effective span of slab.

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