Design of Slabs - Examples
by
Dawit W. (MSc)
Reinforced Concrete Design-I (RC I)
Faculty of Civil and Water Resources Engineering
Bahir Dar Institute of Technology
Bahir Dar University
April, 2025
Contents
• Example 21
• Example 22
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Example 21
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Example 21, One-Way Slab
A rectangular concrete slab is simply supported on masonry wall
of 250mm thickness and the spacing between the masonry wall
is 3.75m. The slab has to carry a distributed permanent action of
1kN/m2 (not including self weight) and a variable action of
3kN/m2. The material to be used are concrete class of C25/30
and S-460 (Class B) steel. The slab is inside building which can
resist 1 hour fire and is designed for a design life of 50 years.
Design the slab. (Assume the diameter of bar to be 10mm)
The layout and cross-sectional views of the slab is shown below
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Example 21, One-Way Slab
3.75m
20mm floor finish (Marble)
30mm cement screed
RC slab
20mm ceiling plaster 5
Example 21, One-Way Slab
Take the following parameters:
• Unit weight of Marble floor finish (γff) = 27kN/mm3
• Unit weight of Cement screed (γcs) = 23kN/mm3
• Unit weight of Reinforced concrete (γff) = 25kN/mm3
• Unit weight of Ceiling plaster (γff) = 27kN/mm3
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Example 21, Solution
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Example 21, Solution
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Example 21, Solution
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Example 21, Solution
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Example 21, Solution
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Example 21, Solution
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Example 21, Solution
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Example 21, Solution
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Example 21, Solution
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Example 21, Solution
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Example 21, Solution
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Example 21, Solution
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Example 21, Solution
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Example 21, Solution
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Example 21, Solution
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Example 22
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Example 22, Two-Way Slab
Consider a floor plan shown below. All panels in the floor level
are suppose to serve for gymnastic purpose. A partition load of
3kN/m2 can be considered. The material to be used are concrete
class of C20/25 and S-400 (Class B) steel. Assume the thickness
of the slab to be 180mm and concrete cover of 20mm. Design
the interior panel on axis A-B/2-3 (Panel 3) and show the
reinforcement on sketch of the cross-section and in plan. The
finishing materials are 20mm marble, 30mm cement screed and
20mm ceiling plaster
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Example 22, Two-Way Slab
1 2 3
Panel 5 1.5m
A
Panel 1 Panel 3 Panel 6 3.5m
Panel 2 Panel 4 3.5m
C
8m 5m 2m
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Example 22, Two-Way Slab
Take the following parameters:
• Unit weight of Marble floor finish (γff) = 27kN/mm3
• Unit weight of Cement screed (γcs) = 23kN/mm3
• Unit weight of Reinforced concrete (γff) = 25kN/mm3
• Unit weight of Ceiling plaster (γff) = 27kN/mm3
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Example 22, Solution
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Example 22, Solution
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Example 22, Solution
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Example 22, Solution
Table 6.1 – Categories of use
(ES EN 1991)
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Example 22, Solution
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Example 22, Solution
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Example 22, Solution
𝐿𝑦 𝐿𝑦
𝐿𝑥
> 2 → One-way Slab and 𝐿𝑥
≤ 2 → Two-way Slab
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Example 22, Solution
1 2 3
1.5m
A
3.5m
3.5m
C
8m 5m 2m
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Example 22, Solution
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Example 22, Solution
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Example 22, Solution
Panel 3 (Interior panel Support Condition = 1)
𝑳𝒙 = 𝟑. 𝟓𝒎 𝑳𝒚
= 𝟏. 𝟒𝟑
𝑳𝒙
𝑳𝒚 = 𝟓𝒎
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Example 22, Solution
α𝒊 𝑳𝒚 𝑳𝒚 𝑳𝒚
= 𝟏. 𝟒 = 𝟏. 𝟒𝟑 = 𝟏. 𝟓
𝑳𝒙 𝑳𝒙 𝑳𝒙
α𝒙𝒔 0.05 α𝒙𝒔 0.053
α𝒙𝒇 0.037 α𝒙𝒇 0.04
αxs = 0.0509 αxf = 0.0379 αys = 0.032 αyf = 0.024
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Example 22, Solution
Panel 3 (Interior panel Support Condition = 1)
αxs = 0.051
αxf = 0.038
αys = 0.032
αyf = 0.024
= 0.0509 × 19.91 × 3.52 = 12.44𝑘𝑁 − 𝑚 𝑚
= 0.0379 × 19.91 × 3.52 = 9.27𝑘𝑁 − 𝑚 𝑚
= 0.032 × 19.91 × 3.52 = 7.8𝑘𝑁 − 𝑚 𝑚
= 0.0379 × 19.91 × 3.52 = 5.85𝑘𝑁 − 𝑚 𝑚
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Example 22, Solution
Panel 4 (Exterior panel Support Condition = 4)
𝑳𝒙 = 𝟑. 𝟓𝒎 𝑳𝒚
= 𝟏. 𝟒𝟑
𝑳𝒙
𝑳𝒚 = 𝟓𝒎
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Example 22, Solution
α𝒊 𝑳𝒚 𝑳𝒚 𝑳𝒚
= 𝟏. 𝟒 = 𝟏. 𝟒𝟑 = 𝟏. 𝟓
𝑳𝒙 𝑳𝒙 𝑳𝒙
α𝒙𝒔 0.074 α𝒙𝒔 0.078
α𝒙𝒇 0.055 α𝒙𝒇 0.059
αxs = 0.075 αxf = 0.056 αys = 0.047 αyf = 0.036
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Example 22, Solution
Panel 4 (Interior panel Support Condition = 4)
αxs = 0.075
αxf = 0.056
αys = 0.047
αyf = 0.036
= 0.075 × 19.91 × 3.52 = 18.29𝑘𝑁 − 𝑚 𝑚
= 0.056 × 19.91 × 3.52 = 13.66𝑘𝑁 − 𝑚 𝑚
= 0.047 × 19.91 × 3.52 = 11.46𝑘𝑁 − 𝑚 𝑚
= 0.036 × 19.91 × 3.52 = 8.78𝑘𝑁 − 𝑚 𝑚
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Example 22, Solution
Panel 5 (Exterior panel Support Condition = Cantilever)
𝑳𝒙 = 𝟏. 𝟓𝒎
𝑀𝑆𝑢𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑡 = 0.5 × 𝑃𝑑 × 𝐿𝑥 2
𝑀𝑆𝑢𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑡 = 0.5 × 19.91 × 1.52 = 22.4𝑘𝑁 − 𝑚 𝑚
Panel 6 (Exterior panel Support Condition = Cantilever)
𝑳𝒙 = 𝟐𝒎
𝑀𝑆𝑢𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑡 = 0.5 × 𝑃𝑑 × 𝐿𝑥 2
𝑀𝑆𝑢𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑡 = 0.5 × 19.91 × 22 = 39.82𝑘𝑁 − 𝑚 𝑚
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Example 22, Solution
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Example 22, Solution
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Example 22, Solution
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Example 22, Solution
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Example 22, Solution
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Example 22, Solution
Action effects on panel 3
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Example 22, Solution
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Example 22, Solution
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Example 22, Solution
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