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Design a one-way slab for an exterior bay of a multi-story office building using the
information specified below.

Interior Span

Exterior Span

slab
span

Beam
Spacing

Beam
Spacing

Beam
Spacing

Beam
Spacing

Exterior Span

Lbeam

Lbeam

Lbeam

Plan View of Floor System

Assume partitions will not be damaged by deflections. Round slab thickness up to the nearest
.
wSD = 20 psf
wLL = 80 psf

span = 80 ft
beam spacing = 16 ft

f'c = 4000 psi

fy = 60,000 psi

t_stab = ?
b_w of beam = 16 in

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1) Slab Thickness, t.
Use ACI Table 9.5(a): hmin = L / 28,
L = distance from center of support to center of support = beam spacing = 16 ft
hmin = (16 x 12/) / 28 = 6.857 ,

use h = 7.0

2) Design Flexure Reinforcement at each Section

- - - - - - - - - - - - - Section @ Midspan - - - - - - - - - 2.1 Flexural Strength
2.1.1 Mu
ACI moment coefficient = 16 (ACI 8.3.3)

ln2
16
wu = 1.2 ( wself + wSD ) + 1.6 w L

M u = wu

12"
7"
)(
) = 0.0875 klf
wself = (0.150kcf )(
12" /' 12" /'
wu = 1.2[0.0875klf + (0.02 ksf )(1' )] + 1.6 (0.08ksf )(1' ),
ln = clear span = beam spacing bw of beam = 16'
M u = (0.257 klf )

(14.67' ) 2
,
16

wu = 0.257 klf

16"
= 14.67 ft
12" / 1
M u = 3.46k ft

2.1.2 As for Mn > Mu

Using spreadsheet, can use:

#4 @ 18, As = 0.133 in2 / ft
#3 @ 9, As = 0.147 in2 / ft
Use #3 @ 9 (better distribution), As = 0.147 in2 / ft
Calc. Mn
dmax = 7 (0.75 + (3/8)) = 6.06,

use d = 6.0

FH = 0, C = T

0.85 fc a b = As fy ,

Assume steel yields

0.85 (4 ksi) a (12) = (0.147 in2) (60 ksi),

a = 0.216

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0.003 s + 0.003
=
yt
d

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s = 0.0678

0.003 s + .003
=
0.216"
6.0"
0.85
Therefore:

Steel has yielded (s > y = 0.002)

= 0.90 (et > 0.005)

Mn = As fy (d a/2) = (0.90)(0.147 in2)(60 ksi) [ (6.0 0.216/2)] 1/12

Mn = 3.89 k-ft
Mn = 3.89 k-ft > 3.46 k-ft = Mu, OK
2.2 Check for Ductile Failure

Under-reinforced if As < As_min

As_min = 0.0018 b h (ACI 7.12.2.1)
As_min = 0.151 in2

As_min = 0.0018 (12)(7),

As = 0.147 in2 < 0.151 in2 = As_min , NG

Use #3 @ 8, As = 0.165 in2

Over-reinforced if t < 0.004 (ACI 10.3.5)

Re-compute t since As has changed

0.003 t + 0.003
=
yy
d
a : 0.85 f c'ab = As f y
0.85 (4ksi ) a (12in ) = (0.165 in 2 )(60ksi ), a = 0.243 in
0.003 t + 0.003
=
, t = 0.0600
0.243
6 in
0.85
t = 0.0600 > 0.004, OK
2.3 Check Distribution of Reinforcement

max spacing = min[ 3h, 18 ]

ACI 7.12.2.2

max spacing = min[ 3 x 7, 18] = 18

spacing = 8 < 18, OK

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- - - - - - - - - - - - - Section @ Ext. Face of 1st Interior Support - - - - - - - - - 2.1 Flexural Strength

2.1.1 Mu
2
ln2
klf (14.67' )
M u = wu
= (0.257 )
10
10

Mu = 5.53 k-ft

2.1.2 As for Mn > Mu

Carry of mid-span reinforcement full length of beam and through supports

As = 0.083 in2 / ft
As: of #3 @ 8 = #3 @ 16,
Using spreadsheet, can use:
#5 @ 18, As = 0.207 in2 / ft
#3 @ 6, As = 0.220 in2 / ft
Use #3 @ 6 (better distribution), As = 0.220 in2 / ft
Calc. Mn
dmax = 7 (0.75 + (3/8)) = 6.06,

use d = 6.0

d = 0.75 + (3/8 in) = 0.9378

use d = 1.0

from spreadsheet: yt = 0.381

a = b1 yt = 0.85 (0.381)

a = 0.329

0.003 s + 0.003
=
yt
d

s = 0.0442

0.003 s + .003
=
0.381"
6.0"
Therefore:

Steel has yielded (s > y = 0.002)

= 0.90 (es > 0.005)

s'
0.003
=
yt
yt d '
0.003
s'
=
, s' = 0.00487
0.381" 0.381"1.0"
d

t
s = y0.00415
Note: since d > yt , top steel is in tension

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fs = es Es = (0.00487)(29,000 ksi) = 141 ksi > 60 ksi, use fs = 60 ksi

Cs = As fs = (0.083 in2)(60 ksi)

Cs = 4.98 k

Mn = [As fy (d a/2) + Cs(d a/2)]= 0.90[(0.220 in2)(60 ksi)(6.0 0.446/2)

Mn = 6.01 k-ft

+ (4.98k)(1.0 0.446/2)] 1/12

Mn = 6.01 k-ft > 5.53 k-ft = Mu, OK

2.2 Check for Ductile Failure

Under-reinforced if As < As_min

As_min = 0.0018 b h (ACI 7.12.2.1)
As_min = 0.0018 (12)(7) = 0.151 in2
As = 0.220 in2 < 0.151 in2 = As_min , OK
Over-reinforced if t < 0.004 (ACI 10.3.5)

t = 0.0372 > 0.004, OK

2.3 Check Distribution of Reinforcement

max spacing = min[ 3h, 18 ]

ACI 7.12.2.2

max spacing = min[ 3 x 7, 18] = 18

spacing = 8 < 18, OK
3. Temperature & Shrinkage Reinforcement

As_temp = 0.151 in2 (= As_min from pg 3/6)

max spacing = 18

Use #3 @ 8 (As = 0.165 in2) for Temp. & Shrink. Steel

(transverse to the flexural steel)

Sketch of Elevation View on following page.