VEERENDRA KUMAR

FLAT SLAB
( INTRODUCTION )

a reinforced
concrete slab
supported
directly by
concrete
columns
without the
use of beams

FLAT SLAB

( INTRODUCTION )

Components of flat slabs:

Drops:
To resist the punching shear which is predominant at the
contact of slab and column Support, the drop dimension
should not be less than one -third of panel length in that
Direction.

Column heads:
Certain amount of negative moment is transferred from the
slab to the column at he support.To resist this negative
moment the area at the support needs to be increased .this
is facilitated by providing column capital/heads.

Panel :
A part of the slab bounded on each of

the four sides by centre line of column is called panel

Components of flat slabs:

BENEFITS
Flexibility in room layout

Saving in building height

Shorter construction time

Ease of installation of M&E services

Prefabricated welded mesh
Buildable score

Punching shear
Punching shear is a
type of failure of

reinforced concrete
slabs subjected to high
localized forces. In flat
slab structures this
occurs at column
support points. The
failure is due to shear:

Definition..

Failure Zones

DESIGN
METHODOLOGY

DESIGN
METHODOLOGY
The Finite Element Analysis

The Simplified Method

The Equivalent Frame Method

The Finite Element Analysis

Based upon the division of complicated structures

into smaller and simpler pieces (elements) whose

behaviour can be formulated.
E.g of software includes SAFE, ADAPT,
STAAD Pro etc
Results includes
moment and shear envelopes
contour of structural deformation

EQUIVALENT FRAME METHOD

Most commonly used method

The flat slab structure is divided longitudinally and

transversely into frames consisting of columns and

strips of slabs with :
Stiffness of members based on concrete alone
For vertical loading, full width of the slab is used to
evaluate stiffness
Effect of drop panel may be neglected if dimension <
lx/3

ANALYSISES
IS DONE WITH TYPICAL FLOOR PLAN