One-Way Slab Design Example
1 Given Data
• Clear span, L = 3.5 m
• Width of supports = 200 mm
• Live load = 4 kN/m2
• Floor finish = 1 kN/m2
• Grade of Concrete: M20, fck = 20 N/mm2
• Steel Reinforcement: Fe415, fy = 415 N/mm2
2 Depth of Slab
Assuming depth:
span 3500
d= = = 140 mm
25 25
Using 10 mm diameter bars and a clear cover of 20 mm:
Effective depth, d = 140 mm
Overall depth, D = 165 mm
3 Effective Span
The least value of:
• Clear span + effective depth: 3.5 + 0.14 = 3.64 m
• Centre-to-centre of supports: 3.5 + 0.20 = 3.70 m
⇒ Lef f = 3.64 m
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4 Loads
• Self-weight of slab: 0.165 × 25 = 4.125 kN/m2
• Floor finish = 1.000 kN/m2
• Live load = 4.000 kN/m2
Total service load, w = 9.125 kN/m
Ultimate load, wu = 1.5 × 9.125 = 13.69 kN/m
5 Ultimate Moments and Shear Forces
Mu = 0.125wu L2 = 0.125 × 13.69 × 3.642 = 22.67 kN.m
Vu = 0.5wu L = 0.5 × 13.69 × 3.64 = 24.92 kN
6 Limiting Moment of Resistance
Mu,lim = 0.138fck bd2
= (0.138 × 20 × 1000 × 1402 ) × 10−6
= 54 kN.m
Since Mu < Mu,lim , the section is under-reinforced.
7 Main Reinforcements
Ast fy
Mu = (0.87fy Ast d) 1 −
bdfck
6 415Ast
22.67 × 10 = (0.87 × 415Ast × 140) 1 −
1000 × 140 × 20
Solving for Ast :
Ast = 524 mm2
Using 10 mm diameter bars:
1000 × Ast 1000 × 78.5
sv = = = 150 mm
Ast 524
Adopt spacing of **150 mm**, with alternate bars bent up at supports.
8 Distribution Reinforcement
Ast = 0.12% of gross cross-sectional area
(0.0012 × 1000 × 165) = 198 mm2
Provide **8 mm bars at 250 mm c/c** (Ast = 201 mm2 ).
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9 Check for Shear Stress
Vu 24.92 × 103 2
τv = = = 0.178 N/mm
bd 1000 × 140
100Ast 100 × 0.5 × 524
pt = = = 0.187
bd 1000 × 140
Permissible shear stress in slab (Table 19, IS:456):
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τc = (1.27 × 0.28) = 0.30 N/mm > τv
Shear stress is **within safe limits**.
10 Check for Deflection Control
(L/d)max = (L/d)basic × Kt × Kc × Kf
Kt = (100 × 524)/(1000 × 140) = 0.37
From IS456 tables:
• Fig. 8.1, K1 = 1.40
• Fig. 8.2, Kc = 1.00
• Fig. 8.3, Kf = 1.00
(L/d)max = 20 × 1.40 × 1.00 × 1.00 = 28
(L/d)actual = 3600/140 = 26 < 28
**Deflection limit is satisfied.**
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Figure 1: Detialing of One Way Slab