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SLAB ON GROUND (ACI 360R)

In accordance with Guide to Design of Slab-on-Ground per ACI 360R-10
Tedds calculation version 1.0.00
#4@6" each way
8 in

Slab foundation-refer to Section 4.1 of ACI 360R

Design method
Design method publisher; Portland Cement Association
Materials and site properties
Slab thickness; h = 8 in
Specified compressive strength of concrete; f'c = 3500 psi
Subgrade modulus; k = 150 lb/in3
Wheel specifications
Axle type; Single-axle
Number of wheels at end of each axle; Single wheel
Wheel center to center spacing; S = 100 in
Loading details
Load location; Interior
Axle load; Pa = 36.19 kips
Safety factor; FS = 2
Load contact area per wheel; Ac = 100 in2
By iteration assumend trial thickness; htrial = 10 in
The following output is based on the use of this trial thickness in the design charts in Appendix A of ACI 360R
Effective contact area per wheel (Fig. A1.2); Ac_eff = 99 in2
Slab thickness design
Modulus of rupture of concrete; fr = 9  (f'c  1 psi) = 532.4 psi
Concrete working stress; ft_allow = fr / FS = 266.2 psi
Slab stress / 1000 lb axle load; ft = ft_allow / (Pa / 1 kips) = 7.4 psi
Required slab thickness (Fig. A1.1); hmin = 9.68 in
hmin / h = 1.21
FAIL - Slab thickness is not adequate to avoid live load-induced cracks
Crack control options
Reinforcement type; Bar reinforcement
Reinforcement provided; #4@6" each way
Area of reinf. provided; As_prov = 0.39 in2/ft
Minimum area of reinf. required; As_req = 0.005 × h = 0.48 in2/ft
As_req / As_prov = 1.222
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FAIL - Area of minimum reinforcement exceeds provided area

Note - Min. steel is calculated based on 0.5% (PCA 2001) of slab cross section area for crack-width control (8.3)
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