Lecture 33 - Design of Two-Way Floor Slab System

April 10, 2001 CVEN 444

Lecture Goals
One-way and two-way slab Slab thickness, h

Comparison of One-way and Two-way OneTwoslab behavior

One-way slabs carry load in one direction. Two-way slabs carry load in two directions.

Comparison of One-way and Two-way OneTwoslab behavior

One-way and two-way slab action carry load in two directions.

One-way slabs: Generally, long side/short side > 1.5

Comparison of One-way and Two-way OneTwoslab behavior

Flat slab

Two-way slab with beams

Comparison between a two-way twoslab verses a one-way slab oneFor flat plates and slabs the column connections can vary between:

Comparison of One-way and Two-way OneTwoslab behavior

Flat Plate

Waffle slab

Comparison of One-way and Two-way OneTwoslab behavior

The two-way ribbed slab and waffled slab system: General thickness of the slab is 2 to 4 in.

Comparison of One-way and Two-way OneTwoslab behavior Economic Choices

Flat Plate suitable span 20 to 25 ft with LL= 60 -100 psf Advantages Low cost formwork Exposed flat ceilings Fast Disadvantages Low shear capacity Low Stiffness (notable deflection)

Comparison of One-way and Two-way OneTwoslab behavior Economic Choices

Flat Slab suitable span 20 to 30 ft with LL= 80 -150 psf Advantages Low cost formwork Exposed flat ceilings Fast Disadvantages Need more formwork for capital and panels

Comparison of One-way and Two-way OneTwoslab behavior Economic Choices

Waffle Slab suitable span 30 to 48 ft with LL= 80 -150 psf Advantages Carries heavy loads Attractive exposed ceilings Fast Disadvantages Formwork with panels is expensive

Comparison of One-way and Two-way OneTwoslab behavior Economic Choices

One-way Slab on beams suitable span 10 to 20 ft with LL= 60-100 psf Can be used for larger spans with relatively higher cost and higher deflections One-way joist floor system is suitable span 20 to 30 ft with LL= 80-120 psf Deep ribs, the concrete and steel quantities are relative low Expensive formwork expected.

Comparison of One-way and Two-way OneTwoslab behavior

ws =load taken by short direction wl = load taken by long direction HA = HB
5ws A4 384 EI 5wl B 4 384 EI

ws

B4

wl A4 Rule of Thumb: For B/A > 2, design as one-way slab

For B ! 2A ws ! 16 wl

TwoTwo-Way Slab Design

Static Equilibrium of Two-Way Slabs

Analogy of two-way slab to plank and beam floor Section A-A: Moment per ft width in planks Total Moment
M ! wl12 8 k - ft/ft

! wl2

l12 8

k - ft

TwoTwo-Way Slab Design

Static Equilibrium of Two-Way Slabs

Analogy of two-way slab to plank and beam floor wl1 k/ t Uniform load on each beam 2 wl1 l22 k - ft lb ! Moment in one beam (Sec: B-B) 2 8

TwoTwo-Way Slab Design

Static Equilibrium of Two-Way Slabs

Total Moment in both beams

! wl1

2 l2

k - ft

8 Full load was transferred east-west by the planks and then was transferred north-south by the beams;

The same is true for a two-way slab or any other floor system.

General Design Concepts

(1) Direct Design Method (DDM) Limited to slab systems to uniformly distributed loads and supported on equally spaced columns. Method uses a set of coefficients to determine the design moment at critical sections. Two-way slab system that do not meet the limitations of the ACI Code 13.6.1 must be analyzed more accurate procedures

General Design Concepts

(2) Equivalent Frame Method (EFM) A three dimensional building is divided into a series of two-dimensional equivalent frames by cutting the building along lines midway between columns. The resulting frames are considered separately in the longitudinal and transverse directions of the building and treated floor by floor.

Equivalent Frame Method (EFM)

Longitudinal equivalent frame

Transverse equivalent frame

Equivalent Frame Method (EFM)

Elevation of the frame

Perspective view

Method of Analysis
(1) Elastic Analysis Concrete slab may be treated as an elastic plate. Use Timoshenkos method of analyzing the structure. Finite element analysis

Method of Analysis
(2) Plastic Analysis The yield method used to determine the limit state of slab by considering the yield lines that occur in the slab as a collapse mechanism. The strip method, where slab is divided into strips and the load on the slab is distributed in two orthogonal directions and the strips are analyzed as beams. The optimal analysis presents methods for minimizing the reinforcement based on plastic analysis

Method of Analysis
(3) Nonlinear analysis Simulates the true load-deformation characteristics of a reinforced concrete slab with finite-element method takes into consideration of nonlinearities of the stress-strain relationship of the individual members.

Column and Middle Strips

The slab is broken up into column and middle strips for analysis

Minimum Slab Thickness for two-way twoconstruction

The ACI Code 9.5.3 specifies a minimum slab thickness to control deflection. There are three empirical limitations for calculating the slab thickness (h), which are based on experimental research. If these limitations are not met, it will be necessary to compute deflection.

Minimum Slab Thickness for two-way twoconstruction

(a) For 0.2 e E m e 2

fy l n 0 .8  200,000 h! E 36  5 F  m  0.2
fy in psi. But not less than 5 in.

Minimum Slab Thickness for two-way twoconstruction

(b) For 2 E m

fy l n 0 .8  200,000 h!
36  9
fy in psi. But not less than 3.5 in.

Minimum Slab Thickness for two-way twoconstruction

(c) For E m

0.2

Use the following table

Minimum Slab Thickness for two-way twoconstruction

Slabs without interior beams spanning between supports and ratio of long span to short span < 2
See section 9.5.3.3 For slabs with beams spanning between supports on all sides.

Minimum Slab Thickness for two-way twoconstruction

The definitions of the terms are: h = Minimum slab thickness without interior beams ln = Clear span in the long direction measured face to face of column F! the ratio of the long to short clear span Em= The average value of E for all beams on the sides of the panel.

Definition of Beam-to-Slab Stiffness Ratio, E Beam-toAccounts for stiffness effect of beams located along slab edge reduces deflections of panel adjacent to beams.

E!

flexural stiffness of beam flexural stiffness of slab

Definition of Beam-to-Slab Stiffness Ratio, E Beam-toE! 4E cb I b / l 4E cs I s / l ! E cb I b E cs I s

E cb ! Modulus of elasticity of beam concrete E sb ! Modulus of elasticity of slab concrete I b ! Moment of inertia of uncracked beam I s ! Moment of inertia of uncracked slab

With width bounded laterally by centerline of adjacent panels on each side of the beam.

Beam and Slab Sections for calculation of E

Beam and Slab Sections for calculation of E

Beam and Slab Sections for calculation of E

Definition of beam cross-section Charts may be used to calculate EFig. 13-21

Minimum Slab Thickness for two-way twoconstruction

Slabs without drop panels meeting 13.3.7.1 and 13.3.7.2, tmin = 5 in Slabs with drop panels meeting 13.3.7.1 and 13.3.7.2, tmin = 4 in

Example
A flat plate floor system with panels 24 by 20 ft is supported on 20 in. square columns. Determine the minimum slab thickness required for the interior and corner panels. Use fc = 4 ksi and fy = 60 ksi

Example
The floor system consists of solid slabs and beams in two directions supported on 20 in square columns. Determine the minimum slab thickness required for an interior panel. Use fc = 4 ksi and fy = 60 ksi

Example

The cross-sections are:

Example
The resulting cross section: