Reinforcement Detailing of RCC Slabs
Reinforcement Detailing of RCC Slabs
Reinforcement Detailing of RCC Slabs
SLABS
Reinforcement detailing of a slab is done based on its support conditions.
Slab may be supported on walls or beams or columns. Slab supported
directly by columns are called flat slab.
Slab supported on two sides and bending takes place predominantly in one
direction only is called One Way Slab. On the other hand, when slab is
supported on all four sides and bending take place in two directions are said
to be Two Way Slab.
The slabs having ratio of longer length to its shorter length (L y/Lx) greater
than 2 is called one way slab otherwise as two way slab. In one way slab
main reinforcement is parallel to shorter direction and the reinforcement
parallel to longer direction is called distribution steel. In two way slab main
reinforcement is provided along both direction.
Slabs could be simply supported, continuous or cantilever. In two way slab
the corners may be held down by restraints or may be allowed to lift up.
Additional torsion reinforcement is required at corners when it is restrained
against uplifting as shown in Fig.1.
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g.4: Slab spanning in one direction (One-way slab)
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.5: Slab spanning in two-directions (two-way slab)