One Way Slab
One Way Slab
One Way Slab
I. Identify the uniform floor pressure (Pa) to be carried by the slab. This load may consist of:
1) Live load pressure
2) Dead load pressure
3) Ceiling load and other attachments below the slab
II. Determine the minimum slab thickness “h” from Table 407.3.1.1(NSCP 2015). If necessary adjust
this value depending on your judgment.
407.3.1.1.1 For fy other than 420 Mpa, the expressions in Table 407.3.1.1 shall be multiplied by
(0.4 + fy/700).
407.3.1.1.2 For non-prestressed slabs made of lightweight concrete having Wc in the range of 1440
to 1840 kg/m3, the expressions in Table 407.3.1.1 shall be multiplied by the greater of
(a) and (b):
a. 1.65 - 0.0003Wc
b. 1.09
Use the smallest of the following for the main bar spacing:
a) S1
b) 3 x h
c) 450 mm
VIII. Temperature bars: See Section 407.13.2.1 (NSCP 2010) for the required steel ratio, ρt
407.13.2.1 Area of the shrinkage and temperature reinforcement shall provide at least the
following ratios of reinforcement area to gross concrete area, but not less than 0.0014:
1. Slabs where Grade 280 and Grade 530 deformed bars are used ……………………….0.0020
2. Slabs where Grade 415 deformed bars or welded wire fabric ……………………….0.0018
(smooth or deformed) are used
3. Slabs where reinforcement with yield stress exceeding 415 Mpa …………….. (0.0018 𝑥 415)/𝑓𝑦
measured at a yield strain of 0.35 percent is used
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�2=𝐴𝑏𝑎𝑟/𝐴� 𝑥 100