Reinforced Concrete Slab Design and Detailing Guide IS456
Reinforced Concrete Slab Design and Detailing Guide IS456
Reinforced Concrete Slab Design and Detailing Guide IS456
Reinforced concrete slab design and detailing guidelines for depth of slab, loads on slab,
reinforcement guide for one-way and two-way slabs as per IS 456:2000 have been tried to
present here.
b) Depth of slab:
The depth of slab depends on bending moment and deflection criterion. the trail depth
can be obtained using:
Effective depth d= Span /((L/d)Basic x modification factor)
For obtaining modification factor, the percentage of steel for slab can be assumed from
0.2 to 0.5%.
The effective depth d of two way slabs can also be assumed using cl.24.1,IS 456
provided short span is <3.5m and loading class is <3.5KN/m2.
c) Load on slab:
The load on slab comprises of Dead load, floor finish and live load. The loads are
calculated per unit area (load/m ).
Dead load = D x 25 kN/m2
( Where D is thickness of slab in m)
Floor finish (Assumed as)= 1 to 2 kN/m2
Live load (Assumed as) = 3 to 5 kN/m2 (depending on the occupancy of the
building)
Detailing Requirements of Reinforced Concrete Slab as per IS456: 2000
a) Nominal Cover:
For Mild exposure – 20 mm
For Moderate exposure – 30 mm
However, if the diameter of bar do not exceed 12 mm, or cover may be reduced by 5 mm. Thus
for main reinforcement up to 12 mm diameter
bar and for mild exposure, the nominal cover is 15 mm.