1 One way slab is found to be economical for spans up to 3.5m.

2 Two way slab can be adopted for shorter spans above 3.0m.

3
The maximum practical thickness for residential / office /
public buildings is 200mm while minimum is 100mm.
W.C. slab is generally made sloping or sunk by about 50 cm
4
below general floor level for Indian type water closet.
Slabs for toilet block and Nahani slab are generally sunk by
20 cm below general floor level.

5 Flat slabs may be found economical for spans of 6.0 to 9.0m

6
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% deponding on type
of Grade of Torsteel
7  The following thumb rules can be used:
• One way slab d=(L/22) to (L/28).
• Two way simply supported slab d=(L/20) to (L/30).
• Two way restrained slab d=(L/30) to (L/32).
8 Detailing Requirements of RCC 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.
b) Minimum reinforcement: The reinforcement in either direction
in slab shall not be less than
0.15% of the total cross sectional area for Fe-250 steel

0.12% of the total cross-sectional area for Fe-415 & Fe-500 steel.
c) Spacing of bars: The maximum spacing of bars shall not
exceed
Main Steel – 3d or 300 mm whichever is smaller
Distribution steel –5d or 450 mm whichever is smaller Where, ‘d’ is
the effective depth of slab. Note: The minimum clear spacing of
bars is not kept less than 75 mm (Preferably 100 mm) though code
do not recommend any value.
d) Maximum diameter of bar: The maximum diameter of bar in
slab, shall not exceed D/8, where D is the total thickness of
slab.
For One Way Slab

7
 8

10

11

12

For Two way slab

Calculate Aspect Ratio

Aspect Ratio > 2 = Longer span/Shorter span

Calculation of approximate depth from deflection criteria (Cl 23.2.1)

L/d < k1Xk2Xk3Xk4XBasic Value

Where,

k1 = Depends upon span (above 10m)

K2 = Depends on % of tension steel

K3 = Depends upon % of Compression steel

K4 = Depends on ratio of web width and flange width

Calculate D (Overall Depth)

Calculate effective span (Cl 22.2)

Check for Aspect Ratio

Calculation of load

W = Self weight of slab+Floor Finish+Live Load

Live Load from IS 875 Part - 2.

Floor Finish from IS 875 Part - 1.

Self weight of slab = Unit weigh of R.C.C X Overall Depth of slab.

Calculate Sagging and hogging bending moment based on supporting condition (Cl 22.5)

Calculate the depth requirement for strength criteria for bending moments.

Follow Cl 38.1, Annexure G, G-1.1

Calculate Pt from value of bending moment from the formula.

Calculate Ast

Check minimum steel requirement

Provide spacing as per provided reinforcement

Provide distribution reinforcement

Provide reinforcement detailing.

Only calculation of moments has different procedure.

Can refer to Table 26 ( IS 456:2000)

INCOMPLETE
DATA:
GRADE OF CONCRETE FC = 20 N/mm2
GRADE OF STEEL FY = 500 N/mm2
CLEAR COVER C = 20 mm
DIAMETER OF BAR  = 8 mm
SHORT SPAN Lx = 1.703 M
LONG SPAN Ly = 5.028 M
Ly/Lx = 2.953
BOUNDARY CONDITION = 4
Assuming THICKNESS OF SLAB D = 190 mm
ASPECT RATIO ( Ly/Lx ) = = 0.34
FLOOR FINISH / COBA FF = 0.000 T/M2
LIVE LOAD LL = 0.200 T/M2
TYPE Simply Supported
TRIAL DEPTH d = 77.4 mm
OVERALL DEPTH D = 101.4 mm

DEAD LOAD DL = 2.535 KN/m2

N/mm2
N/mm2
mm
mm
M
M

mm SPAN<10m 20
SPAN>10m 117.45361
T/M2
T/M2
k1 20 Cantilever 7
mm k2 Simply Supported 20
mm k3 Continuous 26
k4

KN/m2
BOUNDARY CONDITION

1 ALL FOUR EDGE CONT.

2 ONE SHORT EDGE DISCONT.
3 ONE LONG EDGE DISCONT.
4 TWO ADJECENT EDGES DISCONT.

5 TWO SHORT EDGES DISCONT.

6 TWO LONG EDGES DISCONT.
7 ONE LONG EDGES CONT.
8 ONE SHORT EDGES CONT.
9 ALL FOUR EDGES DISCONT.
IMPOSED FLOOR LOADS for RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
S.No. Occupancy
1 Bath rooms and toilets in all types of building
2 Living and bed rooms
3 Office rooms in :
(i) Hostels, hotels, hospitals and business building with separate store
(ii)  In assembly buildings

4 Kitchens in : (i) Dwelling houses

(ii) Hostels, hotels and hospitals
5 Banking halls, class rooms, X-ray rooms, operation rooms

Dining rooms in : (i) educational buildings, institutional and mercantine buildings

6
(ii) Hostels and hotels

7 Corridors, passages, stair cases in:

(i) Dwelling houses, hostels and hotels
(ii) Educational institutional and assembly building
(iii) Marcantine buildings
8 Reading rooms in libraries :
(i) With separate storage
(ii) Without separate storage
9 Assembly areas in assembly buildings :
(i) With fixed seats
(ii) Without fixed seats
10 Store rooms in educational buildings
11 Store room in libraries
12 Boiler rooms and plant rooms in :
(i) Hostels, hotels, hospitals, mercantine and industrial buildings
(ii)   Assembly and storage buildings

13 Roof loads (Flat, sloping with slopes upto 10 degrees):

(i) Access provided
(ii) Access not provided

14 Sloping roof with slope greater than 10 degree

Live load (Assumed as) = 2 KN/m 2 for residential building; 2.5 to 4 KN/m 2
for office building depending on the occupancy of the building as per
IS875-part 2-1987
 UDL Load
2 kN/m2
2 kN/m2

2.5 kN/m2
3 kN/m2
2 kN/m2
3 kN/m2
3 kN/m2

3 kN/m2
4 kN/m2

3 kN/m2
4 kN/m2
4 kN/m2

3 kN/m2
4 kN/m2

5 kN/m2
5 kN/m2
5 kN/m2
6 kN/m2 for a height of 2.24+2 kN/m2 for every 1 m additional height

5 kN/m2
7.5 kN/m2

1.5 kN/m2
0.75 kN/m2
For purlins – 0.75 kN/m2 less 0.02 kN/m2 for every degree increase in slope over 10 degrees
DEAD LOADS for RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
S.No. Material Unit Weight kN/m3
1 Plain Cement Concrete 24
2 Reinforced Cement Concrete Steel 25
3 Steel 78.5
4 Brick Masonry (Cement Plaster) 20
5 Stone Masonry Granite 24
6 Asbestos Cement Sheets 0.13
7 Cement 14.1
(i) Ordinary Portland 12.55
(ii) Rapid Hardening
8 Lime Concrete 19.2
9 Mortar            (i) Cement 20.4
(ii) Lime 16
10 Marble 26.7
11 Glass 27
12 Timber           (i) Chir 5.65
(ii) Deoder 5.35
(iii) Teak 6.28
(iv) Sal 8.5
13 Bitumen 0.102
14 Surkhi (Brick dust) 9.9
15 Sand Stone 22.0-23.5