Flow Chart: Floor Slab Design

Flow chart: Floor slab design
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This flow chart illustrates the design process of composite floor slabs from first principles.
Note: Composite slabs are usually designed using safe load tables produced by manufacturers of profiled steel sheeting. For
design of precast or partially precast floor slabs, see trade literature. For precast hollow core units, supported by built-in
beams, the effect of flexible supports has to be considered, see ECCS Publication 103 (published jointly with IHPA).
Start
Section properties
Design Choose sheeting, slab
EN 1994-1-1 §9.3 for the sheeting
loading, dimensions and
and the slab from
MEd, VEd reinforcement
trade literature
Consider the situation

where the sheeting
acts as formwork as
well as the situation
where the steel and
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concrete act A
compositely.
Check the sheeting as

formwork
EN 1993-1-3
§6.1.11
EN 1994-1-1
§9.6(2)
Concentrated load or
line load ?
Yes
EN 1994-1-1 Determine effective

§9.4.3 width of composite bem, bev
slab No
EN 1994-1-1
Check bending
§9.7.2
resistance of
composite slab
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Determine resistance
to longitudinal shear
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Floor slab design, page 2
From
Page 1 Chose type of end
anchorage
according to
§9.1.2.1
No End anchorage? Yes
EN 1994-1-1 Check resistance to Check resistance to EN 1994-1-1

§9.7.3 longitudinal shear longitudinal shear with §9.7.4
without end anchorage end anchorage
EN 1994-1-1
§9.7.5
Vv,Rd
to vertical shear
EN 1992-1-1
§6.2.2
Go to A
No VEd ≤ Vv,Rd
(page 1)
EN 1994-1-1 Yes
§9.7.6
Vp,Rd
to punching shear
EN 1992-1-1
§6.4.4
Go to A
No VEd≤Vp,Rd
(page 1)
Verification of
EN 1994-1-1 §9.8
serviceability limit
states
End
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Check the sheeting as formwork
Start
From trade
literature
Consider positive and
negative bending
Check the design
moment and
resistance of the MRd, RRd
resistance to support
sheeting as formwork
reaction according
EN 1993-1-3 MSd < MRd

Go to A
§6.1.11 Interaction M & R No
(page 1)
RSd < RRd
Yes
Determine the
s
deflection s for SLS
EN 1994-1-1
Go to A
§9.6(2) δ s ≤ δ s,max No
(page 1)
Yes
Consider the possible extra weight of the
Return concrete caused by the deflection, see
EN 1994-1-1 §9.3.2(2). If <1/10 of the
slab depth, ignore extra weight; if >1/10
of the slab depth, increase the nominal
thickness of the concrete by 0,7 .
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Check bending resistance of composite slab

In cases of full
Start shear connection,
EN 1994-1-1 see EN 1994-1-1
§9.7.2 §9.7.2 (1). In
Figure 9.5: cases of partial
Sagging moment, shear connection,
neutral axis above see page 5 or 6.
sheeting
Determine bending
resistance of MRd
composite slab
EN 1994-1-1
§9.7.2
Figure 9.6:
Sagging moment,
neutral axis in
sheeting
Go to A
MEd≤MRd No
(page 1)
Yes
EN 1994-1-1
§9.7.2
Yes
Figure 9.7:
Hogging moment
More critical
sections?
No
Return
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Check resistance to longitudinal shear without end anchorage
Start
The design resistance

against longitudinal shear
should be determined by
EN 1994-1-1 Determine resistance
the m-k method or by the
§9.7.3 to longitudinal shear
partial connection method
without end anchorage
§9.7.3 (2). Values of m
and k are given by
manufacturers.
EN 1994-1-1
§9.7.3 (4) m-k method? Yes V1,Rd
No
EN 1994-1-1
Partial connection
§9.7.3 (8) MRd
method
Go to A
MRd > MEd No No V1,Rd > VEd
(page 1)
Yes
Return
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Check resistance to longitudinal shear with end anchorage
Start
The design resistance
of slabs with anchorage
of types (c) and (d)
defined in §9.1.2.1 can
EN 1994-1-1 Determine resistance be determined by the
§9.7.4 to longitudinal shear partial connection
with end anchorage method.
Resistance may
Anchorage
No be found in
type (c)?
trade literature.
Yes
EN 1994-1-1
§9.7.4(3)
Design resistance of a
Ppb,Rd, PRd
headed stud
EN 1994-1-1
§6.6.4
The design shear resistance

Ppb,Rd > PRd Yes Ppb,Rd = PRd
should be taken as the resistance
in a solid slab multiplied by a
reduction factor.
No
EN 1994-1-1 Calculate design

§9.7.4 resistance with partial
connection method
MRd
Go to A
MRd > MEd No
(page 1)
Return
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Verification of serviceability limit state
Start
Design loads for

Yes SLS
EN 1994-1-1
Cracking of concrete
§9.8.1
SLS
Crack widths in
hogging moment
regions.
Check condition in
Additional §9.8.1 (2)
Go to A Crack width
reinforcement in No
(page 1) OK?
the cracking zone
From trade
literature
EN 1994-1-1 Yes
§9.8.2(6)
Effects from end slip End slip
EN 1994-1-1
§9.8.2(7)
End slip>0,5 mm at a
load<1,2 times the design
service load
Calculations of deflections
may be omitted if the
conditions in EN 1994-1-1
§9.8.2(4) are met. Yes
Consider §9.8.2(8) if the
influence of the shear Provide end anchors
connection is not known or include effects of
from tests. end slip when
calculating the No
deflections.
EN 1994-1-1
Calculate deflections
§9.8.2 wtot, wmax
due to loading
Deflection limits
should be
specified for each Determine deflection
tot, max
project. Limits limits
may be given in
National Annex
wtot ≤ tot
Go to A
No and
(page 1)
wmax ≤ max
Yes
Return
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Created by Emma Unosson SBI 05/07/2005
Technical content checked by B Johansson/A Olsson SBI 05/07/2005
Editorial content checked by D C Iles SCI 8/7/05
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1. UK G W Owens SCI 30/6/05
2. France A Bureau CTICM 30/6/05
3. Sweden A Olsson SBI 30/6/05
4. Germany C Müller RWTH 30/6/05
5. Spain J Chica Labein 30/6/05
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