Design a simply supported slab to cover a room with internal dimensions of 4.0m x 5.

0 m and
230 mm thick brick wall all around. Assume a live load of 3kN/m^2 and a finish load of 1 kN/
m^2. Use M20 concrete and Fe 415 steel. Assume that the slab corners are free to lift up.
Assume mild exposure condition.

1. Data:
fck ≔ 20 MPa

fy ≔ 415 MPa

Here shorter span is 4 m

Over all depth up-to 3.5 m span is

4m
D ≔ ――― = 142.857 mm
35 ⋅ 0.8
Let us assume the over all depth for 4m
span is (20% more)
D ≔ 1.2 ⋅ ((142.857 mm)) = 171.428 mm

Provide
D ≔ 170 mm

Assuming 10 mm bar and 20 mm clear cover

The effective depth considering shorter edge

dx ≔ D - 20 mm - 5 mm = 145 mm

The effective depth considering longer edge

dy ≔ D - 20 mm - 10 mm - 5 mm = 135 mm
 Hence Effective spans are

lx ≔ 4000 mm + dx = 4.145 m or lx ≔ 4000 mm + 230 mm = 4.23 m

Take less of the above values

lx ≔ 4.145 m

ly ≔ 5000 mm + dy = 5.135 m or ly ≔ 5000 mm + 230 mm = 5.23 m

Take less of the above values

ly ≔ 5.135 m

ly
r ≔ ―= 1.239
lx As the ratio between longer edge to shorter edge is less
than 2, hence it is a two way slab.

2. Loads on slab:
kN kN
a. Self weight wself ≔ 25 ――3
⋅ D = 4.25 ――
m m2

kN
b. Finish Load wfinish ≔ 1 ――
m2

kN
c. Live Load wlive ≔ 3 ――
m2

kN
Total Load wtotal ≔ wself + wfinish + wlive = 8.25 ――
m2

Factored Design Load

kN
w ≔ 1.5 ⋅ wtotal = 12.375 ――
m2
Design Moment: (Annex D)

ly
r ≔ ―= 1.239 r1 ≔ 1.2 αx1 ≔ 0.084
lx
r2 ≔ 1.3 αx2 ≔ 0.093
Interpolating

αx2 - αx1
αx ≔ αx1 + ―――⋅ ⎛⎝r - r1⎞⎠ = 0.087
r2 - r1

Similarly

ly
r ≔ ―= 1.239 r1 ≔ 1.2 αy1 ≔ 0.059
lx
r2 ≔ 1.3 αy2 ≔ 0.055
Interpolating
αy2 - αy1
αy ≔ αy1 + ―――⋅ ⎛⎝r - r1⎞⎠ = 0.057
r2 - r1
Moment per unit meter of the span

Mx ≔ αx ⋅ w ⋅ lx 2 ⋅ 1 m = 18.603 m ⋅ kN

My ≔ αy ⋅ w ⋅ lx 2 ⋅ 1 m = 12.214 m ⋅ kN
3. Design of Reinforcement:
b ≔ 1000 mm

Reinforcement in shorter or
along x direction:

⎛ 2 ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾ Mx ⎞
⎜1 - 1 - 4.598 ⋅ ―――― ⎟
⎜⎝ fck ⋅ b ⋅ dx 2 ⎟⎠
Ast_x ≔ fck ⋅ b ⋅ dx ⋅ ―――――――――= 375.547 mm 2
2 ⋅ fy

Providing 10mm bar spacing required is

2
3.14 ⋅ ((10 mm))
1000 mm ⋅ ――――――
4
s ≔ ―――――――――= 209.028 mm
Ast_x

Maximum spacing (Cl. 26.3.3)

3 ⋅ dx = 435 mm And 300 mm

Let us provide 10mm bar @ 200 mm c/c

2
3.14 ⋅ ((10 mm))
1000 mm ⋅ ――――――
4
Ast_provided_x ≔ ―――――――――= 392.5 mm 2
200 mm

Reinforcement in longer or
along y direction:

⎛ 2 ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾ My ⎞
⎜1 - 1 - 4.598 ⋅ ―――― ⎟
⎜⎝ fck ⋅ b ⋅ dy 2 ⎟⎠
Ast_y ≔ fck ⋅ b ⋅ dy ⋅ ―――――――――= 261.078 mm 2
2 ⋅ fy

Providing 10mm bar spacing required is

2
3.14 ⋅ ((10 mm))
1000 ⋅ ――――――
4
s ≔ ―――――――― = 300.676
Ast_y
 Let us provide 10mm bar @ 290 mm c/c

Maximum spacing (Cl. 26.3.3)

3 ⋅ dy = 405 mm And 300 mm

2
3.14 ⋅ ((10 mm))
1000 mm ⋅ ――――――
4
Ast_provided_y ≔ ―――――――――= 270.69 mm 2
290 mm

4. Deflection check
Ast_provided_x
pt_provided ≔ ――――⋅ 100 = 0.271
b ⋅ dx

Ast_x
fs ≔ 0.58 ⋅ fy ⋅ ――――= 230.304 MPa
Ast_provided_x

kt ≔ 1.6
l
― ＝ 20 ⋅ 1.6 ＝ 32 Considered s/s beam
d

lx
―= 28.586 less than 28, Hence OK
dx