Design of Reinforced Concrete Ribbed Slabs (MAXSpan Slabs)

1. Determine the depth of topping to be provided to be provided in a max-span (ribbed hollow

blocks) slab assuming 20mm cover, 12mm bars over supports, 6mm mat (A 142 BRC) also to
serve as distribution steel, 10mm concrete spacers between the A142 BRC and the hollow blocks.

2. A max-span slab continuous over three equal spans of 4m is supported on walls. It carries
a variable load of 1.5 KN / m 2 , has a topping of 75mm, granolithic floor finish of 25mm,
underside plaster of 25mm hollow blocks of 300mm long, 150mm deep, 380mm wide at
the top, 300mm wide at the bottom and weighs 7kg. The x-section of the max-span slab is
shown in the Figure III. To allow for the passage of the porker vibrator, the ribs are
70mm at the top and 150mm at the bottom. The materials are grade 30 concrete and
grade 460 steel. Assume 20mm cover, 12mm diameter bars, unit weight of concrete is 24
KN / m 2 , unit weight of finishes is 20 KN / m 2
(i) Determine the number of max-spans per square meter

(ii) Determine the ultimate load of the slab in and per 0.45m strip of the slab

(iii) Using coefficients, draw shear force diagram

(v) Given that there is one bar of diameter 12mm per rib, and the tension steel over
supports is specified as T1201-200T1, and the slab is made solid at 500mm from the
support, check the shear resistance of the slab.