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EXAMPLE ACI 318-08 RC-SL-001


Slab Flexural Design PROBLEM DESCRIPTION The purpose of this example is to verify slab flexural design in SAFE A one-way, simple-span slab supported by walls on two opposite edges is modeled using SAFE. The slab is 6 inches thick and spans 12 feet between walls. To ensure one-way action, Poissons ratio is taken to be zero. The slab is modeled using thin plate elements. The walls are modeled as line supports without rotational stiffnesses and with very large vertical stiffness (1 1020 k-in). The computational model uses a finite element mesh, automatically generated by SAFE. The maximum element size is specified to be 24 inches. To obtain factored moments and flexural reinforcement in a design strip, one onefoot-wide strip is defined in the X-direction on the slab, as shown in Figure 1.
Simply supported edge at wall 12 ft span Free edge Y X Free edge
Figure 1 Plan View of One-Way Slab

Simply supported edge at wall

1ft design strip

One dead load case (DL80) and one live load case (LL100) with uniformly distributed surface loads of magnitudes 80 and 100 psf, respectively, are defined in the model. A load combination (COMB100) is defined using the ACI 318-08 load combination factors, 1.2 for dead loads and 1.6 for live loads. The model is analyzed for both load cases and the load combination. The slab moment on a strip of unit width is computed analytically. The total factored strip moments are compared with the SAFE results. After completing the analysis, design is performed in accordance with ACI 318-08 using SAFE and also by hand computation. Table 1 shows the comparison of the moments and design reinforcements computed using the two methods.

EXAMPLE ACI 318-08 RC-SL-001 - 1

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GEOMETRY, PROPERTIES AND LOADING Thickness Depth of tensile reinf. Effective depth Clear span Concrete strength Yield strength of steel Concrete unit weight Modulus of elasticity Modulus of elasticity Poissons ratio Dead load Live load

T, h dc d ln, l1 fc fy wc Ec Es wd wl

= = = = = = = = = = = =

6 1 5 144 4,000 60,000 0 3,600 29,000 0

in in in in psi psi pcf ksi ksi

80 psf 100 psf

TECHNICAL FEATURES OF SAFE TESTED Calculation of flexural reinforcement Application of minimum flexural reinforcement RESULTS COMPARISON Table 1 shows the comparison of the SAFE total factored moments in the design strip with the moments obtained by the hand computation method. Table 1 also shows the comparison of the design reinforcements.
Table 1 Comparison of Design Moments and Reinforcements Load Level
Medium Calculated 55.296 0.211

Method
SAFE

Moment (k-in)
55.220

Reinforcement Area (sq-in) As+


0.213

A+ s ,min = 0.1296 sq-in

COMPUTER FILE: ACI 318-08 RC-SL-001.FDB CONCLUSION The SAFE results show an acceptable comparison with the independent results.

EXAMPLE ACI 318-08 RC-SL-001 - 2

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HAND CALCULATION The following quantities are computed for the load combination: = 0.9 b = 12 in As,min = 0.0018bh = 0.1296 sq-in
f c 4000 = 0.85 1000

1 = 0.85 0.05
cmax =

0.003 d = 1.875 in 0.003 + 0.005

amax = 1cmax = 1.59375 in For the load combination, w and Mu are calculated as follows: w = (1.2wd + 1.6wt) b / 144 Mu = wl12 8

As = min[As,min, (4/3) As,required] = min[0.1296, (4/3)2.11] = 0.1296 sq-in COMB100 wd = 80 psf wt = 100 psf w = 21.33 lb/in Mu = 55.296 k-in The depth of the compression block is given by:

a = d d2

2 Mu 0.85 f c' b

= 0.3108 in < amax

The area of tensile steel reinforcement is then given by: As = Mu = 0.2114 sq-in > As,min a fy d 2

As = 0.2114 sq-in

EXAMPLE ACI 318-08 RC-SL-001 - 3

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