TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF THE PHILIPPINES

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Civil Engineering Department
CE 502 – Reinforced Concrete Design
LIBRARY WORK - QUIZ
Name: ________________________________________________________
BANTOG, PENUEL RAY G. Date: ________________
20-09-18 Section: CE 51FB1
Direction: Answer the following questions on a short bond paper. Put in the references/sources of your answers for each descriptive question.
For the problem-solving questions, write your solutions properly and box your FINAL ANSWER.
(Submission: A scanned copy of your Library Work shall be submitted through email at [email protected] not
later than 5pm tomorrow; the hard copy shall be submitted next meeting.)
1. What is a Slab? What are the differences between One-way Slabs and Two-way Slabs? What are the differences between Flat Plates and
Flat Slabs in terms of Column-Supported Slabs?
2. What are the minimum thicknesses of non-prestressed solid one-way slabs? What happens to these thickness values when the yield strength
of steel exceeds 415MPa? What is a temperature reinforcement? What are the steel ratios for slabs with f y that are: a) less than 415MPa;
b) equal to 415MPa; c) greater than 415MPa?
3. According to the NSCP Provisions, what are the conditions in utilizing the coefficients for approximating moment and shears permitted for
the design of one-way slabs in slab design? What is the formula for Mu and Vu in the aforementioned method? Mention parameters governing
slab moment coefficients and shear coefficients for: a) slabs or beams with more than two spans which all spans exceeding 3 meters, and;
b) slabs with two or more spans which all spans not exceeding 3 meters.
4. The section of a solid one-way slab is shown in the
figure. The concrete is a normal density concrete
with a unit weight of 2350kg/m3. The reinforcing steel
has a strength of 276MPa. Determine the following:
a. the minimum thickness of slab S1 in mm

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b. the minimum thickness of slab S2 in mm
c. the minimum thickness of slab S3 in mm
5. A 3-span continuous solid one-way slab is
shown in the given figure. In addition to its
dead weight, the slab carries a live load of
2.4kPa. Beam DC supports a factored
load of 20kN. Assume unit weight of
concrete to be 24kN/m3, f’c = 21MPa, and
fy = 275MPa. Determine the following:
a. factored bending moment at A
b. factored bending moment at B
c. shear at the exterior face of first interior support (Point C)
d. shear at the interior face of the first interior support (Point D)
e. the reaction at the first interior support (D-C)
f. the maximum factored design moment
g. if the slab has a uniform thickness of 120mm for all the panels, determine the spacing of the 12mm main reinforcements at the
critical moment section of the slabs
h. the spacing of the 10mm diameter temperature reinforcements
1. A concrete slab is a common structural element of modern buildings. Horizontal slabs of steel
reinforced concrete, typically between 4 and 20 inches (100 and 500 millimeters) thick, are most
often used to construct floors and ceilings, while thinner slabs are also used for exterior paving.
Sometimes these thinner slabs, ranging from 2 inches (51 mm) to 6 inches (150 mm) thick, are
called mud slabs, particularly when used under the main floor slabs. (Garber, 2006)1

One-Way Slab:
One-way slab is a slab which is supported by beams on the two opposite sides to carry the load
along one direction. The ratio of longer span (l) to shorter span (b) is equal or greater than 2,
considered as one-way slab because this slab will bend in one direction i.e. in the direction along
its shorter span

Figure 1 ONE-WAY SLAB

Two- Way Slab:

Two-way slab is a slab supported by beams on all the four sides and the loads are carried by the
supports along both directions, it is known as two-way slab. In two-way slab, the ratio of longer
span (l) to shorter span (b) is less than 2. (Vamshi, 2017)2

Figure 2 TWO-WAY SLAB

Flat Plate vs. Flab Slab

The flat plate is a two-way reinforced concrete framing system utilizing a slab of uniform
thickness, the simplest of structural shapes. The flat slab is a two-way reinforced structural system
that includes either drop panels or column capitals at columns to resist heavier loads and thus
permit longer spans. (Concrete Construction, 1975)3

Figure 3 FLAT SLAB AND FLAT PLATE

 2.

a.) For fy other than 415MPa, the

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values shall be multiplied by 0.4 + 700
b.) For structural lightweight concrete
having unit weights in the range 1500-
2000kg/m3 the values shall be
multiplied by (1.65-0.0005 wc) but not
less than 1.09, where wc is the unit
mass in kg/m3.

Standard concrete floor slab thickness in residential construction is 4 inches. Five to six inches is
recommended if the concrete will receive occasional heavy loads, such as motor homes or
garbage trucks (Vanderwerf, 2007)4

A decrease in the concrete strength and an increase in the yield strength of the tensile
reinforcement tend to decrease the ultimate curvature and hence the sectional ductility of a
member subjected to flexure. (Bari, 2016) 5

Temperature reinforcements are the reinforcements provided in structures to control cracks due to
shrinkage stress. They are placed normal to the direction of main reinforcement; that is, flexural
reinforcement and calculated based on the specifications of code. (Rai, 2017) 6

Figure 4 table of minimum thickness accdg to NSCP

1 Refer to Garber (2006) for more info

2 Refer to Vamshi (2017) for more info.
3 Refer to Concrete Construction (1975) for more info
4 Refer to Vanderwerf (2007) for more info
5 Refer to Bari (2016) for more Info.
6 Refer to Rai (2017) for more info.
3.) NSCP COEFFICIENTS FOR CONTINUOS BEAMS AND SLABS
Section 408.4 of NSCP states that in lieu of frame analysis, the following approximate moments
and shears are permitted for design of continuous beams and one-way slabs (slabs reinforced to
resist flexural stresses in only one direction), provided:
(a) There are two or more spans,
(b) Spans are approximately equal, with the larger of two adjacent spans not greater than
the shorter by more than 20 percent,
(c) Loads are uniformly distributed,
(d) Unit live does not exceed three times unit dead load, and
(e) Members are prismatic

Figure 5 NSCP list of Positive and negative moments

a) Exceeding 3 meters

Figure 6 Shear and moment for continuous beam or slab with

spans and discontinuous end integral with support
 Figure 9 Beams with more than 2 spans but
Figure 7 Shear and moment for continuous beam or supported by spandrel beams at the ends
slab with more than two spans and discontinuous end
integral with support

Figure 8 Shear and moment for continuous beam or slab

Figure 10 Beams in which the sum of column stiffnesses exceeds 8
with more than two spans and discontinuous end
times the sum of beam stiffnesses at each end of span
unrestrained

Figure 11 Beams with more than 2 spans supported by

columns at both ends

b.) spans not exceeding 3 meters

Figure 12 Slabs with spans not exceeding 3m

 Figure 15 Reactions

Figure 13 Shear and coefficients of all supports

Figure 14 Shear

References
ASEP. (2016). National Structural Code of the Philippines 2015. Quezon City: Association of Structural
Engineers of the Philippines.
Bari, M. S. (2016, March). Use of 500 Grade Steel in the design of Reinforced Concrete Slab. Retrieved
from BSRM Steels Limited:
https://bsrm.com/wpcontent/uploads/2016/03/Dr.S.Bari_BSRM_Paper_on_Slab.pdf
Concrete Construction. (1975, March 1). FLAT-PLATE AND FLAT-SLAB ROOFS. Retrieved from Concrete
Construction: https://www.concreteconstruction.net/how-to/flat-plate-and-flat-slab-roofs_o
Garber, G. (2006). Design and Construction of Concrete Floors.
Gillesania, D. I. (2013). Simplified Reinforced Concrete Design. Cebu City: Diego Inocencio Tapang
Gillesania.
Rai, P. (2017, March 4). What is temperature reinforcement? Retrieved from Quora:
https://www.quora.com/What-is-temperature-reinforcement
Vamshi, N. (2017, May 7). Engineering: What are the basic differences between one-way and two-way
slabs? Where do we use them specifically? Retrieved from Quora:
https://www.quora.com/Engineering-What-are-the-basic-differences-between-one-way-andtwo-way-
slabs-Where-do-we-use-them-specifically
Vanderwerf, P. (2007, July 23). Concrete Floor Slabs. Retrieved from Concrete Construction:
https://www.concreteconstruction.net/how-to/construction/concrete-floor-slabs_o
NSCP 2015
BESAVILLA, Fundamentals Of Reinforced Concrete
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