DEFLECTION OF SLAB

INPUT

INPUT DATA

Bending moment at mid span MD  4.1 kN m ML  3.6 kN m

for simple and continuous span
and at support for cantilevers
(ACI 318-14 Section 24.2.3.7) M(D+L)  MD  ML  7.7  kN m

Portion of sustained live load β  50%

Elastic deflection ΔeD  1.53 mm

ΔeL  1.73 mm

Δe(D+L)  ΔeD  ΔeL  3.26 mm

Δe(sus)  ΔeD  β ΔeL  2.395  mm

Slab span (center-to-center) L  8.1 m

h  
Dimension of slab 1 1 
 L  ( 810 540 )  mm
h  150mm  10 15 

b  ( 0.3 0.6 )  h  ( 45 90 )  mm
b  1000mm

b0  b

Cover Cover  20mm

Concrete compression strength f'c  30MPa

Steel yield strength fy  390MPa DB  10mm

Reinforcement layer Reinforcement layer 

Effective depth

h   Cover 
DB 
d   if Reinforcement layer = "Outer"  0.115 m
 2 

h   Cover  DB 
DB 
 if Reinforcement layer = "Inner"
 2 

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 DB
d'  Cover  if Reinforcement layer = "Outer"  0.035 m
2
DB
Cover  DB  if Reinforcement layer = "Inner"
2

Number of tensile rebar nb  5

Number of compresstion rebar n'b  0

2
π DB 2
Area of tensile rebar As  nb  392.699  mm
4
2
π DB 2
Area of compression rebar A's  n'b  0 mm
4

Strength reduction factor ϕ  0.9

Net tensile strain εt  0.004 εt  0.01

INPUT

Deflection

Cracking Moment

Modulus of rupture fr  0.62 f'c MPa  3.396  MPa

Gross moment of inertia for a rectangular section

3
b h 4
Ig   28125 cm
12

Distance from centroidal axis of concrete section

h
Yt   75 mm
2

Cracking moment:
fr Ig
Mcr   12.735  kN m
Yt

Distance to the neutral axis:

Ec  4700 f'c MPa  25742.96  MPa

Es  200000MPa

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 Es
n   7.769
Ec
b 1
B   327.77
n As m

( n  1)  A's
r  0
n As

 r d'  2
2 d B  1    ( 1  r)  ( 1  r)
C   d 
 0.024 m
B

Moment of inertia of craked trasformed scetion

3
b C 2 2 4
Icr   n As ( d  C)  ( n  1)  A's ( C  d')  2986.8711  cm
3

Effective moment of inertia due to dead load

  Mcr 
3 
 
   Ig  Icr Ig 
4
Ie(D)  min Icr   28125 cm
 Ie(D)
  MD   1
Ig

Effective moment of inertia due to dead load plus live load

  Mcr 
3 

Ie(D+L)  min Icr  

  Ig  Icr Ig 
4
  
28125 cm Ie(D+L)
  MD  ML   1
Ig
Effective moment of inertia due to sustained load

  Mcr 
3 
 
   Ig  Icr Ig 
4 Ie(sus)
Ie(sus)  min Icr   28125 cm
 MD  0.5ML 1
    Ig

Immediate deflection from differerent loads:

Ig
Immediate deflection due to dead load: ΔiD  ΔeD  1.53  mm
Ie(D)
Ig
Immediate deflection due to dead load Δi(D+L)  Δe(D+L)  3.26  mm
plus live load: Ie(D+L)

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 Ig
Immediate deflection due to sustained load: Δi(sus)  Δe(sus)  2.395  mm
Ie(sus)

Immediate deflection due to live load: Δi(L)  Δi(D+L)  ΔiD  1.73  mm

Long term deflection due to shrinkage and creep:

We have :
ζ
λΔ =
1  50 ρ'

Where : ζ is time-depedent factor ζ  2 for 5 years or more

ζ = 1.7 for 2 years
A's
ρ'  0
b d
ζ
λΔ  2
1  50 ρ'

Long-term deflection due to creep and shinkage

Δ(long term)  λΔ Δi(sus)  4.79  mm

Total long-term deflection is the sum of long-term deflection due to long-term sustained
load and immediate deflection due to additional live load

Δ(total)  Δ(long term)  ( 1  β)  Δi(L)  5.655  mm

L L
Short_term  "is not deflected" if Δi(L)   22.5 mm
360 360
"is deflected" otherwise

L
Long_term_L/240  "is not deflected" if Δ(total) 
240
"is deflected" otherwise

L
Long_term_L/480  "is not deflected" if Δ(total) 
480
"is deflected" otherwise

Short_term  "is not deflected"

Long_term_L/240  "is not deflected"

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 Long_term_L/480  "is not deflected"

Deflection

Summary result

SUMMARY OF RESULT

Slab section: b0  1 m h  150 mm

2
Area of tensile rebars : As  3.927  cm DB  10 mm

Number of tensile rebars : nb  5

Number of Compression rebars : n'b  0

Ie(sus)
Effective moment of inertia 1
Ig

L
 22.5 mm Δi(L)  1.73 mm
Short_term  "is not deflected" 360

L
Long_term_L/480  "is not deflected"  16.875 mm Δ(total)  5.655  mm
480

Long_term_L/240  "is not deflected" L

 33.75  mm
240

Summary result

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