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ACI 318-08 RC-SL Example 001

This document summarizes the verification of slab flexural design calculations in ETABS and SAFE software programs according to ACI 318-08 code. A one-way slab supported by walls on two sides is modeled and analyzed. Flexural moments and reinforcement are compared between the software programs and hand calculations. Results show good agreement, validating the technical features tested: calculation of flexural reinforcement and application of minimum reinforcement requirements.

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ACI 318-08 RC-SL Example 001

This document summarizes the verification of slab flexural design calculations in ETABS and SAFE software programs according to ACI 318-08 code. A one-way slab supported by walls on two sides is modeled and analyzed. Flexural moments and reinforcement are compared between the software programs and hand calculations. Results show good agreement, validating the technical features tested: calculation of flexural reinforcement and application of minimum reinforcement requirements.

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Software Verification

PROGRAM NAME: ETABS, SAFE


REVISION NO.: 1

ACI 318-08 RC-SL EXAMPLE 001


Slab Flexural Design

PROBLEM DESCRIPTION
The purpose of this example is to verify slab flexural design in ETABS and SAFE.

A one-way, simple-span slab supported by walls on two opposite edges is modeled.


The slab is 6 inches thick and spans 12 feet between walls. The walls are modeled
as line supports. The computational model uses a finite element mesh,
automatically generated. The maximum element size is specified to be 36 inches.
To obtain factored moments and flexural reinforcement in a design strip, one one-
foot-wide strip is defined in the X-direction on the slab, as shown in Figure 1.

Figure 1 Plan View of One-Way Slab

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 results. After completing the
analysis, design is performed in accordance with ACI 318-08 and also by hand
computation. Table 1 shows the comparison of the moments and design
reinforcements computed using the two methods.

ACI 318-08 RC-SL EXAMPLE 001 - 1


Software Verification
PROGRAM NAME: ETABS, SAFE
REVISION NO.: 1

GEOMETRY, PROPERTIES AND LOADING


Thickness T, h = 6 in
Depth of tensile reinf. dc = 1 in
Effective depth d = 5 in
Clear span ln, l1 = 144 in

Concrete strength fc = 4,000 psi


Yield strength of steel fy = 60,000 psi
Concrete unit weight wc = 0 pcf
Modulus of elasticity Ec = 3,600 ksi
Modulus of elasticity Es = 29,000 ksi
Poisson’s ratio ν = 0

Dead load wd = 80 psf


Live load wl = 100 psf

TECHNICAL FEATURES TESTED


 Calculation of flexural reinforcement
 Application of minimum flexural reinforcement

RESULTS COMPARISON
Table 1 shows the comparison of the 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

Strip Reinforcement Area (sq-in)


Load Moment
Level Method (k-in) As+

ETABS, SAFE 55.22 0.213


Medium
Calculated 55.22 0.213

A +s ,min = 0.1296 sq-in

COMPUTER FILE: ACI 318-08 RC-SL EX001

CONCLUSION
The results show an acceptable comparison with the independent results.

ACI 318-08 RC-SL EXAMPLE 001 - 2


Software Verification
PROGRAM NAME: ETABS, SAFE
REVISION NO.: 1

HAND CALCULATION
The following quantities are computed for the load combination:
ϕ = 0.9
b = 12 in
As,min = 0.0018bh = 0.1296 sq-in
 f ′ − 4000 
β1 = 0.85 − 0.05  c =0.85
 1000 
0.003
=cmax = d 1.875 in
0.003 + 0.005
amax = β1cmax = 1.59375 in
For the load combination, w and Mu are calculated as follows:
w = (1.2wd + 1.6wt) b / 144
wl12
Mu =
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-strip = 55.22 k-in
Mu-design = 55.629 k-in
The depth of the compression block is given by:
2 Mu
a = d − d2 − = 0.3128 in < amax
0.85 f c'ϕ b
The area of tensile steel reinforcement is then given by:
Mu
As = = 0.213 sq-in > As,min
 a
ϕ fy  d − 
 2
As = 0.2114 sq-in

ACI 318-08 RC-SL EXAMPLE 001 - 3

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