255mm Deep Prestressed Concrete Block & Beam Slab (With Uniformly Distributed Load - only!

Blocks: 500mm LONG x 200mm WIDE x 200mm DEEP,

Ribs: 150mm WIDE x 60mm DEEP @650mm centres
Prestressing Wires: 4.00mm Dia. 1750MPa Tensile Strength
Topping: 55mm max., fcu=25MPa
Screed: 50mm max. AV.
In-Situ Concrete = 0,112m^3/m^2
U.D.D.L = 6.07kN/m Run /m width (includes: slab self weight, screed & ceramic tiles)

No. Of Ultimate Ultimate Qk Service Live Loads in kN/m² for given Spans
4mm ø Resist. Moment Shear Resist.
Wires Mu(10^6) Vu Spans (mm)
/ Rib kNm/1000mm kN/1000mm 4000 4200 4400 4600 4800 5000 5200 5400 5600 5800 6000 6200 6400 6600 6800 7000 7200 7400 7600
5 37.79 37.16 7.06 6.16 5.21 4.38 3.65 3.00 2.43 1.93 1.47 1.06 0.70 0.36 0.06 -0.22 -0.47 -0.70 -0.91 -1.10 -1.28
8 60.46 43.46 9.03 8.38 7.80 7.26 6.77 6.31 5.90 5.51 5.09 4.43 3.84 3.31 2.83 2.39 1.98 1.62 1.28 0.97 0.68

6.07 Qk Service Live Loads in kN/m² for given Spans - Based On Ultimate Resist. Moment
7.26 6.16 5.21 4.38 3.65 3.00 2.43 1.93 1.47 1.06 0.70 0.36 0.06 -0.22 -0.47 -0.70 -0.91 -1.10 -1.28
14.34 12.58 11.06 9.73 8.57 7.54 6.63 5.81 5.09 4.43 3.84 3.31 2.83 2.39 1.98 1.62 1.28 0.97 0.68

Qk Service Live Loads in kN/m² for given Spans - Based On Ultimate Shear Resist.
7.06 6.51 6.00 5.55 5.12 4.74 4.38 4.05 3.74 3.46 3.19 2.94 2.71 2.49 2.28 2.08 1.90 1.72 1.56
9.03 8.38 7.80 7.26 6.77 6.31 5.90 5.51 5.15 4.81 4.50 4.21 3.94 3.68 3.44 3.21 2.99 2.79 2.60

Allowable Short Term Deflection = Span/250 mm

16.00 16.80 17.60 18.40 19.20 20.00 20.80 21.60 22.40 23.20 24.00 24.80 25.60 26.40 27.20 28.00 28.80 29.60 30.40

Actual Short Term Deflection (mm) (Ec = 26000N/mm²)

2.55 2.89 3.21 3.55 3.91 4.30 4.72 5.16 5.63 6.12 6.65 7.21 7.80 8.43 9.09 9.79 10.52 11.30 12.12
2.93 3.41 3.94 4.53 5.17 5.87 6.64 7.47 8.32 9.02 9.75 10.51 11.32 12.17 13.06 14.00 14.98 16.01 17.08

Allowable Long Term Deflection = Lesser Of: (Span/250)+(Span/350)mm OR (Span/250)+20mm

27.43 28.80 30.17 31.54 32.91 34.29 35.66 37.03 38.40 39.77 41.14 42.51 43.89 45.26 46.63 48.00 48.80 49.60 50.40

Actual Long Term Deflection (mm) (Ec = 16000N/mm²)

4.14 4.69 5.21 5.77 6.36 6.99 7.66 8.38 9.14 9.95 10.81 11.72 12.68 13.69 14.77 15.90 17.10 18.36 19.69
CONCLUSION 4.76 5.54 6.41 7.36 8.40 9.54 10.78 12.14 13.52 14.65 15.84 17.09 18.40 19.78 21.23 22.75 24.34 26.01 27.76
Maximum Span Of 255mm Slab Using 5 Wire Ribs = 5500mm
Maximum Span Of 255mm Slab Using 8 Wire Ribs = 7000mm