Code
Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete (ACI 318-14) and Commentary (ACI 318R-14)
Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures (ASCE/SEI 7-10)
International Code Council, 2012 International Building Code, Washington, D.C., 2012
References
• Notes on ACI 318-11 Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete, Twelfth Edition, 2013 Portland Cement Association, Example 20.1
• Concrete Floor Systems (Guide to Estimating and Economizing), Second Edition, 2002 David A. Fanella
• Simplified Design of Reinforced Concrete Buildings, Fourth Edition, 2011 Mahmoud E. Kamara and Lawrence C. Novak
• spSlab Engineering Software Program Manual v5.50, STRUCTUREPOINT, 2018
Design Data
Floor-to-Floor Height = 9 ft (provided by architectural drawings) | |
Superimposed Dead Load, SDL = 20 psf for framed partitions, wood studs plaster 2 sides | ASCE/SEI 7-10 (Table C3-1) |
Live Load, LL = 40 psf for Residential floors | ASCE/SEI 7-10 (Table 4-1) |
fc’ = 4,000 psi (for slab)
fc’ = 6,000 psi (for columns)
fy = 60,000 psi
Required fire resistance rating = 2 hours