This guide covers the design of slabs-on-ground for loads from material stored directly on the slab, storage rack loads, and static and dynamic loads associated with equipment and vehicles.

This guide presents state-of-the-art information relative to the construction of slab-on-ground and suspended-slab floors for industrial, commercial, and institutional buildings. It is applicable to …

FOREWORD The Reinforced Concrete Design Handbook provides assistance to professionals engaged in the design of reinforced concrete buildings and related structures. This edition is a …

Can I use ACI 318 to design slabs-on-ground? Reinforced Concrete is Designed to Crack

This is true even when the design section is lightly loaded and Av,min is not required. The resulting shear capacity will be less than calculated in ACI 318-14, especially if the design …

Description This guide presents information on the design of slabs-on-ground, primarily industrial floors. It addresses the planning, design, and detailing of slabs. Background information on …

Design and detail a typical square spread footing of a six bay by five bay seven-story building, founded on stiff soil, supporting a 24 in. square column. The building has a 10 ft high …

This guide identifies the various classes of floors based on use, construction design details, necessary site preparation, concrete type, and other related materials. In general, …

In the design of an embed-ment for direct loading, the philosophy leads to the require-ment that the concrete breakout, concrete pullout, side-face blowout, and pryout strength must be …

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