Concrete Slabs - Design Practices
A Concrete Slab running on a Bridge
When a slab's length is more than twice it's width (l > 2w) then the slab can be considered a one-way slab. A one way slab will only have significant bending moments in the short direction.
When the ratio between the long to short side doesn't exceed 2, a two-way slab is present. This slab will have significant bending acting in both directions. Because of that, two-way slabs are more difficult to design than one-way.
Concrete Slab Analysis
Several methods for concrete slab design have been provided below including:
- One Way Concrete Slabs
- Two Way Concrete Slabs