Welcome to E-Z Slab 2006

an interactive spreadsheet for the design of timber formwork systems for cast in place elevated concrete slabs
Design Load:
- Calculated combined dead and live loads to be used for the design

Acknowledgements
All formulas, calculations and tables are based on ACI SP-4, Formwork for Concrete, 7th ed.

Plywood
- Calculated and practical joist spacing based on plywood properties

Joist-Stringer
- Calculated and practical stringer spacing based on joist properties

Stringer-Shore
- Calculated and practical shore spacing based on stringer properties

Shore
- Calculated axial load & capacity for selected shore size & properties

Student Developers V. Elliot, A. Murray, D. Reis, A. Hopkins & E. King Faculty Developer William "Bill" C. Epstein Full Professor, CM Dept. Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo
Office: (805) 756-2797 Cell: (805) 459-9087

Horizontal Strut Brace

- Calculated axial load & capacity for selected brace size & properties

Calculation Summary
- Bending, deflection, shear, bearing & axial load calculation results

Email: wepstein@calpoly.edu

General Notes for Best Use of the E-Z Slab 2005 Spreadsheet
1. The E-Z Slab 2005 spreadsheet was designed to run in Microsoft Excel and is best viewed at a screen resolution of 1024 by 768 pixels. Some users may need a higher screen resolution to view the entire tabbed sheet area. 2. Design process of the E-Z Slab 2005 spreadsheet is based on data and procedures given in ACI SP-4 Formwork for Concrete, 7th edition. Beams are calculated using the simplification of three or more continuous spans uniformly loaded. To take full advantage of this spreadsheet, the user should begin with the sheet tabbed LOAD (at the bottom of the screen), and move step by step to the right through the tabs, ending with BRACE LOAD. The user may also click on the CALCULATION SUMMARY at any point to view the calculation associated with any sheet of interest. Except for the CALCULATION SUMMARY, the sheets are designed for single screen viewing and do not have scroll bars. The CALCULATION SUMMARY has six tables that can be viewed separately using the "page up" and "page down"keys or by using the mouse wheel. The user enters data either by typing directly into the double-blue-lined cells or by selecting alternatives from a list box. Cell values calculated by the computer are bordered by a double red line. The doublegreen-lined cell in the JOIST-STRINGER sheet checks the bearing between the joists and stringers. The double-green-lined cell in the STRINGER-SHORE sheet checks the bearing between the stringers and shores. The double-green-lined cell in the STRINGER-SHORE sheet checks if the shore passes in axial capacity as well as the slenderness ratio. The double-green-lined cell in the BRACE LOAD sheet checks the slenderness ratios of the lateral braces in both directions.

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5. Sheets which contain more than one double-blue-lined cell will allow the user to navigate from cell to cell using the arrow keys.

Vertical Load on Formwork

Fill in the Following Variables:
Weight of Concrete (lb/cubic foot): Minimum Construction Live Load (lb/square foot): i Thickness of Elevated Slab (inches): i Estimated Weight of formwork (lb/square foot): Ceiling Height (feet):

150 50 8 8 8

Design Vertical Load (lb/square foot):

158.0

Pressure

Plywood Thickness and Joist Spacing

All Plywood is Classified as Plywood B-B Class I Sheathing
Standard Plywood Load Duration
7 days or less More than 7 days 1/4 3/8 1/2 5/8 3/4 7/8 1 1 1/8

Thickness (Inches)

Weak / Strong Direction

Perpendicular to Span (Weak Direction) Parallel to Span (Strong Direction)

Calculated Maximum Joist Spacing: Enter Actual Joist Spacing:

20.8 19.2

Inches Inches

Plywood

Joist Size and Stringer Spacing

Species and Grade Moisture Content

(DOUGLAS FIR-LARCH) No. 2, 2-4 in. thick, 2 in. and wider Moisture Content <= 19% (DOUGLAS FIR-LARCH) Construction, 2-4 in. thick, 2-4in. Moisture Content > 19%: wide (DOUGLAS FIR-SOUTH) No. 2, 2-4 in. thick, 2 in. and wider (DOUGLAS FIR-SOUTH) Construction, 2-4 in. thick, 2-4in. wide Load Duration (SOUTHERN PINE) No. 2, 2-4 in. thick, 2-4 in. wide (SOUTHERN PINE) No. 2, 2-4 in. thick, 5-6 in. wide 7 days or less More than 7 days (SOUTHERN PINE) No. 2, 2-4 in. thick, 8 in. wide (SOUTHERN PINE) Construction, 2-4 in. thick, 2-4in. wide (SPRUCE-PINE-FIR) No. 2, 2-4 in. thick, 2 in. and wider Nominal Size of Joist (SPRUCE-PINE-FIR) Construction, 2-4 in. thick, 2-4in. wide (HEM-FIR) No. 2, 2-4 in. thick, 2 in. and wider 2x4 2x6 Finish (HEM-FIR) of Joist Construction, 2-4 in. thick, 2-4in. wide 2x8 3x4 S4S 3x6 Rough 3x8 4x4 4x6 Calculated Maximum Stringer Spacing: 76.3 Inches 4x8 6x6 6x8 Enter Actual Stringer Spacing: 30.0 Inches 8x8 pass Bearing Check Between Joist and Stringer:

Joists-Stringers

Stringer Size and Shore Spacing

Species & Grade
(DOUGLAS FIR-LARCH) No. 2, 2-4 in. thick, 2 in. and wider (DOUGLAS FIR-LARCH) Construction, 2-4 in. thick, 2-4in. wide (DOUGLAS FIR-SOUTH) No. 2, 2-4 in. thick, 2 in. and wider (DOUGLAS FIR-SOUTH) Construction, 2-4 in. thick, 2-4in. wide (SOUTHERN PINE) No. 2, 2-4 in. thick, 2-4 in. wide (SOUTHERN PINE) No. 2, 2-4 in. thick, 5-6 in. wide (SOUTHERN PINE) No. 2, 2-4 in. thick, 8 in. wide (SOUTHERN PINE) Construction, 2-4 in. thick, 2-4in. wide (SPRUCE-PINE-FIR) No. 2, 2-4 in. thick, 2 in. and wider (SPRUCE-PINE-FIR) Construction, 2-4 in. thick, 2-4in. wide (HEM-FIR) No. 2, 2-4 in. thick, 2 in. and wider (HEM-FIR) Construction, 2-4 in. thick, 2-4in. wide

Moisture Content
Moisture Content <= 19% Moisture Content > 19%:

Load Duration
7 days or less More than 7 days

Nominal Size of Stringer

2x4 2x6 2x8 3x4 3x6 3x8 4x4 4x6 4x8 94.7 6x6 6x8 8x8 36.0

Finish of Stringer
S4S Rough

Calculated Maximum Shore Spacing:

Enter Actual Shore Spacing:

Inches Inches

Bearing Check Between Stringer and Shore:

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Stringer-Shore

Shore Size
Note: All Shoring is assumed to be unbraced
Species & Grade Moisture Content

(DOUGLAS FIR-LARCH) No. 2, 2-4 in. thick, 2 in. andMoisture Content <= 19% wider Moisture (DOUGLAS FIR-LARCH) Construction, 2-4 in. thick, 2-4in. wide Content > 19%: (DOUGLAS FIR-SOUTH) No. 2, 2-4 in. thick, 2 in. and wider (DOUGLAS FIR-SOUTH) Construction, 2-4 in. thick, 2-4in. Load Duration wide (SOUTHERN PINE) No. 2, 2-4 in. thick, 2-4 in. wide 7 (SOUTHERN PINE) No. 2, 2-4 in. thick, 5-6 in. wide days or less (SOUTHERN PINE) No. 2, 2-4 in. thick, 8 in. wide More than 7 days (SOUTHERN PINE) Construction, 2-4 in. thick, 2-4in. wide Nominal (SPRUCE-PINE-FIR) No. 2, 2-4 in. thick, 2 in. and wider Size of Shore (SPRUCE-PINE-FIR) Construction, 2-4 in. thick, 2-4in. wide 2x4 (HEM-FIR) No. 2, 2-4 in. thick, 2 in. and wider 2x6 (HEM-FIR) Construction, 2-4 in. thick, 2-4in. wide 2x8 pass Allowable Axial Load: 3x4 3x6 Finish of Shore 3x8 pass Allowable Slenderness Ratio: 4x4 S4S 4x6 Rough 4x8 6x6 6x8 8x8

Shore

Horizontal Strut Brace

Species & Grade

Moisture Content

(DOUGLAS FIR-LARCH) No. 2, 2-4 in. thick, 2 in. and wider Content <= 19% Moisture (DOUGLAS FIR-LARCH) Construction, 2-4 in. thick, 2-4in. wide Moisture Content > 19%: (DOUGLAS FIR-SOUTH) No. 2, 2-4 in. thick, 2 in. and wider Load Duration (DOUGLAS FIR-SOUTH) Construction, 2-4 in. thick, 2-4in. wide 7 days or less (SOUTHERN PINE) No. 2, 2-4 in. thick, 2-4 in. wide More (SOUTHERN PINE) No. 2, 2-4 in. thick, 5-6 in. wide than 7 days (SOUTHERN PINE) No. 2, 2-4 in. thick, 8 in. wide Nominal Size of Strut (SOUTHERN PINE) Construction, 2-4 in. thick, 2-4in. wide 2x4 (SPRUCE-PINE-FIR) No. 2, 2-4 in. thick, 2 in. and wider Finish of Strut 2x6 (SPRUCE-PINE-FIR) Construction, 2-4 in. thick, 2-4in. wide 2x8 (HEM-FIR) No. 2, 2-4 in. thick, 2 in. and wider S4S (HEM-FIR) Construction, 2-4 in. thick,3x4 wide 2-4in. Rough 3x6 3x8 4x4 4x6 4x8 6x6 6x8 8x8

(DOUGLAS FIR-LARCH) No. 2, 2-4 in. thick, 2 in. and wider (DOUGLAS FIR-LARCH) Construction, 2-4 in. thick, 2-4in. wide (DOUGLAS FIR-SOUTH) No. 2, 2-4 in. thick, 2 in. and wider (DOUGLAS FIR-SOUTH) Construction, 2-4 in. thick, 2-4in. wide (SOUTHERN PINE) No. 2, 2-4 in. thick, 2-4 in. wide (SOUTHERN PINE) No. 2, 2-4 in. thick, 5-6 in. wide (SOUTHERN PINE) No. 2, 2-4 in. thick, 8 in. wide (SOUTHERN PINE) Construction, 2-4 in. thick, 2-4in. wide (SPRUCE-PINE-FIR) No. 2, 2-4 in. thick, 2 in. and wider (SPRUCE-PINE-FIR) Construction, 2-4 in. thick, 2-4in. wide (HEM-FIR) No. 2, 2-4 in. thick, 2 in. and wider (HEM-FIR) Construction, 2-4 in. thick, 2-4in. wide

Shore

Horizontal Load for Bracing Desig

90 ft

<------Joists------>

60 ft

194.4 plf

2% of Concrete DL

2% of Formwork D

N
129.6 plf

North-South Direction
Lateral Force in N/S Direction (plf):

East-West 129.6 36.0

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Lateral Force in N/S Direction

Maximum Unbraced Length (in): (Shore Spacing)

i Maximum Unbraced Leng

Allowable Slenderness Ratio:

i Maximum Tributary Length (ft):

Allowable Slenderness R

27.7

Maximum Tributary Length

Bracing Design
i Length of Slab (ft): i i Width of Slab (ft): 2% of Concrete DL (lb): 2% of Formwork DL (lb): i Joist Orientation:

90.0 60.0 10800.0 864.0

North-South East-West

East-West Direction
Lateral Force in N/S Direction (plf):

194.4 30.0
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i Maximum Unbraced Length (in): (Stringer Spacing)

Allowable Slenderness Ratio:

Maximum Tributary Length (ft):

24.4
CONTROLLING

CALCULATION SUMMARY

Allowable Plywood Spans Determine Joist Spacing

Bending size: Fb: S: w: Adjustment: Alternate Fb: 3/4" 1545 0.41 158.00 1.25

24.6

Rolling Shear size: 3/4" Fs: 57 lb/Q: 6.76 w: 158.00 Adjustment: 1.25 Alternate Fs: = 1/16'' size: E: I: w: Adjustment: Alternate E: Deflection 3/4" 1500000 0.2 158.00 1

l / 360

Deflection size: 3/4" E: 1500000 I: 0.2 w: 158.00 Adjustment: 1 Alternate E:

20.8

Minimum Value:

20.8

Allowable Joist Spans Determine Stringer Spacing

Bending size: Fb: S: w: Adjust (Moisture): Adjust (Use): Adjust (size): Alternate Fb: 3x6 975 12.6 252.80 1 1 1

76.3
size: Fv d w: bd: Adjust (Moisture): Adjust (Use): Alternate Fv:

Shear 3x6 150 5.5 252.80 13.75 1 1

l / 360

Deflection

95.1

= 1/4''

Deflection

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CALCULATION SUMMARY

size: E I: w: Adjust (Moisture): Adjust (Use): Alternate E:

3x6 1300000 34.66 252.80 1 1

size: E I: w: Adjust (Moisture): Adjust (Use): Alternate E:

3x6 1300000 34.66 252.80 1 1

Minimum Value:

76.3

Allowable Stringer Spans Determine Shore Spacing

Bending size: Fb: S: w: Adjust (Moisture): Adjust (Use): Adjust (size): Alternate Fb: 3x8 900 21.9 395.00 1 1.25 1.2

94.7
size: Fv d w: bd: Adjust (Moisture): Adjust (Use): Alternate Fv:

Shear 3x8 180 7.25 395.00 18.12 1 1.25

l / 360
size: E I: w: Adjust (Moisture): Adjust (Use): Alternate E:

Deflection 3x8 1600000 79.39 395.00 1 1

115.8

= 1/4'' size: E I: w: Adjust (Moisture): Adjust (Use): Alternate E:

Deflection 3x8 1600000 79.39 395.00 1 1

Minimum Value:

94.7

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CALCULATION SUMMARY

Bearing Joists-Stringers
w: Width of Joist: Width of Stringer: Contact Area: Actual Stress (psi): Allowable Stress (psi):
(not adjusted)

Bearing Stringers-Shores
w: Width of Stringer: Width of Shore: Contact Area: Actual Stress (psi): Allowable Stress (psi):
(not adjusted)

632.00 2.5 2.5 6.25 101.12 405

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1185.00 2.5 3.5 8.75 135.43 625

SHORES
Axial Load and Slenderness Test
E: Alternate E: Fc: Alternate Fc: d le: le/d: Fc Adjust (Moisture): Adjust (Use): Adjust (size): x: 1,500,000 1,650 2.5 96.00 38.40 1 1.25 1 0.1480

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CALCULATION SUMMARY Cp: Area: axial Load Capacity: 0.1432 8.75 2583.9 pass

Total Load

1185.0

HORIZONTAL BRACES
Axial Load, Slenderness Test & Tributary Length North-South Direction
E: Alternate E: Fc: Alternate Fc: d le: le/d: Fc Adjust (Moisture): Adjust (Use): Adjust (size): x: Cp: Area: Axial Load Capacity: Max. Tributary Length: 1500000 1650 1.5 36.00 24.00 1 1 1 0.4735 0.4147 5.25 3592.5 27.7

East-West Direction
E: Alternate E: Fc: Alternate Fc: d le: le/d: Fc Adjust (Moisture): Adjust (Use): Adjust (size): x: Cp: Area: Axial Load Capacity: Max. Tributary Length: 1500000 1650 1.5 30.00 20.00 1 1 1 0.6818 0.5485 5.25 4751.6 24.4

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CALCULATION SUMMARY

st Spacing
62.5

21.2

r Spacing
119.8

93.9

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CALCULATION SUMMARY

re Spacing
124.6

108.8

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CALCULATION SUMMARY

ngers-Shores

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CALCULATION SUMMARY

ength Direction

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CONTROLLING

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