elevated floor slab 1

[deereman]

I was reading an archived post. (thread507-124847) In it there was a formula from AASHTO that gives an effective width of slab to use for concentrated loads. The formula is as follows: Width to use = 4 + 0.06S where S is the span of the slab. My question is the S in feet and the cooresponding width of slab in feet?

 

[henri2]

Is this what you are looking for?

AASHTO 3.24.3.2
E=(4+0.06S)<7ft, where: E = Width of slab in feet over which a wheel is distributed; S = Effective span length in feet

http://www.modot.state.mo.us/business/manuals/documents/Section1.3.pdf

 

[deereman]

yes, thank you.