Guidelines for concrete design of Outdoor Basketball Court

[slamm]

Does anyone know of any design guidelines for plain concrete design of outdoor basketball courts?

 

[Bagman2524]

Not sure if these cover it, but should be at least a good reference/starting point.

ACI-360 Design of Slabs on Grade
ACI-302.1 Guide for Concrete Floor and Slab Construction
also ACI-318 chapter 22 covers structural plain concrete

 

[MotorCity]

Depending on your location, the most significant loads may be from frost heave. If this is the case, we generally use a 6" slab with a layer of rigid insulation below. Its a good idea to turn down the slab edges to minimize ground water from accumulating under the slab. I would use minimum reinforcement (avoiding welded wire fabric if possible due to placement accuracy).Also, as with any slab on grade, joint location is extremely important. As a general rule, we try to layout the control joints such that the enclosed area encompasses no more than 400 sq ft.

 

[SlideRuleEra]

See the info beginning on page A3 of the US Military "Planning & Design of Outdoor Sports Facilities". No structural details but worthwhile layout and general guidelines. Here is the link

http://www.wbdg.org/ccb/ARMYCOE/COETM/tm_5_803_10.pdf

http://www.SlideRuleEra.net

 

[DRC1]

Check out the AIA Standars book. Most libraries have older copies. They have a lot of standard details, including sport facilities and slab details.