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Thickness of drop panel below the slab considered in slab reinforcement calculations

Thread starter Olaa
Start date Sep 23, 2023

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Sep 23, 2023

Olaa

Structural

Dears,
I have one question, as per ACI318M-11 paragraph 13.3.7, why the drop panel thickness below the slab shall be considered not more than the length between the drop panel outer face to the column face/4 when calculating the slab reinforcement, refer to the attached screenshot.

Regards.