Slab
Drop panel
L Columns
A
4
Half
column
strip
Column
strip
Middle
strip
Drop panel
Capital
Column
(a)
(b)
A^4
A^4
AA^2
B –
B
A
4
A
4
c
cL Columns
cL Columns
L Columns
C
c
A
2
FIGURE 5.3 Concrete flat slab: (a) Vertical section through drop panel and column at a support. (b) Plan view indicates
division of slab into column and middle strips.
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