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Concrete stair deflection

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JStructsteel

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Got a concrete stair, deflection ratio is L280. Section 10" thick. Total deflection is 1"
Do you folks find that acceptable, or should I be going for higher on a stair?
 
Total load, I'm assuming? Interior or exterior? Main evacuation route for the building?

Have you checked crack widths? That may be a good indicator. 1" feels like a lot of deflection in a concrete structure. But I also haven't done a lot of purely cast in place work.
 
Total load. 100 psf live load. Interior stair, I would say a main route, in a school.

Have not checked crack width. I looked at a 11.25" section, that gets me to L420.

Floors are usually L360 LL, L240 Total.
 
Does that include long term deflection? You can reduce the long term deflection by adding top bars, though it's unusual to do so. 10" is already very thick. L/280 is acceptable per most codes, I wouldn't worry too much about it. I'd say over 1" is unacceptable.
 
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