Hi friends, Last week we covered how to distribute horizontal loads through a reinforced concrete slab and to shear walls. But we didn't cover how to verify that the slab can actually resist these loads. That's what we cover today: Design and verification of reinforced concrete slabs for horizontal loads. Some of you might be wondering: Do I really have to verify reinforced concrete slabs for horizontal loads? The answer is Yes and No. It really depends on the structure whether the floor...