A rectangular reinforced concrete slab is simply-supported on two masonry walls 250 mm thick and 3.75 m apart. The slab has to carry a distributed permanent action of 1.0 kN/m2 (excluding slab self-weight) and a variable action of 3.0 kN/m2. The materials to be used are grade C25 concrete and grade 500 reinforcement. The slab is outside