A monolithic floor system consists of 100 mm thick one-way slabs supported by beams 250 mm wide, 2.8 m on centers.  The floor carries a superimposed dead load of 2.2 kPa and live load of 3.9 kPa.  For a typical interior span of a slab, calculate the required spacing of bottom flexure bars.   Use f'c = 21 M

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A monolithic floor system consists of 100 mm thick one-way slabs supported by beams 250 mm wide, 2.8 m on centers.  The floor carries a superimposed dead load of 2.2 kPa and live load of 3.9 kPa.  For a typical interior span of a slab, calculate the required spacing of bottom flexure bars.   Use f'c = 21 MPa and flexure bar diameter 10 mm, grade 230 MPa. Express your answer in mm to the next larger whole number. 

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