*SEFP Consistent Design* *Diaphragm Flexibility* *Doc No: 10-00-CD-0004* *Date: August 07, 2014* I am writing this article about a very important, but mostly neglected topic of flexibility of diaphragm. I used to assume that all reinforced concrete slabs can be treated as rigid diaphragms. But as it turns out, only the slab with span-to-depth (depth is length of slab in direction of lateral loads) ratio of less than 3 and without horizontal irregularity can be treated as rigid diaphragm. The mo