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Types of Construction Slabs: By: Ar. Parul Jain

RCC slabs ranging from 10 to 50 cm in thickness are commonly used as floors and ceilings in buildings. Concrete slabs can be cast either by being prefabricated off-site and transported or cast in place using formwork. Common types of slabs include flat slabs with drop panels at columns, ribbed and waffle slabs which provide lighter and stiffer support, and corrugated slabs with concrete poured into corrugated steel trays for added strength. Slab reinforcement design depends on whether it needs to support loads in one or two directions.

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Types of Construction Slabs: By: Ar. Parul Jain

RCC slabs ranging from 10 to 50 cm in thickness are commonly used as floors and ceilings in buildings. Concrete slabs can be cast either by being prefabricated off-site and transported or cast in place using formwork. Common types of slabs include flat slabs with drop panels at columns, ribbed and waffle slabs which provide lighter and stiffer support, and corrugated slabs with concrete poured into corrugated steel trays for added strength. Slab reinforcement design depends on whether it needs to support loads in one or two directions.

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Types of Construction Slabs

By:
AR. PARUL JAIN
• A Reinforced Concrete Slab is the one of the most important component in a
building. It is a structural element of modern buildings. Slabs are supported
on Columns and Beams.
• RCC Slabs whose thickness ranges from 10 to 50 centimetres are most often
used for the construction of floors and ceilings.
• Thin concrete slabs are also used for exterior paving purpose.
Construction Process
•A concrete slab can be cast in two ways: It could either be prefabricated or
cast in situ.
•Prefabricated concrete slabs are cast in a factory and then transported to the
site ready to be lowered into place between steel or concrete beams.
•They may be pre-stressed (in the factory), post-stressed (on site), or
unstressed. Care should be taken to see that the supporting structure is built to
the correct dimensions to avoid trouble with the fitting of slabs over the
supporting structure.
•In situ concrete slabs are built on the building site using formwork. Formwork
is a box-like setup in which concrete is poured for the construction of slabs.
•For reinforced concrete slabs, reinforcing steel bars are placed within the
formwork and then the concrete is poured.
•Plastic tipped metal, or plastic bar chairs are used to hold the reinforcing steel
bars away from the bottom and sides of the form-work, so that when the
concrete sets it completely envelops the reinforcement.
Types of Slabs
Flat Slab:
A flat slab is a one-way or two-way system with thickenings in the slab at the
columns and load bearing walls called ‘drop panels’ 
Advantages:
•Simple formwork
•No beams
•Minimum structural depth
•Doesn’t require shear reinforcement

Disadvantages:
•Medium spans
•Generally not suitable for supporting brittle (masonry) partitions
•Drop panels may interfere with larger mechanical ducting
•Vertical penetrations need to avoid area around columns
•For reinforced flat slabs, deflection at the middle strip may be critical.
Types of Slabs
Ribbed and waffle slabs
•Ribbed and waffle slabs provide a lighter and stiffer slab than an equivalent flat
slab, reducing the extend of foundations. They provide a very good form where
slab vibration is an issue, such as laboratories and hospitals.
Benefits
•Flexible
•Relatively light, therefore less foundation costs and longer spans are economic
speed of construction 
•Fairly slim floor depths
•Robustness
•Excellent vibration control
•Thermal mass
•Good for services integration
•Durable finishes
•Fire resistance
Types of Slabs
Corrugated, usually where the concrete is poured into a corrugated steel tray.
This improves strength and prevents the slab bending under its own weight.
The corrugations run across the short dimension, from side to side.
Reinforcement Design in Slabs
A one way slab has structural strength in shortest direction.
Main reinforcement should be along slab’s short direction.
A two way slab has structural strength in two directions.
Main reinforcement runs both in short and long direction and stay perpendicularly with one
another.

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