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Ribbed slabs, waffle slabs, and diagrid systems are advanced slab construction techniques that provide several benefits over regular slabs. They consist of equally spaced ribs that directly support columns and allow the slab to span greater distances while being lighter in weight. This reduces material costs compared to regular slabs by 15-30% for concrete and 10-20% for steel. They are commonly used in commercial and industrial buildings where their attractive coffered underside and greater floor-to-ceiling heights are advantages. Special reusable formwork is required for their construction.

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Sem 6 - Advanced Slabs PDF

Ribbed slabs, waffle slabs, and diagrid systems are advanced slab construction techniques that provide several benefits over regular slabs. They consist of equally spaced ribs that directly support columns and allow the slab to span greater distances while being lighter in weight. This reduces material costs compared to regular slabs by 15-30% for concrete and 10-20% for steel. They are commonly used in commercial and industrial buildings where their attractive coffered underside and greater floor-to-ceiling heights are advantages. Special reusable formwork is required for their construction.

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ADVANCED SLABS

RIBBED / WAFFLE / DIAGRID


• Ribbed floors consisting of equally spaced ribs are usually supported directly by
columns. They are either one-way spanning systems known as ribbed slab or a two-
way ribbed system known as a waffle slab.

• Ribbed slabs can span reasonable distances, are very stiff and particularly suitable
where the soffit is exposed.

• Comparative reduction in dead load, as slab thickness is minimized due to shorter


span between joists.

• Usually used in commercial, industrial buildings, exhibition spaces, public buildings.


• Generally provided with solid heads at column or solid wide beam sections on the
column centerlines for shear and moment resistance.

Two way beam sections


• Slab depths typically vary from 75 to 125 mm and rib widths from 125 to
200 mm.

• Rib spacing of 600 to 1500 mm can be used. The overall depth of the floor
typically varies from 300 to 450 if reinforced, longer if post-tensioned.

• For ribs at 1000-mm centres, the economical reinforced concrete floor


span ‘L’ is approximately D x 15, where D is the overall floor depth.

• Standard, modular, reusable formwork and moulds, usually made from


polypropylene or fibreglass are used.
Advantages:

• Economical, as savings on weight and materials. Around 15% - 30%


concrete and 10% - 20% steel savings as compared to regular slabs.

• More crack and sagging resistant due to closely spaces ribs.

• As light in weight, suitable for long spans, longer spans possible with
post-tensioning.

• Attractive coffered underside for visual appearance.

• Greater floor-to-floor height.

Disadvantages:

• Depth of slab between the ribs may control the fire rating.

• Special formwork, pre cast mould units are costly. Hence only economical
for large scale production and reusable formwork moulds are used.
CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUE
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