load paths

Flat Slab: Load Path

-Gravity loads imposed on and transferred to flat slabs
-Loads carried floor by floor from slabs to nearest columns / core walls in shortest path.
-Columns/Core walls carry the loads down to the foundation

Beam Slab: Load Path

-Gravity loads transfer through slabs to beams
-Loads carried floor by floor from beams to columns/core walls in shortest path
-Columns/Core walls carry the loads down to the foundation

Wall Slab: Load Path

-Gravity loads imposed on and transferred through slabs
-Loads carried floor by floor to structural walls in shortest path.
-Walls transfer the loads down to the foundation

Ribbed Slab/Waffle Slab

-Gravity loads transferred from slabs to beams
-Loads carried floor by floor to columns/core walls in shortest path.
-Columns/core walls transfer the loads to the foundation