FLOOR SYSTEM AND ROOF SLAB SYSTEM

General notes:

1. The information presented on these pages is intended only as a preliminary design guide. All structural dimensions
for slab thickness, beam and joint sizes, column sizes, etc. Should be calculated and analyzed for each project
condition by a licensed professional engineer.

2. Spans shown are approximate and is used based on mild reinforcing steel. Spans maybe increased 25 to 50% with
the use of pre stressing. For spans greater than 40 ft. Consider post tensioning.

FLAT SLAB

NOTES

1. ADVANTAGES: INEXPENSIVE FORMWORK ; CEILINGS MAYBE EXPOSED; FAST ERECTION; FLEXIBLE COLUMN
LOCATION

2. DISADVANTAGES: EXCESS CONCRETE FOR LONGER SPANS; LOW SHEAR CAPACITY; GREATER DEFECTIONS.

3. APPROPRIATE BUILDING TYPES: HOTELS, MOTELS, DORMITORIES, CONDOMINIUMS, HOSPITALS.

4. A FLAT PLATE IS BEST ON MODERATE SPANS BECAUSE IT IS THE MOST ECONOMICAL SYSTEM AND HAS THE
LOWEST STRUCTURAL THICKNESS. AVOID PENETRATIONS FOR PIPING AND DUCTWORK THROUGH THE SLAB NEAR
THE COLUMNS. SPANDREL BEAMS MAYBE NECESSARY.

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General notes:

1.The information presented on these pages is intended only as a preliminary design guide. All structural dimensions
for slab thickness, beam and joint sizes, column sizes, etc. should be calculated and analyzed for each project
condition by a licensed professional engineer.

2. Spans shown are approximate and is used based on mild reinforcing steel. Spans maybe increased 25 to 50% with
the use of pre stressing. For spans greater than 40 ft. consider post tensioning.

FLAT PLATE

NOTES

DROP PANELS
1 . ADVANTAGES: ECONOMIAL FOR DESIGN LOADS GREATER THAN 15O PSF.

2. DISADVANTAGES: FORMWORK IS COSTLY.

3. APPROPRIATE BUILDING TYPES: WAREHOUSES, INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURES; PARKING STRUCTURES

4. FLAT.SLABS ARE MOST COMMONLY USED TODAY FOR BUILDINGS SUPPORTING VERY HEAVY LOADS. WHEN LIVE
LOAD EXCEEDS 150 LB PER SQ FT, THIS SCHEME IS BY FAR THE MOST ECONOMICAL.

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General notes:

1. The information presented on these pages is intended only as a preliminary design guide. All structural dimensions
for slab thickness, beam and joint sizes, column sizes, etc. should be calculated and analyzed for each project
condition by a licensed professional engineer.

2. Spans shown are approximate and is used based on mild reinforcing steel. Spans maybe increased 25 to 50% with
the use of pre stressing. For spans greater than 40 ft. consider post tensioning.

joist

Joist band

RIBBED SLAB

NOTES

1. ADVANTAGES: MINIMUM CONCRETE AND STEEL; MINIMUM WEIGHT, HENCE REDUCED COLUMN AND FOOTING
SIZE; LONG SPANS IN ONE DIRECTION; ACCOMMODATE POKE-THROUGH ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS.

2. DISADVANTAGES: UNATTRACTIVE FOR A CEILING; FORMWORK MAYBE COST MORE THAN THE FLAT PLATE.

3. APPROPRIATE BUILDING TYPES: SCHOOLS, OFFICES, CHURCHES, HOSPITALS, PUBLIC AND INSTITUTIONAL
BUILDINGS. BUILDING WITH MODERATE LOADING AND SPANS.

4. THIS IS THE BEST SCHEME IF THE SLABS ARE TOO LONG FOR A FLAT PLATE AND THE STRUCTURE IS NOT EXPOSED.
THE SLAB THICKNESS BETWEEN JOINTS IS DETERMINED BY FIRE REQUIREMENTS. JOISTS ARE MOST ECONOMICAL IF
BEAMS ARE THE SAME DEPTH AS THE JOISTS. ORIENT JOISTS IN THE SAME DIRECTION THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING
AND IN THE LONG DIRECTION OF LONG RECTANGULAR BAYS.

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General notes:

1. The information presented on these pages is intended only as a preliminary design guide. All structural dimensions
for slab thickness, beam and joint sizes, column sizes, etc. should be calculated and analyzed for each project
condition by a licensed professional engineer.

2. Spans shown are approximate and is used based on mild reinforcing steel. Spans maybe increased 25 to 50% with
the use of pre stressing. For spans greater than 40 ft. consider post tensioning.

WAFFLE SLAB

NOTES:

1 ADVANTAGES: LONGER TWO WAY SPANS; ATTRACTIVE EXPOSED CEILINGS: HEAVY LOAD CAPACITY.

2 DISADVANTAGES: FORMWORK COSTS MORE AND USES MORE CONCRETE AND STEEL THAN A JOIST SLAB.

3. APPROPRIATE BUILDING TYPES: PROMINENT BUILDINGS WITH EXPOSED CEILING STRUCTURE; SAME TYPES
AS ARE SUITABLE TOR FLAT SLAB BUT W TH LONGER SPANS.

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4. . COLUMN SPACING SHOULD BE MULTIPLES OF PAN SPACING TO ENSURE UNIFORMITY OF DROP PANELS AT
EACH COLUMN. DROP PANELS CAN BE DIAMOND SHAPED, SQUARE. OR RECTANGULAR.

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General notes:

1. The information presented on these pages is intended only as a preliminary design guide. All structural dimensions
for slab thickness, beam and joint sizes, column sizes, etc. should be calculated and analyzed for each project
condition by a licensed professional engineer.

2. Spans shown are approximate and is used based on mild reinforcing steel. Spans maybe increased 25 to 50% with
the use of pre stressing. For spans greater than 40 ft. consider post tensioning.

LIFT SLAB

NOTES

1. ADVANTAGES: ELIMINATION OF MOST FORMWORK, AN ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT FACTOR IN AREAS

WHERE LABOR COSTS ARE HIGH. CONCRETE FLOOR CONSTRUCTION AT GROUND LEVEL IS
CONVENIENT AND REQUIRES NO SHORES, SCAFFOLDS OR CRANES.

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General notes:

1. The information presented on these pages is intended only as a preliminary design guide. All structural dimensions
for slab thickness, beam and joint sizes, column sizes, etc. should be calculated and analyzed for each project
condition by a licensed professional engineer.

2. Spans shown are approximate and is used based on mild reinforcing steel. Spans maybe increased 25 to 50% with
the use of pre stressing. For spans greater than 40 ft. consider post tensioning.

SPAN STRESS FLOOR SYSTEM

NOTES:

1. ADVANTAGES

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