R. C. C.

FLOORING SYSTEMS FOR

MEDIUM SPANS
1. FLAT PLATE - A FLAT PLATE IS A ONE- OR TWO-WAY SYSTEM
USUALLY SUPPORTED DIRECTLY ON COLUMNS OR LOADBEARING
WALLS. IT IS ONE OF THE MOST COMMON FORMS OF CONSTRUCTION
OF FLOORS IN BUILDINGS.
2. FLAT SLAB - A FLAT SLAB IS A REINFORCED CONCRETE SLAB SUPPORTED
DIRECTLY BY CONCRETE COLUMNS WITHOUT THE USE OF BEAMS. IT MAY
HAVE A COLUMN HEAD AND/OR A DROP PANEL TO TAKE CARE OF SHEAR.

DROP PANEL

FLAT SLAB WITH DROP PANNELS

3. RIBBED SLAB - RIBBED OR WAFFLE SLAB IS A SLAB SYSTEM WHICH
CONSISTS OF SERIES OF PARALLEL REINFORCED CONCRETE T BEAMS FRAMING
INTO REINFORCED CONCRETE GIRDERS.
4.WAFFLE SLAB - A WAFFLE SLAB OR TWO-WAY JOIST SLAB IS A CONCRETE
SLAB MADE OF REINFORCED CONCRETE WITH CONCRETE RIBS RUNNING IN TWO
DIRECTIONS ON ITS UNDERSIDE. THE NAME WAFFLE COMES FROM THE GRID
PATTERN CREATED BY THE REINFORCING RIBS.
4. BAND BEAM AND SLAB - THIS SYSTEM CONSISTS OF A SERIES OF PARALLEL, WIDE,
SHALLOW BEAMS (KNOWN AS BAND BEAMS OR THICKENED SLAB BANDS) WITH THE
FLOOR SLAB SPANNING TRANSVERSELY BETWEEN THE BANDS.THE FLOOR SLAB IS
DESIGNED AS A CONTINUOUS SLAB, WITH THE SHALLOW BAND BEAMS CARRYING ALL
LOADS FROM THE SLAB.

BAND
BEAM

VPSOA BARAMATI
PRITI KULKARNI
ROLL NO 19
BCM V
THIRD YEAR