BUILDING CONSTRUCTION 1 ARC 1523PROJECT 1 : DOCUMENTATION AND ANALYSIS PREPARED BY : AIMI RUZANNA (0306177) 20

Introduction To Floor Systems

Floor systems are the horizontal planes that must support both live loads- people, furnishings, movable equipment and dead loads which is the weight of the floor construction itself. The load will be transferred horizontally to either beams and columns or to loadbearing walls.

Introduction To Slab

A concrete slab is a common structural element of modern buildings. Horizontal slabs of steel reinforced concrete, typically between 100 and 500 millimeters thick, are most often used to construct floors and ceilings, while thinner slabs are also used for exterior paving. A thick concrete slab, supported on foundations or directly on the subsoil is used to construct the ground floor of many domestic and industrial building. These can either be "ground-bearing" or "suspended" slabs.

There are two technique of building a concrete slab- prefabricated or in situ.

For this site, the slabs are constructed using the in situ technique. In situ concrete slabs are built on the building site by using formwork - a type of boxing that For this site, the slabs are constructed using the in situ technique. In situ concrete slabs are built on the building site by using formwork - a type of boxing that is commonly made of wooden planks and boards where the reinforcement steel are placed and then the wet concrete is poured.

5.2 SLAB