A concrete roof is exactly what it sounds like.
Types of concrete roof slabs.
Precast concrete floors roof slabs walls and partitions the most commonly used precast slabs or panels for floor and roof decks are the channel and double t types fig.
For example the florida based company hurricane proof systems offers a 7 inch 18 centimeter slab of concrete in three layers.
The channel slabs vary in size with a depth ranging from 9 to 12 in width 2 to 5 ft and a thickness of 1 to 2 in.
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Roof membrane mechanical fasteners paroc rob 80 t or ros 50t paroc ros 30g paroc ros 30 vapour barrier supporting structure.
This type of slab contains square grids with deep sides.
Beam and block also referred to as rib and block is mostly used in residential and industrial applications.
Slab with drop and column with column head.
One concern is that the concrete must develop the compressive strength intended by the structural engineer in the design of the roof deck.
Slab without drop and column without column head capital.
Constructing the concrete roof deck.
Two way slabs on beams 7.
One way joist slab ribbed slab 3.
Constructing a concrete slab for a structural roof is different from that for building a slab on the ground in that attention must concern two important objectives.
There are four different types of concrete flat slabs.
Exact specifications vary but most concrete roofs are several inches thick.
One way slabs on beams 2.
Concrete slab types construction cost and applications 1.
Waffle slab grid slab 4.
Hollow core slab 8.
Slab with drop and column without column head.
For multi storey buildings there are several common slab designs see design for more types.
Grid slabs are suitable for spans of 9 15m and live loads of 4 7 kn m2.
A solid slab of concrete capping the top of your house.
A hollow core slab which is precast and installed on site with a crane in high.