What Is a Floating Slab? These slabs are constructed in two stages. At the first stage, the footings are poured separately. The centre floor of this floating slab is poured only after the footings…
What Is Column? A compression member, i.e., column, is an important element of every reinforced concrete structure. These are used to transfer a load of superstructure to the foundation safely. Mainly columns, struts, and pedestals…
General Guidelines to be Followed In Preparing BBS: The bars should be grouped together for each structural unit, e.g., beam, etc. In a building structure, the bars should be listed floor by floor…
Types of Roof Tiles There are various types of tiles that are available in the market. There are mainly twelve types of tiles are available, those are Slate Roof Tile Metal Roof Tile…
What is Lap Length? Lap Length is required when bars placed short of their required length (due to nonavailability of longer bars) need to be extended. Lap Length is also required when the…
What Is Slab? A slab is constructed to provide flat surfaces, typically horizontal, in building roofs, floors, bridges, and other types of structures. The slab could be supported by walls, by reinforced concrete…
What Is Slab Beam / Hidden Beam / Concealed Beam? The hidden beam is a reinforced concrete beam, also knows as a different name also like that, a Concealed Beam, and a Slab…
What Is Cover in Concrete? Cover in Concrete The clear cover is the distance between the exposed concrete surface (without plaster and other finishes) to the nearest surface of the reinforcing bar Look into the…
Instruction of Pitched Roof From the beginning of civilization, roofs are one of the essential structural components, necessary for building construction. Roofs protect the building structure and the inhabitants from adverse atmospheric and…
What Is a Monolithic Slab? The word Monolithic means “all in a single pour” so in construction where Monolithic Slab is used the foundation is made in one single pour that is made…
Introduction of Slab Construction The concrete slab is a horizontal surface of a residential building or commercial building, factories, flat, etc. The thickness of the steel-reinforced slab is near about 100-500mm. This types…
What is Waffle Slab? Slabs required supports which is given in the form of columns so that the load coming on the slab can be transmitted through it at the foundation. But sometimes…
Introduction of Grade on a Slab Slabs directly involved on the earth to keep walls and other structural components are named slabs on quality or Grade Crossbeams. This type of slab is released…
Spalling Concrete Foundation Repair Spalling concrete foundation repair varies based on damage severity, the type and the location. Spalling concrete foundation repair should be carried out on the basis of recommended codes like…
What Is Concrete Topping? A Concrete topping is a process of laying out a layer of high strength concrete on the old worn-out layer of the concrete. It is nothing but placing a layer…
What Is Sunken Slab (Sunk Slab)? The sunken slab is one of the familiar and adaptable ways to maintain architectural design in especially the washroom, as well as laundry areas where water drainage…
Slab Leaks Repair Reparation of slab leak is needed if your house is undergoing water leakage under the cement plate. The slab repair specialists will use epoxy pipe liners to seal the broken…
What Is Concrete? Concrete is the final product resulting from mixing cement, aggregates (including sand), water, and mixtures. It is initially malleable in its “wet” state and solidifies over time, gaining strength and…
What is Waffle Slab Foundation? The waffle slab foundation system is also called a waffle mat foundation. The waffle slab foundation is constructed above the ground like a mat foundation and is also…
What is Lap Length? Lap Length is required when bars placed short of their required length (due to nonavailability of longer bars) need to be extended. Lap Length is also required when the…
Spandrel Beam Definition- In concrete as well as steel construction, spandrel beams are load-bearing beams which attach to just the support columns along the circumference of the structure. Throughout the context of tall buildings,…
Any construction building design as per the below step. In this article, we design only slab and next article next steps calculation. Slab Design Slab Beam Design Lintel Beam Design Column Design Plinth…
As per our last article How to Structural Design a Building/House Step by Step Part-1 & 2. In this article, we design slab load, slab depth, slab steel design. Now in this…
Two Way Simply Support Slab Calculation /Design Two Way Simply Support slab Below Point Calculation Required 1. Effective Depth (d) 2. Effective Span 3. Load Calculations 4. Mid Span Moment 5. Effective Depth…