Slab in construction | Slab types | Application, advantages and disadvantages
Slab Slabs are used to create flat, usually horizontal surfaces in building floors, roofs, bridges, and other constructions. The slab can be supported by walls, reinforced concrete beams (which are normally cast monolithically with the slab), structural steel beams, columns, or the ground. There are 16 different types of slabs. Different Types of concrete slabs in construction In the construction industry, there are 16 main varieties of slabs. Some of them are obsolete, but many of them are still widely used. In this article, I'll go through each slab in detail and show you how to use each one. The various varieties of concrete slabs are listed below: Flat slab The flat slab is a concrete slab that is directly supported by concrete columns or caps. The Flat slab must be at least 8 inches thick (0.2 metres). Because a flat slab lacks beams, it is also known as a beam-less slab. They're supported by the columns themselves. Loads are transferred straight to columns. A pl...