Filler Slab Roof Section

Typical cross section view of finished ceiling posted by sujith g s at 5 10 2011.

Filler slab roof section.

Mastic is a flexible sealant that adheres to almost any material. Filler material should be of good finish as the material will be in visible condition on bottom part of the slab i e. It should not react with concrete or steel it should be light weight low cost and preferably locally available size of filler material should be such that it fits in bottom half of the slab and structural grid of reinforcement using material with good thermal insulation properties like clay will provide thermal comfort inside the room the filler material will. Reinforcement details clay pan positions.

The most popular filler material is the roofing tile. If there is gravel on the roof move it aside to reach a flat surface for these kinds of applications. No material embodied energy mj conventional roof filler slab roof quantity consumed total embodied energy mj quantity consumed total embodied energy mj 1 concrete cement kg 5 85 8453 49452 6847 40055 coarse aggregate m3 108 19 15 2068 15 51 1675 fine aggregate m3 87 5 10 837 7 76 679 2. Share to twitter share to facebook share to pinterest.

Enhances thermal comfort inside the building due to heat resistant qualities of. Construction detail in dwg file format. Cad block of composite steel deck floor. Filler material should be of a size and cross section.

Leak proofing filler slabs. The filler slab may be analyzed as a two way spanning grid slab. Filler materials using in a simply supported slab should be of same size and cross section without affecting the spacing of reinforcement. The filler slab is a mechanism to replace the concrete in the tension zone.

Plan and section of rcc filler slab 13. By reducing the quantity and weight of material the roof become less expensive yet retains the strength of the conventional slab. Thus the filler slab as the roof has the following advantages. A filler slab roof using clay pans.

Filler material should be inert. Cross section of composite slab composed of. In case of continuous slab the support section is designed as doubly reinforced rectangular beam. The midspan section is designed as a t beam with cast in situ concrete of flange taking compression and reinforcement at the bottom of the slab in the web portion taking tension.

You can also use a general epoxy concrete filler and apply mastic on top using a trowel. Slab thickness minimum 112 5 mm. Consumes less concrete and steel due to reduced weight of slab by the introduction of a less heavy low cost filler material like two layers of burnt clay tiles. Roof patch putty can be applied using a trowel to fill low areas.

View showing reinforcemnt with roof tiles in between. The filler material thus is not a structural part of the slab.