Filler Slab Roofs Advantages

Concept the filler slab is based on the principle that for roofs which are simply supported the upper part of the slab is subjected to compressive forces and the lower part of the slab experience tensile forces.

Filler slab roofs advantages. Rcc is composite material where concrete is strong in compression and weak in tension. The filler slab is based on the principle that for roofs which are simply supported the upper part of the slab is subjected to compressive forces and the lower part of the slab experience tensile forces. By reducing the quantity and weight of material the roof become less expensive yet retains the strength of the conventional slab. Due to the use of low cost less heavy filler material such as clay pots rejected cali cut tiles and broken pieces of cement blocks the filler slab consumes less concrete and steel as compared to conventional rcc slab.

This image shows a beam. Thus the filler slab as the roof has the following advantages. Hence we are elimi. Filler slabs are one cost effective roofing system which is based on the concrete portions and instead placing filler material there.

Due to the reduction of concrete volume the overall cost of slab is lower than solid slab even after considering additional cost of mangalore tiles. Where the area above the neutral axis is the compression zone and the area below the neutral axis is tensile zone. The filler slab is a mechanism to replace the concrete in the tension zone. Thus the filler slab as the roof has the following advantages.

The consumption of steel is lesser than that of the solid slab. Slab thickness minimum 112 5 mm. Filler slab technology is a simple and a very innovative technology for a slab construction. 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.