Precast Floor Slab Self Weight

With the benefit of prestressing and low self weight longer spans can be achieved for the same loads or greater loads for the same depths.

Precast floor slab self weight.

This helps keep the construction process on track and adds another layer of efficiency to the project. A hollowcore floor slab is a prestressed precast concrete element incorporating continuous voids to reduce self weight whilst providing an efficient structural section manufactured by slipform extrusion or wetcast. Hollowcore slabs are typically used in the construction of upper floors in apartments and flats commercial buildings and larger houses. Hollowcore flooring is a precast prestressed concrete slab with tubular voids which run through the full length of the slab thereby reducing the weight of the unit.

Precast concrete popularity is linked with low seismic zones and more economical constructions because of fast building assembly lower self weight less material etc. Precast hollow core elements is also known as the most sustainable floor roof system and has far smaller co2 footprint than even clt slabs. Precast flooring federation part of british precast. Hollowcore planks can be attached to cmu walls steel beams or precast walls beams.

In addition the panels have continuous voids in them that reduce weight and cost and also may be utilized for electrical or mechanical runs.