Residential Concrete Slab Roof Design

Concrete design and the asd method for masonry design.

Residential concrete slab roof design.

For example the florida based company hurricane proof systems offers a 7 inch 18 centimeter slab of concrete in three layers. Thickness of concrete slab depends on loads and size of the slab. In general 6 inch 150mm slab thickness is considered for residential and commercial buildings with reinforcement details as per design. This is one of the types of concrete slabs.

Pitch roof is an inclined slab generally constructed on resorts for a natural look. Design loads for residential buildings. Because typical concrete is porous it needs to be treated with an additive such as xypex which makes the concrete waterproof. S design roof snow load.

They have always been extremely approachable and keen to offer sound solutions to any challenges we encounter on site. For example one way slab thickness calculation is different and easier from. For wood design chapters 5 6 and 7 use asd. Steel yield strength fy 40 ksi.

Even though a treated concrete slab is waterproof standing water on a roof terrace should be avoided and so all roof terrace slabs should. If the plan is not to install roofing. The construction and design of concrete slabs on grade d. Concrete compressive strength fc 3 ksi.

Live load 40 psf figure 1. 2 thick brick tile. Matthew stuart p e s e f asce secb course content slab on grades construction. Floor slabs can range from a simple residential basement slab to a heavy duty industrial floor.

Slabs s1 and s2 to be designed. Domes are in the semi circle in shape and shuttering is done on a conventional slab in a dome shape and concrete is filled in shuttering forming dome shapes. Css has over the past 10 years and over 100 projects provided our company chalkline construction with a holistic service incorporating engineering design slab supply and professional advice. The simplest way to construct a roof terrace is by utilising a concrete slab.

A concrete roof is exactly what it sounds like. One concern is that the concrete must develop the compressive strength intended by the structural engineer in the design of the roof deck. The thickness of dome slab is 0 15m. A solid slab of concrete capping the top of your house.

And e design earthquake load. This service and product knowledge has proven invaluable to our company. The design or nominal loads should be determined in accordance with this chapter. Exact specifications vary but most concrete roofs are several inches thick.

Design the roof slab beam and column of house given in figure 1.