PREFABRICATION

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Prestressed concrete, Concrete reinforced by either pretensioning or
posttensioning, allowing it to carry a greater load or span a greater distance
than ordinary reinforced concrete.
In pretensioning, lengths of steel wire or cables are laid in the empty mold
and stretched. The concrete is placed and allowed to set, and the cables are
released, placing the concrete into compression as the steel shrinks back to
its original length.

In posttensioning, the steel in the concrete is stretched after the curing

process. Prestressing places a concrete member in compression; these
compressive stresses counteract the tensile bending stresses of an applied
load.
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SLABS

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HOLLOW CORE SLAB (HCS)
SLABS ONE WAY

HCS supported on
the beam overlaid
60 MM CIS
concrete topping/
Screed to connect
all the building
elements.

ROUGH SURFACE AT TOP????

 Hollowcore Slabs are
designed as SIMPLY
SUPPORTED pre-tensioned
ribbed slabs.

HCS are prestressed elements

cast with advanced extrusion
technique. Cores are made in
the thickness running along
the length with special steel
tubes.

The slabs are manufactured in

150, 200, 240, 265, 320, 400
and 500 mm thick elements
as standard products.

The standard width of the slabs is 1200 mm.

Slabs with narrower width can be provided based on design requirements. The length of hollow core slabs is
fabricated to span up to approximately 21 meters dependent upon the loading conditions.
Hollow Core floor planks are
CAMBERED because of the upward
bending induced by prestressing.
This camber should be allowed for
in detailing the planks and the
joints at abutting walls, door
openings and the like.

A site-cast topping screed unifies

the planks into a monolithic floor,
takes out differential levels between
units and provides a level working
surface. The minimum thickness of
topping occurs at the highest point
of the plank. For practical purposes,
Typically a minimum T8 mesh is nominated as the screed
60mm average topping is used for
reinforcement.
200 - 220deep units and 80mm for
300mm deep units and above. The maximum aggregate size be 10mm
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