Comparative Study on Design of Slabs

Abstract

Slabs are generally preferred in the modern structures. Slabs are generally constructed in small for the residential buildings while they are long in the construction of auditoriums, classrooms as well as commercial buildings. The objective of the present study is to determine and compare the number of materials required for a particular type of slab and to perform the cost analysis for a span of 9.38*5 m. The slabs considered for the present study are two-way, post tension, grid and flat slabs. By designing and analyzing the slabs it is concluded that flat slab requires more depth than the post tension slab and flat slab construction is high in cost than the post tension slab.