LOW COST CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES

Filler Slab

• The filler slab is a slab construction technology, in which filler material part of concrete in the bottom of the slab is replaced,

• The filler slab consumes less concrete and steel as compared to the conventional RCC slab.

• The filler material is left open without plastering to form aesthetic design.

• One or more holes or cavities.

• The holes or cavities reduces the total cross-sectional area of the block also the weight of the structure.

• There is a special advantage of insulation for spacing air voids.

• The mortar consumed in this is very less amount.

• Semi-skilled orW unskilled labour can also work in this type of construction.

• Reduced material requirement results in considerable cost saving.

• Same wall thickness as that of the conventional brick masonry wall is maintained.

• Strength of wall is not compromised, it remains same as traditional masonry wall.

• It gives a better aesthetic appearance without plastering (exposed brickwork).

• The cost of the construction is low because a lesser amount of concrete and the steel rods are required.

Brick jali is basically a wall with a lot of punctures in it which are formed due to various patterns of arrangement of bricks.

The cheapest way of spanning a hole in the wall is by creating corble arches as no formwork or shuttering is necessary