What are Slab, Beam, Column, and Footing Construction? Nova Formwork Panels are versatile and may be used for slabs and beams, and other types of building. It is constructed of both aluminum as well as plastic and is modular. It produces a smooth finish and is simple to use. It is light and straightforward to operate. All three forms of slab formwork are available: Nova Plasform, Nova Alplas, and Nova Aluform. Slabs A slab is a structural element that is used to produce flat and functional surfaces such as floors, roofs, and ceilings. It's a horizontal structural component having parallel or nearly parallel top and bottom surfaces. Beams, concrete or steel columns, walls, or the ground are commonly used to support slabs. In comparison to its width, the depth of a concrete slab floor is extremely modest. Types of loads that can act on the slabs are: ● ● ● ●
A dead load of a slab Floor finish load Any live load A load of snow, if it is a roof slab
Beams Beams are horizontal structural components that bear loads parallel to their longitudinal axis. Consider a gymnastics balance beam. It's a 15-foot-long rectangular item that's supported on both ends. When a person walks towards the middle of the beam their weight acts as a vertical downward force. It acts perpendicular to the beam's longitudinal direction. Beams are utilised to sustain the weight of a building's floors, ceilings, and roofs while also transferring the load to a vertical load-bearing element. More extensive and heavier beams known as transfer beams are often utilised to support the cumulative weight of stacked walls or other beams and transmit the load to the supports. Columns Slabs and beams, as well as the columns of the floor above, are supported by columns. The columns must carry the weight of all the floors above at the foot of a tall structure. As a result, column placement should ideally be constant throughout all levels. This isn't always practicable, especially in a complex architectural design with distinct layouts on each storey. In such instances, I frequently advise customers to enlist the help of the structural design team early on in the project to develop the best column configuration with the architects. Footing Columns support floor/roof beams and the columns of the floor above. The columns must carry the weight of all the floors above at the foot of a tall structure. As a result, column placement should ideally