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    Advantages and Disadvantages of Flat Slabs and Standard Column Beam Slabs

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    Flat slab construction has advantages such as simple formwork, no need for shear reinforcement at columns, flexible room layouts, and reduced construction periods. However, flat slabs have medium spans, are not suitable for brittle partitions, and have thicker slabs with important middle strip deflections. Standard beam-column slabs have higher spans, resist lateral loads through beams, and have less risk of punching shear failure, but require more floor-to-floor height, complex formwork and reinforcement, and longer construction times.

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    Advantages and Disadvantages of Flat Slabs and Standard Column Beam Slabs

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    Flat slab construction has advantages such as simple formwork, no need for shear reinforcement at columns, flexible room layouts, and reduced construction periods. However, flat slabs have medium spans, are not suitable for brittle partitions, and have thicker slabs with important middle strip deflections. Standard beam-column slabs have higher spans, resist lateral loads through beams, and have less risk of punching shear failure, but require more floor-to-floor height, complex formwork and reinforcement, and longer construction times.

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    Flat slab construction has advantages such as simple formwork, no need for shear reinforcement at columns, flexible room layouts, and reduced construction periods. However, flat slabs have medium spans, are not suitable for brittle partitions, and have thicker slabs with important middle strip deflections. Standard beam-column slabs have higher spans, resist lateral loads through beams, and have less risk of punching shear failure, but require more floor-to-floor height, complex formwork and reinforcement, and longer construction times.

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    Advantages and Disadvantages of Flat Slabs and Standard Column Beam Slabs

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    Flat slab construction has advantages such as simple formwork, no need for shear reinforcement at columns, flexible room layouts, and reduced construction periods. However, flat slabs have medium spans, are not suitable for brittle partitions, and have thicker slabs with important middle strip deflections. Standard beam-column slabs have higher spans, resist lateral loads through beams, and have less risk of punching shear failure, but require more floor-to-floor height, complex formwork and reinforcement, and longer construction times.

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    ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF FLAT SLABS AND STANDARD

    COLUMN BEAM SLABS


    Flat Slabs
    ADVANTAGES
    1. Formwork is simple.
    2. Shear reinforcement is not required at the columns.
    3. Beams are not used (Therefore under floor services outside the drops are
    simple).
    4. Room layout becomes flexible.
    Partition walls can be set anywhere wanted.
    Windows can be extended up to the underside of the slab.
    No beams are present to disturb the circulation of air and light.
    5. Building height can be reduced as beams are not used.
    Reduce the foundation load.
    6. Construction period is less.
    Formwork being simple.
    Reinforcement being easy to be placed.
    7. Auto sprinkler is easy.
    DISADVANTAGES
    1.
    2.
    3.
    4.

    Has a medium span time.


    Not suitable for brittle masonry partition supporting.
    Thickness of the slab is high.
    Middle strip deflection is important.

    Standard column beam slab


    ADVANTAGES
    1.
    2.
    3.
    4.

    High span time due to relatively deep beams.


    Resisting lateral loads due to the beams.
    Slab is light due to the relatively less thickness.
    Punching shear failure is not crucial.

    DISADVANTAGES
    1.
    2.
    3.
    4.
    5.

    Floor to floor height is high which increases the building height.


    Beams disturb the air circulation and light in the building.
    Formwork is complex.
    Reinforcement is complex.
    Construction time is high.

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