Suspect of under designed : Two Way Ribbed Slab with long span
Suspect of under designed : Two Way Ribbed Slab with long span
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Gents
I am evaluating the structural conditions of a newly built villa ( Almost a year now ) .The reason behind is that the trust between the client and the contractor is somehow broken as the quality of the contractor is really below the average . Any way ,
1- I've finished the visual inspection and couldn't find any serious sign and what made it easy is that they did not start the finishing so everything is obvious by naked eyes .
2- The NDT test by Schmidt hammer showed very good result .
3- The core strength I have taken from the columns , slabs and beams were very good
4- Ultra sonic was good , Cover meter , etc ....
However, and While I was checking the structural drawing ,it took my attention the trapezoidal ribbed slab ( Attached ) with more than 13 m long span .. also the general framing in this area ( the hall ( doesn't look OK to me .
So I would really appreciate your input in this regards .
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I am evaluating the structural conditions of a newly built villa ( Almost a year now ) .The reason behind is that the trust between the client and the contractor is somehow broken as the quality of the contractor is really below the average . Any way ,
1- I've finished the visual inspection and couldn't find any serious sign and what made it easy is that they did not start the finishing so everything is obvious by naked eyes .
2- The NDT test by Schmidt hammer showed very good result .
3- The core strength I have taken from the columns , slabs and beams were very good
4- Ultra sonic was good , Cover meter , etc ....
However, and While I was checking the structural drawing ,it took my attention the trapezoidal ribbed slab ( Attached ) with more than 13 m long span .. also the general framing in this area ( the hall ( doesn't look OK to me .
So I would really appreciate your input in this regards .
http://files.engineering.com/getfile.aspx?folder=d...
http://files.engineering.com/getfile.aspx?folder=f...
http://files.engineering.com/getfile.aspx?folder=f...






RE: Suspect of under designed : Two Way Ribbed Slab with long span
I like to debate structural engineering theory -- a lot. If I challenge you on something, know that I'm doing so because I respect your opinion enough to either change it or adopt it.
RE: Suspect of under designed : Two Way Ribbed Slab with long span