Filler Roof Slab

For example grid of 35cm x 50cm is used for magalore tile as filler material and grid of 45cm x 45cm is used for clay pots of 40cm diameter filler.

Filler roof slab. Since filler roof tiles are firmly bonded to and covered by concrete it does not collapse under the impact of say a coconut falling on the roof. A filler slab is where we replace a portion of concrete in the tension zone of the slab with inexpensive lightweight filler materials such as clay roof mangalore tiles bricks earthen pots coconut shells glass bottles or any other creative material you can think of. One way to make a boring and expensive concrete slab sexy lighter and cheaper is to use a filler slab. The size of grid depends on structural design and size of filler material.

Filler slab is based on the concrete portions and instead of placing filler material there and is one cost effective roofing system. The filler slab is based on the principle that for roofs which are simply supported the upper part of the slab is subjected to compressive forces and the lower part of the slab experience tensile forces. Leak proofing filler slabs. Filler slab roof construction.

Filler slab technology is a simple and a very innovative technology for a slab construction. Once the shuttering is done the reinforcements are laid in grid form. The filler material. Due to the use of low cost less heavy filler material such as clay pots rejected cali cut tiles and broken pieces of cement blocks the filler slab consumes less concrete and steel as compared to conventional rcc slab.

The filler material thus is not a structural part of the slab. With proper supervision and workmanship leaks can be avoided.