Filler Slab Roofs Advantages

By adopting rcc filler slab construction compared to a rcc solid conventional slab in case where manglore tiles are used as a filler material you can save on approximately 19 of the total concrete and including the cost of filler material you can save around 5 10 of your concrete cost.

Filler slab roofs advantages. There are many advantages of filler slab like the introduction of a less heavy low cost filler material it consumes less concrete and steel and reduced weight of the slab. Filler slab is alternate slab construction technology where part of concrete in bottom of slab is replaced by filler material due to reduced concrete and thus about 40 less steel is required so these fillar slab technology make huge difference between normal slab cost and fillar slab cost. Advantages of using filler slab roof concrete required in this technology is about 20 less than conventional slab construction. This technology was used by architect laurie baker in kerala extensively.

Thus the filler slab as the roof has the following advantages. Advantages of filler slab technology. Due to reduced concrete self weight of the slab is reduced and thus about 30 less steel is required without compromising strength of the slab. Consumes less concrete and steel due to reduced weight of slab by the introduction of a less heavy low cost filler.