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For a suspended slab, there are a number of designs to improve the strength-to-weight ratio. In all cases the top surface remains flat, and the underside is modulated: A corrugated slab is designed when the concrete is poured into a corrugated steel tray, more commonly called decking. This steel tray improves strength of the slab, and prevents ...
The rebound reading will be affected by the orientation of the hammer: when used oriented upward (for example, on the underside of a suspended slab), gravity will increase the rebound distance of the mass, and vice versa for a test conducted on a floor slab. Schmidt hammer measurements are on an arbitrary scale ranging from 10 to 100.
Lift slab construction (also called the Youtz-Slick Method) is a method of constructing concrete buildings by casting the floor or roof slab on top of the previous slab and then raising (jacking) the slab up with hydraulic jacks. This method of construction allows for a large portion of the work to be completed at ground level, negating the ...
Suspended structures often allow much light to enter, because of the unobstructed interior. [5] A cable suspended structure: Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo. An example of a catenary-shaped suspended structure is the Eero Saarinen designed Dulles International Airport. The roof of the structure is made up of suspension cable which stretches ...
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Mackenzie Root, 24, welcomed her daughter on Oct. 7 at Lakenau Medical Center — the next day, Alysha Orsine, 30, who works as a nurse at the same hospital, gave birth to her bundle of joy
It's already broken and bombing. That doesn't mean the College Football Playoff can't be fixed with the right plan. It's actually pretty simple.