U-Boot Voided Slab Technology

ABSTRACT:

U-boot beton is a formwork made of recycled polypropylene, designed to create

lightened intermediate slabs and raft foundations in reinforced concrete. The use of U-boot
formworks permits to build specific mushroom slabs: the mushroom is part of the slab
thickness. U-boot remains dip into the concrete casting. Thus, a grid of orthogonal beams,
superiorly and inferiorly closed by plane slabs of different heights, is obtained without
executing two distinct concrete castings, all that implies a remarkable saving of concrete and
reinforcement.
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CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION

U-boot is used for structural elements of different types such as slabs or foundation
grants solution preformation considerable designing technical and economic. Disposable
formwork for two-way voided slabs in reinforced concrete cast on site. U-Boot Beton is a
recycled polypropylene formwork that was designed to create two-way voided slabs and
rafts. U-Boot Beton is used to create slabs with large span or that are able to support large
loads without beams A lightweight, cellular concrete made by infusing an unhardened
concrete mixture with prepared foam or by generating gases within the mixture.

Fig: U-BOOT BETON

Advantages compared with tradition play on cement systems those and light weight
training or fully faceted to win slabs the traditional clay cement or polystyrene floor slabs.
The traditional clay cement or polystyrene floor slabs normally consists of mono directional
beings that discharge stresses on to the main beings from these two pillars and finally the
foundations the full plate floor slabs instead are made from monolithic reinforced concrete
casts in which the structure is able to bidirectionally transmit loads directly to the column. By
using U-boot and lighter slab structure is obtained capable of splitting the stresses in any
direction transferring them directly to the penance to simplify the concept we could imagine a
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series of double teams of alongside the other and arranged as a premise all stresses will be
concentrated close to pillars where the suitable full section gets left in this way floor slabs
with mushroom like files for the repose in modern people specificity being that the
mushroom is embedded in the floor.

MUSHROOM SLAB

U-boot is used in all applications that require a plate structural solution, along with
concrete-savings and therefore weight-savings. In tower buildings, weight-saving at every
floor reduces load on foundations. The fact of avoiding beams being out of the slab thickness,
enables the reduction of height for each floor.

Therefore, a higher number of floors can be built. By using U-boot beton, it is

possible to build thick raft foundations with a reduced quantity of concrete (and weight). U-
boot is the ideal solution to create slabs of big spans and/or with a high bearing capacity. In
case of difficult access to the building site or restructuring, U-boot beton permits to build up
the horizontal structures without using lifting and movement devices, because of its
stackability, modularity, lightness and manageability.

Polystyrene is a widely used material in the world of building, especially if associated

to prefabricated slabs, because it is cheap and malleable. However, in the last few years, the
technical scientific community has been focusing on its numerous disadvantages. First of all,
the fact that polystyrene releases toxic styrene monomers, at room temperature.
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MATERIALS:
CONNECTION BRIDGE:
The connection bridge is necessary in order join two betons longitudinally wherever the
length of the beton needed to be increased.

SPACER JOINT:
Spacer joint is used to join two or more u boot betons while fixing on the shuttering so that
there cannot be any change in the distance between gaps of U-boot betons.

CLOSING PLATE:
Closing plate is used to close the u-boot beton box which can resist the flow of concrete into box.
The closing plate and its quality plays a major role as it cause problems if concrete tends to move
into beton from damaged plate after concrete is placed.
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DISTRIBUTION OF LOADS

In any civil construction or civil structure, the distribution of loads plays major role
for withstanding of the structure. It is necessary to design the structure, such that the loads are
properly distributed throughout the structure. In the slabs where we use U-boot technology, the
loads are completely transferred by betons and columns. There will not be any beams in the slabs
constructed by U-boot betons. This helps us to get the spans of larger cross-sectional area.

Fig: Distribution of loads of slab

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APPLICATIONS

U-boot beton is a recycled polypropylene formwork that was designed to create two-
way voided slabs and rafts. The use of U-boot beton formwork makes it possible to create
mushroom pillars, with the possibility to have the mushroom in the thickness of the slab.
Thanks to the conic elevator foot, immerging the U-boot beton formworks in the concrete
casting will create a grid work of mutually perpendicular beams closed from the bottom and
the top by a flat plate that is created with a single casting; this results in considerable
reduction in the use of concrete and steel.

U-Boot Beton is used to create slabs with large span or that are able to support large
loads without beams. Light and quick and easy to position, thanks to their modularity the
designer can vary the geometric parameters as needed to adapt to all situations with great
architectural freedom.
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INSTALLATION

1. The entire surface of the slab to be cast on site is shuttered with wood decking (or similar
systems), then the lower reinforcement concrete bars are positioned in two mutually
perpendicular directions according to the design and the lattice for the upper reinforcement
concrete is arranged.

2. The U-Boot Beton® formworks are positioned using the lateral spacers joints to place
them at the desired centre distance that will determine the beam width. Thanks to the conic
elevator foot, the U-Boot Beton® formworks will be lifted from the surface, making it
possible for the lower slab to be formed. If double or triple elements are used, these elements
must first be assembled, which will be supplied on distinct pallets in the yard.

3. The positioning of the reinforcement is completed by placing above the U-Boot Beton®
formwork the upper bars in the two directions as well as the reinforcement for shear and
punching where necessary, according to the design.

4. The concrete casting must be performed in two phases to prevent the floatation of the
formworks: an initial layer will be cast to fill a thickness equal to the height of the elevator
foot. Casting will continue for this first portion of the slab until the concrete starts to set and
become semi fluid.
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5. Once suitably set, the casting can be restarted from the starting point, completely burying
the U-Boot Beton. The casting is then levelled and smoothed in a traditional manner.

6. Once the structure has hardened, the formwork can be removed. The surface is smooth in
correspondence of the soffit.

AFTER COMPLETION
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ADVANTAGES

LIGHT - THIN – BIDIRECTIONAL:

Designe of bidirectional slabs, Decrease of concrete and weight up to 40% ,Reduced
deformation (maximum stiffness loss 15%) , Reduction of load on foundations , Reduction of
pillar section.

FLEXIBLE:
Spans up to 20 m, Absence of beams between pillars, Reduction of pillars number, Possible
use with prefabricated slabs, No lifting and movement devices required, ideal for
restructuring, Possible creation of monodirectional slabs thanks to the “bridge” accessory.

ANTISEISMIC :
Reduced seismic mass, Less dimensional limitations of elements , Double inferior and
superior slab

OPEN SPACES :
More spacious rooms , Bigger architectural freedom , Easier change of use

ECONOMIC:
Less concrete incidence, thickness being equal , Less steel incidence , Usable height saving
on each floor, since avoiding beams being out of the slab thickness enables a higher number
of floors, height being equal (tower buildings) , Rapidity and easiness of pose (unique
twophased casting) , Possibility of big spans, load being equal , Possibility of high bearing
capacity, spans being equal , Economical transport and easy stocking, since it is stackable,
Ready to smooth once the deck is taken off, the intrados is a plane surface which do not
require false ceilings at an aesthetical level , If a false ceiling is necessary, pose is made more
rapidly

SAFE:
Significant fire resistance (certification REI 180; concrete cover 3cm).
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Fig: Fire resistance

Fig: Sound insulation

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CONCLUSION

The U-boot technology is a very advanced, economical, architectural and fastest

method of construction of a slab. The usage of U-boot technology is very rare due to lack of
awareness in our country. As we all have responsibility of saving natural and renewable
resources for our future generation, this technology should be utilized more.
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