Behaviour of Innovative ecofriendly Precast stone Panel slab systems under service loads

Rangarao, V V and Surya prakash, S and Subramanian, V R (2013) Behaviour of Innovative ecofriendly Precast stone Panel slab systems under service loads. In: World in Concrete & Structures, 21-23 August 2013, Singapore.

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Abstract

In a country like India, with a rapid increase in urbanization, alternate materials with low embodied energy and structural systems which deliver high performance with less quantum usage are required to ensure a sustainable development of housing solutions while overcoming the problem of resource limitation. A precast integrated floor panel system is developed and tested. This innovative concept uses a stay in- place finish which is also a part of the structural load carrying system using locally available stone. The efficient use of stone and the resulting reduction in the weight translate into a 40% decrease in the dead load from self weight while decreasing the demand for energy intensive materials like steel and cement. A ready to use floor system is achieved with the potential of decreasing the embodied energy by 75%

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