Flat slabs are widely used in standard underground garages, but for roof slabs with soil cover, the additional loads from soil weight, fire truck loading, and landscape surcharge significantly increase punching shear at column heads, raising the risk of sudden failure. This article explains the structural limitations of flat slabs in such scenarios and introduces the Taiku prestressed wide-shallow beam system, which eliminates punching shear risk while saving approximately 500 mm in floor height.

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Industrial Jointless Floor Engineering

BICP provides jointless industrial floor design and analysis for warehouses, plants, cold stores and automated facilities: fewer joints, controlled cracking and durable heavy-duty performance, with armoured joint systems manufactured and supplied by SHENTE where joints must remain.

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