Title:
Tapered Slab Structural System
Author(s):
Yoichio Murakami and Tatsuo Sato
Publication:
Concrete International
Volume:
5
Issue:
9
Appears on pages(s):
42-50
Keywords:
concrete construction; flat concrete slabs; earthquake resistant Structures; long span; reinforced concrete; shopping centers; slipform construction;
thickneness; unbonded prestressing.
DOI:
Date:
9/1/1983
Abstract:
The tapered slab structure is an improvement of the flat slab structural system. In countries where large magnitude earthquakes are frequent, conventional flat slab construction is not advantageous. The authors participated in a shopping center project in Japan where a tapered slab structural system was extensively used after it was tested in the laboratory, and future development of the system is predicted.*