Advantages and Disadvantages of Podium Slab
The slab is a very common component in the making of modern buildings. Many types of slabs are used in construction and every slab has a different purpose. The podium slab is one of the other slabs. These types of slabs are mostly used for steel or wooden multi-story building and car parking areas.
A typical concrete slab is generally made by using a basement filled with soil. It helps to transfer the loads and to avoid settlement. Users also construct walls in substructures for the walls to give firmness to the floor. These types of slabs spread the load to the wall from the steel or wood-based structure and it doesn?t need any type of basement filled material. The superstructure elements are not prolonged to the substructure beneath. So customers get more and more space to park vehicles.
The height of the floor is generally low compared to other regular slabs. The multilevel car parking facility can be completed by using the podium slab technique for both commercial & residential buildings.
Types of Podium Slab
1. Precast Podium Slab
2. Post-tensioning Podium Slab
Precast Podium Slab
This prefabricated method is very easy. This technology also takes very little time. After a specific time, this element is cast at a particular place. The flexibility and strength of the element are very good.
Post-tensioning Podium Slab
This type of slabs carries more load compared to the other podium slabs. By using this method users can complete a huge area.