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9.1 Types of Slabs 325<br />

(a)<br />

(b)<br />

(c)<br />

No. 4 No. 4 No. 4 No. 4 No. 4<br />

(d)<br />

(e)<br />

Figure 9.1<br />

One-way slabs.<br />

used many times (Fig. 9.2). In some ribbed slabs, the spaces between ribs may be filled with<br />

permanent fillers to provide a horizontal slab.<br />

3. Two-way floor systems: When the slab is supported on four sides and the ratio of the long<br />

side to the short side is less than 2, the slab will deflect in double curvature in both directions.<br />

The floor load is carried in two directions to the four beams surrounding the slab (refer to

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