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U-Boot Technology In: Civil Engineering

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U-Boot

Technology in
Civil Engineering
Introduction

• It is the recycled polypropylene formwork technology used for construction purposes.


• One of the obstacles with concrete constructions, in case of horizontal slabs, is the high weight, which limits
the span.
• It creates lighter economical design for structure.
• For this reason major developments of reinforcement concrete have focused on enhancing the span.
• This is used to construct two way slab, large span slab, mushroom slab and raft foundation in RCC structure.
• It is suitable for high rise building, hospitals and parking management residential and industrial buildings.
• In U Boot Technology, slabs are created with large span and makes floors thinner by reducing the weight
while maintaining the performance of reinforced concrete slabs.
What is U-Boot Technology?

• U-Boot beton is a formwork made of recycled polypropylene.


• Void form work placed in between the top and bottom reinforcements of slab.
• U-Boot Beton is used to create slabs with large span or that are able to support large loads
without beams.
• U-Boot Beton is a recycled polypropylene formwork that was designed to create lightened slabs
and rafts.
• U-Boot system can be combined with other technologies like pre-fabricated with other
technologies like pre-fabricated slabs and post tensioned steel. The technology of hollow slabs
with post tensioned steel reduces the weight of slab and its thickness.
• Cement Materials for U-Boot Technology
• Steel
• Fine aggregate
• Course aggregate
• Water
• Recycled plastic mould (u-boot shells)

Types of U-Beton

• Single U-Beton
• Double U-Beton
Installation Process

1. Place lower reinforcement above the formwork.


2. Now place the U-Boot above the lower reinforcement at the specified
intervals provided by the horizontal link connectors.
3. Now complete the upper reinforcement which above the U-Beton.
4. Now pouring of concrete is being done.
5. Now concrete is poured and slab is ready.
Advantages of U-Boot technology

• Increased number of floors.


• Large span.
• Reduced slab thickness.
• No beams between pillars.
• Reducing in the number of pillars.
• Reduction in the overall load of the structure weighing on the pillars and the foundation.
• Reduced foundations- less deep foundation excavation.
• Improved acoustic behavior.
• Economic
• Pillars spacing is increased
• Thickness of the slab is reduced
Applications of U-Boot technology

• Used in public buildings, hospitals, industries, etc.


• Used in raft foundations.
• Used in two way slabs.
• Overall thickness of the slabs reduced.
Benefits of the system

• Design freedom
• Down stand beams and bearing walls eliminated
• Reducing overall costs
• Reduced dead weight
• Longer spans between columns
• Construction is less weather dependent
• Reduced foundation sizes
• Reduced concrete usage
• Environmentally green and sustainable
Conclusion

• By using this technology we can save more concrete and steel by that structure is more economical for us.
• Less use of iron in the slabs, pillars and foundation up to a total of 15%.
• There are anti-seismic advantages connected to reduced building weight slimmer pillars and foundations,
there are low chance of seismic effect on the buildings.
• Due to the fact, that the structural behavior of this new kind of monolithic flat slab is the same as for solid
slab, excluding slab-edge column connection, we surely can talk appropriateness of use and advantages of
the new technology.
• This technology is very prospective in modern construction and perhaps future of civil engineering belongs
to this new kind of hollow slab.

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