Reinforced Concrete Roof

The open end should face sideways.

Reinforced concrete roof.

A concrete roof is exactly what it sounds like. Plain concrete does not easily withstand tensile and shear stresses caused by wind earthquakes vibrations and other forces and is therefore unsuitable in most structural applications. Structural concrete composite deck a supported steel panel deck system filled with normal weight or structural lightweight concrete. As the width of the concrete slab is 16 3 4 inches place the steel joists at this distance.

Next place the concrete slab on its face. Structural concrete composite deck a supported steel panel deck system filled with normal weight or structural lightweight concrete. Exact specifications vary but most concrete roofs are several inches thick. The steel joists will provide a strong foundation for the flat concrete roofing.

The reinforcing steel rods bars or mesh absorbs the tensile shear and sometimes the compressive stresses in a concrete structure. The steel deck panels are embossed in a manner which when filled with concrete allows the elements of the construction to respond to load as a single unit. Insulated reinforced concrete roof decks the only known roof systems that have consistently survived high category hurricane and tornado velocity winds have been built with structural reinforced concrete decks securely and sufficiently connected to structural reinforced concrete or reinforced concrete block walls. Beneath the roof cover structural concrete roof decks are commonly topside insulated using adhered insulation panels or cast in place lightweight insulating concrete.

Reinforced concrete concrete in which steel is embedded in such a manner that the two materials act together in resisting forces. This will give it the support it requires. Beneath the roof cover structural concrete roof decks are commonly topside insulated using adhered insulation panels or cast in place lightweight insulating concrete. The bottom of the joists should rest on either a beam or a wall.