Assignment No: 03

Topic: FLOOR SLAB SYSTEM (LIFT SLAB SYSTEM)

Instructor: AR. BELMUND JAMES CABELTES
Deadline Date: MARCH , 2022
Date Submitted: MARCH , 2022
Name of Student: MICA T. DAUBA
Course & Section: BS ARCH 3A
Contact No: 09977121364

Assignment #4:

1. Based on the given illustration, make a step by step sequence of lifting the
slabs of a Four-Storey Building by providing an isometric drawing and an
explanation of every process.
ISOMETRIC DRAWING

2. Make a discussion or an opinion on how you can improvise the method of

lift-slab construction to make it more effective and safe during the
construction process.

One of the major limitations of lifting slabs, according to what I've read, is that
they cannot be used for multistory buildings or are limited to only 15–16-story
buildings. There are no large span slabs in this type of construction. However, new
construction projects have already begun. The lift-slab construction method is used
in the construction of a circular building. To compensate for the system's lateral
force weakness, cross bracing may be used. A pre-tensioning slab is an option.
Slabs can also be divided into sections to make lifting easier. The elevated slab
system includes the casting of concrete-bearing walls flat within the stack of floor
blocks. Because the stack is raised into position, the wall panels are hinged to the
ground and unfold mechanically. For one thing, the increased use of pumping and
pre-stressing has made cast-in-place flat plate work much more cost-effective.
Recent advancements in jack positioning have resulted in additional
advancements. In the conventional system, hydraulic jacks are mounted on top of
the columns, limiting column height and necessitating jack removal before splicing
onto the next upper column tier. The new method allows for the construction of
columns up to 6 stories tall without the use of field splices.

Another improvement regulates the amount of lift in each column. A steel tape
connects each column to a central sensing device in a console, which monitors the
relative movements and automatically operates the pumps, switching them off and
on as needed to keep the floor perfectly level as it moves upward at about one inch
per minute. An electric nut that moves in tandem with the hydraulic cylinder
ensures safety. When a gap appears above the nut, an alarm is triggered. In the
event of a hydraulic failure, this ensures backup protection. Using these
advancements, a Florida firm built twenty, two, and three-story buildings in as little
as five weeks and at a cost savings of up to 20%, despite the fact that the roofs
were only framed with wood. A new lift slab system has also emerged, in which
concrete bearing walls are lifted at the same time as the slabs. Although this
method has yet to be tried in the United States, it has been used by a contractor in
Latin America to build over 20,000 apartment units totaling 14 million square feet of
space.