Project title:

Optimization of Construction cost ,

weight and strength through
combination of Plastic voided slab
sytem and modular rebar sets.
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PROJECT GUIDE
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INTRODUCTION
Conventional methods employed for Roof building
New approach to lower construction cost through modified walling
and Roofing system
Innovative methods used presently for cost reduction
 U-BOOT TECHNOLOGY
I-sects (Voided Slab) System

U-Boot (a voided slab technology) that allows

large spans, efficiently formed as flat plates
without beams, for many types of buildings and
other structures while using significantly less
OBJECTIVES OF PROJECT :
•Identification of various lean construction models for project execution of low cost sanitation facility
enclosures to stand the cost , time and durability test.
•Proposal of innovation in construction methods, materials in the form of U-boot technology of casting and
modular rebar sets in various permutations for effective low cost , manufacture time and maximum
durability
•Application of statistical tools like factorial design and Anova to the predict the effectiveness of the
various permutations and combinations the two technology .

Project Methodology : (10 point agenda)

1Proposed work:
1. Literature review: Technical papers, white papers , patent documents , etc
2.System design of u-boot and modular rebar set for a given construction project and step by step study
of the processes to identify the influential factors and data collection.
3. Analysis of the collected data using Co-relation method to identify the significant factors and use of
the factorial design to identify the interaction in various factors if any.
4. Design and devicing of innovative methods and materials to the significant factors identified in the
data analysis phase .
5.Fesasibiltystudy of the proposed methods and tools to decide upon the optimal methods and materials
here the Anova software will be used to find variance in the proposed results.
6. Prediction of project life cycle for application of the proposed methods and materials and
recommendations on the same basis
7. Project report writing , tabulation of results , graphical presentation of data using histograms ,
interaction plots and plot of means.
 Softwares used :
1.ANSYS Work-bench 16.0 for structural analysis for optimal strength
2.Minitab 17.0 For Factorial Design , ANNOVA

Expected results :
1.Reduction in weight of Structure by application u-boots
2.Optimal Strength Value of Structures By combination of Re-bar Structures and
U-boot using ANSYS
3.Experimental Strength Value of Structures By combination of Re-bar Structures
and U-boot using UTM testing
4.Recuction in cost by application
5.Optimal Process parameters as to number of plastic voids , Rebar structure for
minimal weight but maximum strength .
Process Variables :
1.U-boot count
2.Rebar structure
3.Rebar + u-boot Layout
4.Pour value of Cast mixture (M20 grade)

Process derivables (output parameters)

a)Weight of Cast structure
b)Theoretical /Analyticcal / Experimental strength
c)Reduction in cost.
d)Reduction in Casting time
 Procedure of factorial Design using Minitab:
1.2-level Factorial design as toinputs in form of
a.No. of U-boots
b.Re-bar set profile
And thus using Minitab we shall determine the interaction plots of the
above factors to strength / weight reduction and Cost.

Procedure for Annova :

L-6 matric will b used to carry out analysis of variance for 5% value and
thus p-values will be determined for the subject factors of no. of u-
boots, rebarset profile and Pour value for three levels of operation and
thus the optimal process parameters will be predicted to get optimal
weight / cost and strength from the plastic voided cast structure.