Terracotta Filler Slab Roof

The filler slab is based on the principle that for roofs which are simply supported the upper part of the slab is subjected to compressive forces and the lower part of the slab experience tensile forces.

Terracotta filler slab roof.

Indian architecture architecture details terracota floor roof ceiling steel windows brick design indian homes earth homes exposed brick. Gallery of mausam house of the seasons zero studio 3. The reason why concrete and steel are used together to construct rcc slab is in their individual properties as separate building materials and their individual limitation. Terracotta roof tile is made from clay and other synthetic materials dried by wet embryos and then fired at high temperature.

At a high temperature of more than 1000 degrees the clay is solidified into ceramics. Tropical architecture indian architecture roof architecture facade house house roof style at home roof design house design low budget house. Filler slab with terra cotta pots as fillers filler slab roof construction where inverted hemispheres of terra cotta pots are pre cast and made to rest over reinforced concrete beams before the concreting process. Filler slab technology is a simple and a very innovative technology for a slab construction.

The roof garden also makes urban outdoor spaces for the people. These spaces give environmentally sensitive and functional area that show how one hectare site can be a great place. An alternative roofing technology. Photograph by ar hamid mm.