Bubble-Deck Slab System

BUBBLE-DECK SLAB
SYSTEM
Presented by
ASHLIN T V
INTRODUCTION
Fig. 1. Section of conventional slab
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BUBBLE-DECK
 System which eliminates the inactive concrete from the

slab
 Reducing the structural dead weight
High density
polyethylene hollow
spheres
Fig. 2. Section of Bubble deck slab

COMPOSITION
Plastic spheres
Steel
Concrete
Fig. 3. Composition of Bubble deck slab

Table 1. Different types of Plastic Bubbles available in market
Minimum
Minimum
Bubble centre to
slab
Version diameter centre
thickness
(mm) spacing
(mm)
(mm)
BD230 180 230 200
BD280 225 280 250
BD340 270 340 300
BD390 315 390 350
BD450 360 450 400
BD510 405 510 450

BD600 450 600 500

TYPES OF BUBBLE-DECK
 Type A - Filigree elements
Fig. 4. Type A - Filigree

elements

 Type B - Reinforcement modules
Fig. 5. Type B – Reinforcement modules

 Type C- Finished planks
Fig. 6. Type C- Finished planks

ADVANTAGES
 Structural
– Less weight
– Increased strength
– No need of beams
– Few columns required
– Larger span
– Design freedom
 Construction
– Easy installation of ducts and pipes into slab
– Less work on construction site
– Reduced concrete usage
 Environment
– Less material and energy consumption
– Reducing CO2 emission up to 40Kg/m2
– Components can be replaced

 Economy
– Savings in material
– Reduction in transportation cost
– Faster construction time
– Building is more flexible and easy in installation

INSTALLATION
1. Production of plastic spheres
7(a) 7(b)
Fig. 7(a),(b) Hollow plastic spheres

2. Production of reinforcement cage
3. Insertion of bubbles in to lattice
8(a) 8(b)
Fig. 8(a),(b) Insertion of Bubbles into lattice

4. Preparation of bottom layer of concrete
Fig. 9. Laying of concrete base

5. Lowering of bubble lattice in to concrete base
10(a) 10(b)
Fig. 10. (a),(b) Lowering the lattice in to concrete base

6. Vibration of the concrete
Fig. 10. Vibration of concrete

7. Elements are finished and stocked
Fig. 11. Bubble deck elements at stock

8. Transportation of finished bubble deck element
Fig. 12. Bubble-Deck Elements transportation

9. Placing of bubble deck elements
Fig. 13. Bubble-Deck Elements placing

10. Concreting and finishing the bubble deck slab
Fig. 14. Concreting Bubble-Deck

STRUCTURAL PROPERTIES
 Sound insulation
1db higher noise reduction
 Fire resistance
17% to 39% higher thermal resistance
 Durability
 Shear strength
 Vibration
APPLICATIONS
 Millennium Tower, Holland
 Le Coie, UK
 Administrative Center, Brasilia, Brazil
 Harvey Mudd College, California, USA
 Walterbos Complex Tax Office Towers, Netherland

LIMITATIONS
 Require skilled labour
 Thickness of slab

SCOPE FOR THE FUTURE
• Constructing buildings especially sky scrapers
• Larger span halls like theatres and auditoriums
• Pedestrian bridge deck
• Used in parking areas

CONCLUSIONS
 Bubble-Deck Slab perform better than normal

conventional solid slab
 Reduction in weight
 Technology is environmentally green and sustainable
 Reduction in concrete usage
 Cost and time saving

REFERENCES
1. Arathi Shetkar & Nagesh Hanche (2015),” An Experimental Study on
Bubble Deck Slab System with Elliptical Balls”, International Journal of
Science and Research, 12(1), 21-27.
2. Bhagyasree G Bhade & Barelikar S M (2016), “ An Experimental Study of

Two Way Bubble Deck slab With Spherical Hollow Balls”, International
Journal of Recent scientific Research, 7(6), 11621-11626
3. Mike Mota (2013), “voided two way flat slabs”, American Society of Civil
Engineers Journal”, 1640-1649
4. Neeraj Tiwari & Sana Zafar (2016), “ Structural Behaviour of Bubble Deck
Slabs and Its Application”, International Journal for Scientific Research and
Development, 6(2), 433-437
5. PrabhuTeja P, Vijay Kumar P, Anusha S Mounika C H, Purnachandra Saha
(2012), “Structural Behavior of Bubble Deck Slab”, International
Conference on Advance in Research, Science and Management, 383-388
6. Raj R Vakil & Dr. Mangulkar Madhuri Nilesh (2017), “Comparative Study
of Bubble-Deck and Solid Deck Slab”, International Journal of Advance
Research in Science and Engineering, 6(10), 383-392.
7. Shivani Mirajkar & Mitali Balapur (2017), “Study of Bubble- Deck Slab
System”, International Journal of Advance Research in Science and
Engineering, 7, 01-05.
8. Surendar M &Ranjitham M (2016), “ Numerical and Experimental Study on

Bubble Deck Slab”, International Journal of Engineering Science and
Computing, 6(5), 5959-5962

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BUBBLE-DECK SLAB

Fig. 1. Section of conventional slab

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 System which eliminates the inactive concrete from the

Fig. 2. Section of Bubble deck slab

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Fig. 3. Composition of Bubble deck slab

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BD230 180 230 200

BD280 225 280 250

BD340 270 340 300

BD390 315 390 350

BD450 360 450 400

BD510 405 510 450

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 Type A - Filigree elements

Fig. 4. Type A - Filigree

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Fig. 5. Type B – Reinforcement modules

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Fig. 6. Type C- Finished planks

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– Reducing CO2 emission up to 40Kg/m2

– Components can be replaced

– Reduction in transportation cost

– Faster construction time

– Building is more flexible and easy in installation

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Fig. 7(a),(b) Hollow plastic spheres

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3. Insertion of bubbles in to lattice

Fig. 8(a),(b) Insertion of Bubbles into lattice

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Fig. 9. Laying of concrete base

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Fig. 10. (a),(b) Lowering the lattice in to concrete base

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Fig. 10. Vibration of concrete

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Fig. 11. Bubble deck elements at stock

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Fig. 12. Bubble-Deck Elements transportation

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Fig. 13. Bubble-Deck Elements placing

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Fig. 14. Concreting Bubble-Deck

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 Administrative Center, Brasilia, Brazil

 Harvey Mudd College, California, USA

 Walterbos Complex Tax Office Towers, Netherland

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 Require skilled labour

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• Constructing buildings especially sky scrapers

• Larger span halls like theatres and auditoriums

• Pedestrian bridge deck

• Used in parking areas

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 Bubble-Deck Slab perform better than normal