CONNECTING VEE SLABS. 

VeeSlabs con be made in any width within the range of 1100mm to 3200mm. Vee Slab fit the project, the project doesn’t have to fit Vee Slabs

In addition to the conventional methods of supporting precast floor panels such as with shelf angles and the like Vee Slabs can be connected to themselves and supporting structures by means of the topping concrete.

By virtue of the open ribbed structure of the Vee Slab and the sloping sided ribs , Vee Slabs are very easy to connect to other structural elements without the need for shelf angles and corbels.

The block outs can be removed for the last 300mm of the panels to allow the insitu concrete to flow between the sloping ribs and into shear keys in wall panels or adjacent  members. This allows the formation of a rigid concrete shear connection between keys and the sloping sides of the Vee Slab ribs.

Shelf angels, when used are temporary. Once the concrete connecting the Vee Slabs has attained enough strength, the shelf angles are removed leaving a clean connection which is fully fire rated.

It is this connectivity which allows members on the same plane to be connected which is a great advantage for such structures as flat plate floor structures as will be seen later.

Austral Double Wall is an ideal product to be used in conjunction with the Vee Slab Systems. Infill concrete is poured up to just under the slab soffit level. On obtaining minimal strength, say 5 MPa, the Vee Slab panels can be erected clear spanning to the next internal support ready for topping reinforcement and topping .

This combined with the Double Walls capacity to achieve full moment and shear connections panel to panel make it ideal for tall multistory shear cores.