Note: * Nominal coating thickness ** Minimum yield strength of steel Please contact nearest Tata BlueScope Steel office for other thickness and coating options
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Benefits of LYSAGHT SMARTDEK™ 51 system Comparison Chart Lost Formwork Decking Slab
Temporary Shuttering removed after concrete curing
Decking acts as a lost formwork material
Structural Element
Conventional RCC Slab
Temporary Shuttering
Lost Formwork
Composite Action
Temporary Shuttering removed after slab sets
No bonding between steel sheet & concrete
No Bonding
Temporary Shuttering
Concrete Saving
Concrete volume as per required slab depth
Extra concrete required at the profile valleys
Concrete as Required
b a Extra Concrete
Decking acts as extra steel to the slab
Steel Saving
Reinforcement steel as required
Top Reinforcement Bottom Reinforcement
Top Reinforcement Bottom Reinforcement
Lost Formwork (Extra Steel)
Construction Time
Prop Arrangement
Requires complex prop arrangement
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Reduction in props
Props at Regular Interval
Normal speed of construction Level 1
Props at Regular Interval
Decking application enhances construction speed Level 2
Level 1
SMARTDEKTM 51 Structural Decking Slab SMARTDEK™ 51 acts as an integral structural element
Smart Software Excel based SMARTDEK™ 51 software and MEGAFLOOR structural decking software for the design of composite slabs with SMARTDEK™ 51 profile will be available to assist engineers and consultants in deriving an optimal solution. SMARTDEK™ 51 software should be used in conjunction with the SMARTDEK™
Structural Decking
51 design manual.
Embossments provide mechanical interlock between steel & concrete
Embossments (Strong Mechanical Interlock)
Concrete saving makes construction economical
Smart Construction SMARTDEK™ 51 system provides a safe working platform that
c
is fast and easy to set up and therefore minimises multi-storey Concrete Saving
construction time. Faster construction time allows optimisation on c