Sawtooth roofs were once only used on commercial industrial buildings.
Rcc pitched roof design.
However now they are also used in modern home design.
Simply the slab in which steel bars are used is known as rcc slab.
The full form of rcc is reinforced concrete cement.
Where reinforcement is called a steel rod.
Nov 9 2019 reinforced concrete sloped roof slab overhang detail cross section detail of a reinforced concrete sloped inclined roof slab overhang cantilever detail.
Roof framing members can be any number of materials depending on the span.
The slope of the roof on this modern pond side house allows the solar panels to take in as much energy as possible and lets rain water fall back into the pond to help with drainage around the house.
Now that its projected on a horizontal surface with an amplified load follow the same procedures for the horizontal slab design.
Roofs are under a lot of pressure.
Slab reinforcement cantilever reinforcement slab thickness roof apex reinforcement example of a 1.
Because the roof slope is steeper than for flat roofs it makes much more sense to slope the roof framing in this case to follow the roof pitch.
Plan view of a reinforced concrete pitched inclined slab.
They can be found all over the globe and each country or region has its unique tradition when it comes to materials.
Holly smith architects designed this louisiana home.
In addition there is a single pitched roof design which includes one flat element placed at a certain angle.
Load limits on the roof of a building.
A sawtooth roof is two or more parallel pitched roofs in which the sloped and vertical surfaces alternate.
Pitched roofs are not a modern type of roofs.
Similar to flat roofs various ceiling aesthetics can be achieved as well.
The slab should be strong enough to bear the required load according to design.
Design it like a stair i e load the inclined slab and then project the inclined load to a horizonatal load by multiplying it with the inclined length an then dividing it by the horizontal length.