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    The document discusses the benefits of Cobiax flat slab technology for concrete structures, including lighter weight, larger spans, improved earthquake safety, cost effectiveness, and sustainability through reduced material usage and emissions. Cobiax slab technology allows for removing concrete while maintaining structural strength through the use of void formers between rebar layers.

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    Benefits of the Cobiax flat slab technology

    Lightweight solutions in concrete


    ...for slim slabs & large spans

    The numerous advantages of the Cobiax technology lead to an increased value for all stakeholders involved in the design and execution process of concrete structures for buildings.

    Resource efficiency leads to increased static performance, economic costing and sustainable building structures.

    conventional system

    optimized with Cobiax

    Weight reduction Up to 35% lighter than solid flat slabs Up to 15% less load acting on foundations Increased freedom for structural conception Large spans Up to 20 m spans Flat soffits with no obstructing beams Up to 40% less columns Earthquake safety Reduction of the accelerated mass Eased earthquake design verification Reduced damage risks Cost effectiveness Concrete and reinforcement steel savings Reduced floor-to-floor height Eased retrofitting of building Sustainability Resource efficiency trough building materials savings CO2 emission reductions trough concrete volume optimization Use of recycled material for Cobiax products

    www.cobiax.com

    References
    Elbphilharmonie
    Opera House, Hamburg, Germany Architect: Herzog & de Meuron Engineer: WGG Schnetzer Puskas 2008 - 2010

    Technology
    Principle of the Cobiax flat slab Leave out as much concrete as possible whilst maintaining the full flexural strength of the slab and allowing a bi-axial load transfer. Maintain concrete in the structurally relevant external zones of the cross-section and create as much internal voided volumes as possible. Void formers positioned between the bottom and top reinforcement layers displace concrete. Expertise An important amount of tests and theoretical research on the subject of Cobiax slabs has been carried out by various academic institutions. The Cobiax slab technology holds the National Technical Approval, number Z-15.1-282, issued by the German Institute of Building Technology (DIBt). Design The Cobiax flat slab has the same mechanical load bearing behaviour as a solid flat plate slab. The established codes for the structural dimensioning of traditional concrete flat plate slabs are compatible with the Cobiax flat slabs. Execution The Cobiax cage modules are positioned between the bottom and top reinforcement layers in the slabs cross section. The Cobiax slab can be executed in traditional in-situ concrete or in combination with semi-precast elements. Cobiax Technologies AG P.O. Box 140 Oberallmendstrasse 20A 6301 Zug Switzerland Tel. Fax +41 41 767 00 00 +41 41 767 00 09 Range of application The Cobiax cage modules are available in different sizes and are suitable for slab depths between 20 cm and 60 (+) cm. The dead-load reduction created by the void formers is in a range of 1.4 und 4.8 kN/m depending on their size. Cage module types Slim-Line Void former height 100 to 180 mm Slab depths 20 to 34 cm Eco-Line Void former height 225 to 450 mm Slab depths 35 to 60 (+) cm

    National Stadium
    Soccer Stadium, Warsaw, Poland Architect: JSK Engineer: Matejko I Partnerzy 2009 - 2011

    UEFA La Clarire
    Office Building, Nyon, Switzerland Architect: Bassi et Carella Engineer: GTI / Schopfer et Niggli 2009 - 2010

    BB Praterstern
    Office Building, Vienna, Austria Architect: S.Tillner & A.Willinger Engineer: Vasko & Partner ZT 2009 - 2010

    The Cobiax technology and products are internationally patented

    Airrail-Center
    Office Building, Frankfurt, Germany Architect: JSK Engineer: S.A.N. 2008 - 2010

    Altra Sede
    High Rise Building, Milan, Italy Architect: Pei Cobb Freed & Partners Engineer: Prof. Ing. Franco Mola 2008 - 2010

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    www.cobiax.com

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