Publications / 2007 Proceedings of the 24th ISARC, Kochi, India

Automatic Waffle Slab Technique for High-Tech Factory

Samuel Y. L. Yin, H. Ping Tserng, W. Jue Hong
Pages 557-562 (2007 Proceedings of the 24th ISARC, Kochi, India, ISBN 978-81-904235-1-9, ISSN 2413-5844)
Abstract:

ABSTRACT Under the continuous compression of life cycles for products from the high-tech industry, all investors expect to recoup an enormous amount of investment within the shortest possible timeframe and raise production rapidly, so they can acquire more market opportunities and improve market share. In view of this, investors desire to shorten plant construction as much as possible.

The return air floor slab for the clean room is one of the key construction projects. This floor is a common design used in high-tech plants to control the cleanliness and humidity of the air. Concentrated openings and large thickness are the two major requirements for it. Under these two requirements, levelness and resistance to minor vibration of the floor slab must also be considered; this has caused significant difficulties in construction, where many vendors are also confronted with pressures for construction time and quality.

In order to solve the difficulties in waffle slab construction, this study has proposed a technique of precast waffle slab to meets the requirements for the high-tech industry on construction time and quality under intense market competition.

Keywords: High-Tech, Precast, Waffle slab