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U-boot

The U-Boot formwork is a modular element made of re-cycled plastic for use in building lighter structures in reinforced concrete cast at the work-site.

The U-Boot gives an innovative answer for the laying of slabs with mushroom pillars with the special characteristic of the mushrooms being part of the thickness of the slab. This new, lighter structure is achieved by enclosing the U-Boot within the concrete cast. This lighter structure is made up of two flat layers, one on top of the other, separated and connected to each other by a grid of beams at right angles. Slabs built with U-Boot can form the structural elements of various building systems, such as double floors, floors, rafts and so on, for both civil and industrial buildings.

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Applications

• New buildings and renovations
• Industrial floorings
• Rafts
• Infrastructures

Characteristics of the structure

• Bi-directional slabs with mushroom pillars
• Reduced weight on the load bearing walls and foundations
• Saving in concrete and steel reinforcement
• Reduced building time
• Light, and with high inertia
• Wider spans and lower thickness compared to prefab slabs
• Soffit slabs ready to smooth
• Rafts with only limited chance of deformation