U BOOT TECHNOLOGY

TALMEEZ . M. KUNDGOL
USN:2KE17CV417
INTRODUCTION
 An Italian engineer, Roberto ll Grande, developed and patented a new system of
hollow formers, in order to decrease the transportation costs (and C02 production).
The U-Boot formwork is a medular element made of re-cycled plastic for use in
building lighter structures in reinforced concrete cast at the work-site. The biggest
advantage of U-boot is reduce the concrete quantity.

 U boot system can be combined with other technologies like prefabricated slabs and
post tensioned steel The technology of hollow slabs with past tensioned steel
reduces the weight of slab and its thickness.
U BOOT

 U-Boot Beton is a recycled polypropylene

formwork that was designed to create lightened
slabs and rafts.
 SCOPE IN
CIVIL ENGINEERING
 This technology is mainly applied in the construction where
we need larger space areas with more centre spacing
between each columns like parking areas, auditoriums,
malls etc:- as we have freedom of placing columns at our
will, without beams.

 This technology is also used in laying mushroom pillars

where we don’t have beams. The mushroom pillars mainly
used for architectural look. The absence of beams in this
technology, helps us to lay mushroom pillars at will.
BENEFITS

 Beam stand beams and bearing walls eliminated

 Reduced dead weight
 Reducing overall costs
 Longer spans columns
 Construction is less weather dependent
 Reduced concrete usage
 Reduced foundation sizes
ADVANTAGES
 It is easy design, easy technical, economical
 Light weight
 Monolithic construction
 Load is distributed 2 direction in the slab and it is discharged
to pillars and foundation.
 Beam is fully avoided
 Pillars spacing is increased
 Thickness of the slab is reduced
LITERATURE REVIEW
 Northam R. (2009) : In this paper, the slabs are made with plastic ball to reduce the self

weight of the structure. The main aim of this paper is to give a report about punching

shear on voided slabs with plastic balls.

 Lai T. (2009) : In this system, the concrete at the center of deck is removed and hence

the slab becomes very light on comparison with solid slabs. In reinforced concrete

structures, the ductility factor is important. It contains the shear walls and the flat slabs

having plastic bubbles inside the system.

 Abramski M., Albert A., Pfeffer K., Schnell J. (2010) : The main aim of this paper is

to give a report about shear force on flat slabs with circular voids by varying percentage

of steel. This paper used two different percentages of steel i.e. 0.31% and 0.52%
Probable DATE COMPLETION of seminar
on Nov 10

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