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Filigranplatte

English translation: filigree slab

16:50 Oct 20, 2013
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering / Text about building a multi-storey car park
German term or phrase: Filigranplatte
Under the heading of "Strassenbau", there is a reference to the "Bereiche des Parkhauses, in denen Filigranplatten verlegt sind" - these are the areas where "Stuetzeneinfassungen" are to be produced. I've found a lot of hits for "filigree slabs", but I'm not sure whether this is correct in the context. Help would be much appreciated! :-)
James Taylor (X)
Local time: 17:38
English translation:filigree slab
Explanation:
"A floor slab (also called plate slab or filigree slab) is a reinforced concrete slab with a minimum thickness of 5–6 cm. Depending on the concrete covering and reinforcement, it can be up to 7 cm thick. The floor slab is a semi-precast component that includes the lower floor slab reinforcement that is required for structural reasons."

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Note added at 1 day3 hrs (2013-10-21 19:57:30 GMT)
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@asptech:If you want to distinguish between the precast permanent shuttering as opposed to the whole floor slab then you can use the term
"lattice girder plank" see http://www.concreteflooringsystems.co.uk/plate_flooring.htm
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Chris Foster
United Kingdom
Local time: 17:38
Grading comment
Many thanks to everyone for all your help - I eventually chose "filigree slab", simply because it struck me as the safest option. :-)
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1filigran slab
Yorkshireman
4 +1precast concrete floor formwork
asptech
5filigree slab
Chris Foster
3 -2voided biaxial slabs
Helen Shiner


Discussion entries: 1





  

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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
filigran slab


Explanation:
Filigran slabs are pre-cast slabs with a statically incorporated layer of in situ concrete. (quote from the reference website).

My first answer "waffle slab" (now hidden) is a similar prefabricated concrete structure, but filigran slab seems to fit your requirements better.

I would have to see a picture of what it is to be able to tell which is right.

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Note added at 5 hrs (2013-10-20 21:59:41 GMT)
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http://betoonelement.ee/en/products-shuttering-slabs also shows filigran slabs

On http://www.peikko.com/product/p=Deltabeam with filigran type...
Use of Deltabeam with filigran-type floor slabs allows lighter foundations and flexibility in walls.

And this is where the name originated:

http://filigran-stahlbau.com/index.php?id=51&L=1


Example sentence(s):
  • Firstly, Filigran slabs are not a new system. It became popular 30 years ago when more and more factories for such products were built in Europe. The parallel development of handling-robots, suitable software and factories producing lattice girders were a

    Reference: http://www.constructionweekonline.com/article-3207-prefab-sl...
Yorkshireman
Germany
Local time: 18:38
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 48

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  David Moore (X): I'd say that "Filigran" is a brand name and, as such, must be catitalised.//It still is capitalised on a number of websites, though.
9 hrs
  -> Hi David, I had thought of that, too. But it seems to have developed into a generic name over the years
neutral  asptech: A "Filigranplatte" does not constitute a complete slab, only the bottom part with its reinforcement, serving as formwork and to be covered by the rest of the slab concrete.
17 hrs
  -> That doesn’t stop you cementing a column collar in it, or does it?
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -2
voided biaxial slabs


Explanation:
A suggestion. There have been many different methods of reducing the weight of concrete. See this ref: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voided_biaxial_slab

http://www.cobiaxusa.com/Cobiax_Voided_Flat_Slab_Products.ht...



Helen Shiner
United Kingdom
Local time: 17:38
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 67

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  asptech: There are no voids in a "filigran" slab, the "Filigranplatte" just serves as the permanent formwork.
16 hrs
  -> Ok, a little more complicated than I understood it to be.
disagree  Chris Foster: I agree with asptech , the voided biaxial slab (Bubbledeck) is a further development of the filigree deck principle
19 hrs
  -> See comment to asptech.
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22 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
precast concrete floor formwork


Explanation:
The formwork elements consist of a 40 to 70 mm thick concrete slab that contains the bottom reinforcement for the finished floor, and of lattice beams made up of reinforcement bars, to stiffen the bottom slab and serve as a support for the top reinforcement of the floor slab.

asptech
Local time: 18:38
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish
PRO pts in category: 211

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Chris Foster: I agree with your explanation 100% and it is effectively a form of precast formwork, however, "filigree slab" is now a recognised term, albeit that it is not widely used used.
3 hrs
  -> The thing is, the word "Filigranplatte" denotes the prefabricated element and not the finished slab.
neutral  Yorkshireman: Good suggestion, but for me, a liitle too broad as a definition, filigran slabs are definitely amongst what you wrote, but so are many other precast elements e.g. waffle slabs.
16 hrs
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1 day 1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
filigree slab


Explanation:
"A floor slab (also called plate slab or filigree slab) is a reinforced concrete slab with a minimum thickness of 5–6 cm. Depending on the concrete covering and reinforcement, it can be up to 7 cm thick. The floor slab is a semi-precast component that includes the lower floor slab reinforcement that is required for structural reasons."

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Note added at 1 day3 hrs (2013-10-21 19:57:30 GMT)
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@asptech:If you want to distinguish between the precast permanent shuttering as opposed to the whole floor slab then you can use the term
"lattice girder plank" see http://www.concreteflooringsystems.co.uk/plate_flooring.htm


Example sentence(s):
  • The filigree plank and slab system frames into an 8’-0” wide, typical, in-slab beam.

    Reference: http://www.engr.psu.edu/ae/thesis/portfolios/2008/smr322/sta...
Chris Foster
United Kingdom
Local time: 17:38
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 16
Grading comment
Many thanks to everyone for all your help - I eventually chose "filigree slab", simply because it struck me as the safest option. :-)
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