Above are the rib and block slabs and below are in situ concrete slabs. The rib and block slabs need less raw material in their making which makes them more economical to use during construction ...

A Yankees fan who was hit by a slab of concrete that fell from the upper deck at Dodger Stadium over the weekend is speaking out on the incident, which he now says left him with a fractured rib.

Deciding on whether to use hollow-core slabs or rib-and-block systems to construct concrete floor slabs for residential projects cannot be taken lightly. Jaco de Bruin, CoreSlab’s managing director, ...

These post-tensioned ribs carry the principal load of the “Smart Slab.” In placing the principal load above the concrete shell, the research team was able to insert complex geometric features ...

However, unlike rib-and-block systems ... hollow-core slabs are significantly lighter than a large solid concrete floor slab of equal thickness or strength. This lowers the cost of manufacture ...

The concrete slab had fallen from the deck above and left Aquino with a fractured rib, he said, adding he was ultimately provided care at the stadium but was initially startled by the line of ...

By using a rib-stiffened funicular shell instead of a flat plate, HiLo's lightweight funicular system uses over 70 percent less material than conventional floor slabs in reinforced concrete.