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This paper presents most favorable different hollow slab in a voided slab. To derive most favorable hollowshapes, numerical simulations using nonlinear Finite Element Methods. This paper presents a numerical analysis usingANSYS finite element program to simulate the reinforced concrete slabs with different voids when subjected to five pointload. The finite element models represented by this work can be used to take out parametric study for the voided slabexample.The slab is a very important structure member in the building and slab is one of the largest member consuming concrete.When the load acting on the slab is a large or clear span between columns is more, the slab thickness is on increasing.It leads to consume more material such as concrete and steel, due to that self-weight of the slab is increasing. To avoidthese disadvantages various studies carried out and researchers suggest voided flat plate slab system to cut the selfweight of the slab. A voided flat slab system is known as one of the effective slab system, which can reduce the self -weight of the slab.This report examines a two-way, reinforced concrete slab with plastic voids construction in comparison to traditionaldifferent shapes of hollow spheres plate reinforced concrete slab construction. The design process for plastic voidedslabs is directly compared with traditional two-way normal plate reinforced concrete slabs through a design comparisonof typical bays of different shapes of hollow spheres. The traditional slab was analyzed by using the finite elementmethod program in order to derive optimal hollow sphere shapes. Results of the comparison study are presented.

Ajay Hirapara, Asst. Prof. Dhananjay Patel, “ANALYSIS OF LIGHT WEIGHT FORMERS IN CONCRETE SLABS USING VOIDS”, International Journal of Advance Engineering and Research Development (IJAERD), Vol. 4, Issue 4, pp. 360-369, April 2017.