Residential Building A number of individual flats are separated by partition walls for fire and acoustic insulation.

Span between is relatively small Vertical and horizontal services and preferred to be concealed. External facades could be combination of walls and windows Benefits of Flat Slab System in residential buildings Slab can serve as rigid diaphragm Flat slab is comfortably designed for span up to 5m which is applicable for residential buildings which flats are permanently separated by closely spanned partition walls. Precast construction is possible No beam is present in ceiling Services could be concealed and run within slab Benefits of Flat Coupled shear wall in residential buildings (40-50 storeys) Walls partitioning flat units could be used to resist wind load. Channel, I, T shape shear walls can be formed to enhance the overall stiffness when orthogonal partitioning walls encountered. The I value of the shear walls can be increased significantly by providing short lintel beams linking adjacent shear walls at external facades. Office Buildings Large column free floor is required Prefer no obstruction view to external Facades are normally glass claddings Benefits of Beam slab for Medium Rise Office Beam slab system allows longer span construction and heavier live life load. It meets the requirement of office building that large column free floor is required and no obstruction view to external. Horizontal services could pass though or under beams and concealed by false celing.

Benefits of Wall Frame for Medium Rise Office (40-60 storeys) The frame formed by the beam and the column deflects in shear mode with significant deformation at lower stories The shear walls at the lift core and staircase deflects in flexural mode with more deflection at upper stories The push and pull interaction between the wall and the frame allow bending moment and shear forces to be shared. The frame shear becomes uniform over the height and the wall moment is significantly reduced at bottom.