Breaking Ground: Transfer slabs under the spotlight - The regulatory concerns

Our speakers, Eileen Pathiraja and Alex Ranaghan discuss recent warnings issued by the Building Safety Regulator and the potential structural safety issues concerning transfer slabs including:

• An introduction to concrete transfer slabs in buildings (a floor arrangement where a column sits on top of a reinforced concrete floor, without a supporting concrete column underneath it)

• The recent concerns raised by the Building Safety Regulator, including the impact of potential “punching shear” failures, where a column can “punch” through a concrete floor slab

• A review of the affected buildings in the UK so far

• Implications and considerations for relevant building owners

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