Concrete slab - Laying pipes

• Introduction
• Slab recesses
• Through beams
• Below beams
• Under slab
• Through slab
• Lagging the pipes

Through beams

The technique of pipe penetrations through the edge beam should be avoided unless there is no alternative. Pipes must pass through the middle third of beams to ensure that the strength of the beam is maintained. Where pipes penetrate the beams, additional strengthening of the edge beam with steel reinforcement or depth of concrete can be used.