Project: Riverlight Residential Blocks, Nine Elms
Architect: Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners
Structural Engineer: Ramboll
Building component: Metal/steel structural frame with diagonal bracing
Material: Reinforced Concrete
The reinforced concrete is used as the main material to manufactured the floor plates, in the area of 620000 sq. feet. The floor plates (slab) are produced in the factory with the method of casting, before they are transferred to the site for assembling process.
Concrete is a mixture of coarse and fine aggregates with a paste of portland cement and water as a binder material. The material itself has a high degree of hardness, good thermal compatibility which will not cause unacceptable stresses in response to the change of temperatures and good durability that resists corrosion. However, low tensile strength and ductility are the main weaknesses of the material. By casting in reinforce components such as steel, it overcome the mentioned problems.