Car Parks:
Cellular Beam Application Technology.

See Also: Car Parks Case Studies

At 16 metre spans under car park loadings a cellular beam is an extremely efficient structural member. In addition to its lighter weight a cellular beam provides three significant benefits in car park construction.

Beam Depth The architect and engineer determine the depth allowed and the cellular beam is then designed to that exact depth.    Pre-Cambers Cellular beams can be pre-cambered at no cost during production to offset a proportion of the dead-load defl ection. Large cambers allow the natural drainage of surface water and eliminate the need for additional screed.  Appearance & Personal Security The large web openings provide a light and airy interior to improve personal security, increasingly demanded by clients for modern parking areas. Smoke Ventilation The regular web openings accelerate smoke dispersion compared to solid-web beams, and can avoid the need to use a forced ventilation system.   Longer Spans The majority of car parks in the UK utilise a 16m span. However, cellular beams are also extremely economical at considerably longer spans. The longest span supplied by Westok for a UK car park to date is 28m. In the USA such long spans are commonplace.