waffle slab

American  

noun

Building Trades.

1. a reinforced-concrete floor and roof construction employing a square grid of deep ribs with coffers in the interstices.

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Example Sentences

And the borough official who heads the department that signed off on the plans the engineer submitted, including the waffle slab construction, reportedly had been suspended for illicit enrichment after an investigation by Mexico City’s controller found he failed to report a line of credit on a home and two cars on his income statement.

From Seattle Times

And the borough official who heads the department that signed off on the plans the engineer submitted, including the waffle slab construction, reportedly had been suspended for illicit enrichment after an investigation by Mexico City’s controller found he failed to report a home and two cars on his income statement.

From Seattle Times

His Brazilian pavilion for the Expo 70 in Osaka was the most daring demonstration of his engineering prowess, a vast concrete waffle slab levitating over an undulating landscape, which rose up to support the great weight of the roof at just three delicate points.

From The Guardian