Filigrandecke
filigree slab, lattice-girder floor
noun fee-lee-GRAHN-dek-ke Rare
Usage Note
Filigrandecke is a composite floor system consisting of thin precast concrete planks with protruding steel lattice girders; the planks act as permanent formwork while in-situ concrete is poured on top to complete the slab.
Examples
"Im Rohbau wurde die Filigrandecke von unten gestützt, bis der Aufbeton erhärtet war."
Natural Translation
In the shell construction the filigree slab was propped from below until the topping concrete had hardened.
Literal Translation
In the shell-building was the filigree-slab from below propped until the top-concrete hardened.
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