The position of a building in relation to other neighbouring buildings, in terms of the number of adjoining buildings and their location relative to the building under consideration. Adjoining is defined in this table as spaced apart a distance less than 4% of the height of the lower building.

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If x is less than 4% of h, the buildings are considered to be adjacent.

A building or group of buildings where buses stop, for loading and unloading of passengers.

Reinforced concrete slabs are supported by beams. This includes cast-in-place slabs with beams on all sides, waffle slabs with beams, slab band system (common in Canada), one-way joist system (common in North America), and clay tile coffered reinforced concrete slabs. They are sometimes overlaid with light-weight roofing.

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Reinforced concrete slab supported by beams, Canada (S. Brzev)

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Reinforced concrete slab band system, Canada (S. Brzev)

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Reinforced concrete slab supported by beams, Canada (S. Brzev)

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Reinforced concrete waffle slab system with beams, USA (S. Brzev)

Reinforced concrete slabs are supported by beams. This includes cast-in-place slabs with beams on all sides, waffle slabs with beams, slab band system (common in Canada), one-way joist system (common in North America), and clay tile coffered reinforced concrete slabs.

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Reinforced concrete slab supported by beams, parking garage, Canada (S. Brzev)

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Slab band floor system consisting of columns supported by wide beams and slabs is common in Western Canada (S. Brzev and J. Pao, Reinforced Concrete Design: A Practical Approach, Pearson Learning Solutions, 2013)

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Reinforced concrete slab band floor system in a parking garage, Canada (S. Brzev)

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Reinforced concrete slab on beams in a parking garage, Canada (S. Brzev)

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Reinforced concrete waffle slab with beams, USA (S. Brzev)

Reinforced concrete slabs are supported by columns or load-bearing walls. Flat slabs are supported by columns with capitals and/or drop panels, while flat plates are supported by columns without capitals. This floor system also includes waffle slabs without beams. Slabs or plates can be post-tensioned.

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Waffle slab concrete construction, post office building, Canada (S. Brzev)

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Flat plate concrete construction, parking garage, USA (S. Brzev)

Reinforced concrete flat slab system with capitals, UK (S. Brzev)

Reinforced concrete flat slab system with capitals, UK (S. Brzev)

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Floor slab system consisting of cast-in-place reinforced concrete voided with concrete blocks was observed in Haiti after the 2010 earthquake (top photo - A. Irfanoglu and bottom photo - A. Lang)