Beams ：Beams are the structural elements that tran...

Beams ：Beams are the structural elements that transmit the loads from floor slabs to vertical supporting columns. They are normally cast monolithically with the slabs and are structurally reinforced on one face, the lower tension side, or both the top and bottom faces. Floor Slabs ：Floor slabs are the main horizontal elements that transmit the moving live loads as well as the stationary dead loads to the vertical framing supports of a structure. They can be proportioned such that they act in one direction (one-way slabs) or proportioned so that they act in two perpendicular direction (two-way slabs). Foundations： Foundations are the structural concrete elements that transmit the weight of the superstructure to the supporting soil. They could be in many forms, the simplest being the isolated footing. It can be viewed as an inverted slab transmitting a distributed load from the soil to the column.