Abstract: A composite construction which has a beam part (1) and a slab part (2) bearing thereon, the construction comprising the following components: a) a metal mantle (3) of the beam part, the mantle being at the same time the casting form and being made up of an upwardly open profile; b) additional reinforcement components (7) which, together with the metal mantle, make up the reinforcement of the composite construction; and c) a cast component (8) which, when set and together with the metal mantle and with the additional reinforcement components left inside the casting, makes up the composite construction. The metal mantle (3) of the beam part (1) is a shaped profile the inner surface (10) of which has an embossed pattern.

Abstract: The invention relates to a ribbed plate for a composite slab, the profile of which consists of protruding ribs formed in an essentially planar plate, the upper flanges of the ribs being surface profiled in order to achieve better adhesion between the ribbed plate and the concrete of the composite slab. According to the invention, the surface profiling of the upper flange of each rib consists of spaced apart corrugations extending essentially across the upper flange. Additionally, in the junction of the web between the sides of the rib and the upper flange there is formed a protruding longitudinal corrugation extending at least partly along a length of the rib.