Functionally reinforced concrete slab

A functionally reinforced concrete slab comprising:

• a central substrate area having a plurality of first longitudinally extending dowels and a plurality of first transversely extending dowels that overlap with the plurality of first longitudinally extending dowels in the central substrate area, the plurality of first longitudinally extending dowels and the plurality of first transversely extending dowels providing a first reinforcement level for the central substrate area;
• a plurality of first outer substrate areas each having a plurality of second longitudinally extending dowels but not any transversely extending dowels in that first outer substrate area, wherein the plurality of second longitudinally extending dowels in each of the plurality of first outer substrate areas provides a second reinforcement level for that first outer substrate area that is different than the first reinforcement level;
• a plurality of second outer substrate areas each having a plurality of second transversely extending dowels but not any longitudinally transversely extending dowels in that second outer substrate area, wherein the plurality of second transversely extending dowels in each of the plurality of second outer substrate areas provides a third reinforcement level for that second outer substrate area that is different than the first reinforcement level;
• a plurality of corner outer substrate areas each having no reinforcement apparatus in the form of any dowels;
• and
• wherein the central substrate area, the plurality of first outer substrate areas, the plurality of second outer substrate areas, and the plurality of corner outer substrate areas are all partially reinforced by fibers.

A functionally reinforced concrete slab comprising:

• a first substrate area having a first reinforcement level provided by longitudinally and transversely extending dowel portions each having a first diameter;
• a plurality of second substrate areas each having a second reinforcement level that is different than the first reinforcement level and that is provided by longitudinally and transversely extending dowel portions each having a second diameter that is smaller than the first diameter;
• and
• a plurality of third substrate areas each having a third reinforcement level that is different than the first reinforcement level, that is different than the second reinforcement level, and this is provided by longitudinally and transversely extending dowel portions each having a third diameter that is smaller than the first diameter and that is smaller than the second diameter,
• wherein the first substrate area is a central area, the plurality of second substrate areas are a plurality of intermediate areas surrounding the central area, and the plurality of third substrate areas are a plurality of outer areas relative to the intermediate areas and the central area.