Floors types of floors methods of construction of floor. Concrete has a great variety of applications because it not only meets structural demands but also lends itself readily to architectural treatment. Concrete floor is nonabsorbent and hence offers sufficient resistance to dampness. The concrete industrial groundfloor slab is a key structural. The advantage of a solid ground floor is the elimination of dry rot and other problems normally associated with hollow joisted floors.
Apr 06, 2020 in most cases, residential floors experience light foot traffic, and a simple cleaning regimen of occasional sweeping and damp mopping will keep concrete floors looking like new for many years. Concrete society report tr34 concrete industrial ground floors third edition 2003 important errata notification would you please amend your copy of tr34 to correct the following. Concrete industrial ground floors a guide to design and construction. Abstract significant changes have occurred in the methods of designing and constructing concrete ground floors in britain during the past decade. Design of groundsupported floors the concrete society. Factors such as ground water, surface infiltration, soil capillarity. National structural concrete specification edition 4 construct. Posttensioned concrete floors design handbook, tr43, 2nd edition. Building structure building foundations ground floors publisher history. Ground floor slabsuk practice in the seventies sciencedirect. Upper floors to provide extra stability for external walls joists built into wall chipboard typically placed on top of joists 9. The adoption of concrete floor speeds the completion of the ground floor. Reinforcement for slabs on ground concrete construction. Pdf behaviour and design of concrete industrial ground.
Concrete ground floors and pavements part 1 road surface. Ufc 332006a concrete floor slabs on grade subjected. This booklet highlights the factors a designer of a watertight concrete structure should consider and the practical problems which must be foreseen in the actual construction. In addition to an updated thickness design procedure, the text includes a discussion of concrete drying, shrinkage, joint stability, floor flatness and levelness, moisture testing and floor coverings, concrete durability, floor maintenance and repair, special floor types including white concrete floors, and a glossary of slabon ground terms.
May 02, 2014 timber floors can either be of suspended type i. Residential concrete floors concrete floors in house the. Geared to designers, this expanded fourth edition describes the design, construction, and repair of concrete floors on ground emphasizing attaining the best possible balance among service requirements, cost, and maintenance. Precast flooring systems have the added advantage of reducing the amount of labour required on site.
Since the safety of inhabitants of a house and the stability of the superstructure depends on the effectiveness of the floor, you need to understand the construction. A floor is the bottom surface of a room or vehicle. The british cement association merged with the quarry products association and the concrete centre to form the mineral products association and is. The right type of flooring for every room consumer reports.
Mar 08, 2012 ground supported floors solid ground of hardcore supports concrete floor thick damp proof membrane placed under concrete with a layer of insulation typical slab 150mm with reinforcement 8. It emphasizes such aspects of construction as site preparation, concrete materials, concrete mixture proportions, concrete workmanship, joint construction, load transfer across joints, form stripping procedures. Loads which consist of compa rable forklift axle load of 5 kips or less and. Chapter 5 addresses the design of concrete floors as it relates to their constructibility. Concrete ground floors and pavements part 1 free download as pdf file. Concrete slab supported di rectly on foundation soil. Design is defined as the decisionmaking process of planning, sizing, detailing, and developing specifications preceding construction of slabson ground. Concrete is an artificial stone which is obtained after hardening the homogenous mixtures of cement, water, aggregates and sometime admixture andor additive to modify the fresh and hardened concrete.
Their design, construction and finish 3rd ed by deacon, r. Abstract consideration is given to the analysis and design of ground bearing warehouse slabs, in particular the analysis of the slab of a new warehouse whose performance has been monitored. Chandlers tr550 design of floors on ground 3, gave additional guidance on calculating slab thickness and was later refined by bca interim technical note 4, which introduced. A lot of variety exists in flooring and there are different types of floors due to the fact that it is the first thing that catches your eye when you walk into a house, as it spans across the length and. Formerly known as the cement and concrete association, the british cement association is the trade and research organisation that represents the interests of the uks cement industry. A solid ground floor consists of a layer of concrete, which in the case of a domestic building will be the surface layer brought up to ground floor level with hardcore filling under it. Concrete industrial ground floors a guide to their design and construction 8, which is the main guidance document available to engineers for the design of industrial ground floor slabs in.
A concrete slab is a common structural element of modern buildings, consisting of a flat. Protecting concrete floors with a good sealer and a coat of floor finish or wax will make them even more resistant to stains, chemicals and abrasion. The concrete societybritish industrial truck associationstorage equipment manufacturers association, concrete society technical report 34. The basic principle of ground supported slabs is that they rely on the ground beneath them for their support and that this is expected to be continuous and the loads are therefore transferred into the ground. Fabricreinforced concrete ground slabs and alasdairs. Without insulation, concrete slabs cast directly on the ground can cause a significant. Design and construction of concrete floors, second edition pdf. An investigation into the use of fibres in concrete industrial ground floor slabs wafa labib and nick eden school of the built environment, liverpool john moores university, liverpool, l3 3af w. Fabricreinforced concrete ground slabs and concrete society.
More churches today are refurbishing their floors using decorative concrete and concrete overlays. Concrete floors on ground portland cement association. Deacon chief advisory engineernorth region, cement and concrete association, u. Inspect all materials used in the construction of concrete work at their source, on the job, or both. Flooring is the general term for a permanent covering of a floor, or for the work of installing such a floor covering. Alternative reinforced concrete floor systems and general site issues eg slope, drainage are discussed to assist in selecting the most practical footing floor for a particular site. Pdf fabricreinforced concrete ground slabs and concrete. Colin deacon, 97807210275, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. F or many years, the uk bible for designing concrete groundbearing slabs was colin deacons concrete ground floors. Guidance on the design of a floor is detailed in the uk concrete societys. Harvey, lecturer department of civil engineering, queen mary college, london, u.
Ground bearing concrete slabs ground bearing concrete floors, industrial concrete hardstandings and concrete highway pavements have not, in the past, been perceived as a single type of structural element and their construction has taken place independently of each other. Refer to aci 223 for procedures for the design and construction of shrinkagecompensating concrete slabson ground. Symbolically, decorative concrete floors represent a solid foundation and help to unify a space. In buildings, concrete is used for footings, foundations, columns, beams, girders, wall slabs, and roof unitsin short, all important building elements. The design of suspended floors should conform to requirements of aci 318 and aci 421. They can be referred to as solid floors as they are normally constructed from a solid mass of concrete with no. The main ground hazards likely to affect substructure and ground bearing floors are chemicals, particularly sulfates, contaminated material above or in the ground. They also can be colored or graphically enhanced to symbolize a congregations religious beliefs. F or many years, the uk bible for designing concrete ground bearing slabs was colin deacon s concrete ground floors.
Design of ground supported concrete industrial floor slabs interim technical note 11. Although coldformed steel framing for floor systems also is permitted by the irc, it is not covered here. Reported by committee 302 american concrete institute. Nov 28, 2007 for enough reinforcing to accomplish enhanced aggregate interlock, the american concrete institute aci committee 360, design of slabs on ground noted that designs using 0. Consumer reports guide will help you choose the best types of flooring options for your kitchen, bathrooms, dining room, and more. Information on other aspects, su ch as materials, construction methods, placement of concrete, and finishing techniques, is. Ground floor slabs in warehouses and distribution centres are integral to the. For many years, the uk bible for designing concrete groundbearing slabs was colin deacons concrete ground floors. The concrete industrial ground floor slab is a key structural element in. Spantherm is capable of achieving code levels 36 and compliance with. Design of groundsupported concrete industrial floor slabs. This guide describes how to produce highquality concrete slabson ground and suspended floors for various classes of service. Specific design requirements for concrete floor construction are found in aci 360r for slabsonground, aci 223r for shrinkagecompensating concrete floors, and aci 421.
Design and construction of concrete floors this page intentionally left blank design and construction of concrete f. Read, highlight, and take notes, across web, tablet, and phone. Because of this fact known in the art and the fact that such floors tend to deteriorate rather quickly for reasons other than wear, the problem confronting the industry is how to improve the life of concrete floors with a ground metallic aggregate at the wear surface. Develops the design methods in technical report 550 design of floors on ground. Traditionally ground supported floor slabs have been designed by elastic methods, using equations developed by westergaard in the 1920s that are still widely used. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Technical data sheet concrete concrete ground floor ground floor these calculations take into account repeating thermal bridges using methods in iso 6046 walls and roofs, iso 370 ground floors and analyses interstitial condensation risk using the method in bs en iso 788.
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