Suspended Floor Slab Design

5 1 17 ground floor slab and concrete.

Suspended floor slab design. Most advantage is gained if passive design principles are followed see passive solar heating. The floor is to support a live load of 150 psf along with a forklift load of 4 0 kip per wheel on a 40 wheel center 8 0 kip per axle. These slabs can be suspended on the original subfloor walls and footings or if the old floor is close to the ground they can be an infill slab on fill. 6 10 4 structural design of load bearing floors and walls.

Concrete is poured onto a strong steel tray which gives it added strength for use in building or other construction purposes. Corrugated slab ribbed slab waffle slab. This chapter gives guidance on meeting the technical requirements for suspended ground floors including those constructed from. This results in a cost savings in concrete of 25 50.

Using a composite steel and concrete design the floor slab can be thinner than conventional residential suspended slab systems. 6 10 5 structural design of infill walls. Suspended concrete slab is referred to a cement slab that is not in contact with the ground. Steel reinforced slabs typically between 100 and 500 mm thick are most often used to construct floors and ceilings while thinner mud slabs may be used for exterior paving see below in many domestic and industrial buildings a thick concrete slab supported on.

5 1 18 laying the ground bearing floor slab. I have to design a retrofit suspended floor slab on the second floor of a 5 story warehouse. The most common application of suspended slab in residential construction is used at garage floor where below the garage floor is a storage. The tray will have a corrugated design.