Suspended Ground Floor Slab Construction

Pour compact and finishing concrete floor slab4.

Suspended ground floor slab construction. Most advantage is gained if passive design principles are followed see passive solar heating. Design considerations such as existing ground conditions the presence of radon gas or methane gas and the intended use of the building are among the factors that will dictate the choice of ground floor and also the insulation used within them. Concrete floor slab construction process includes erection of formwork placement of reinforcement pouring compacting and finishing concrete and lastly removal of formwork and curing of concrete slab. A simple reinforced concrete flat slab is not usually economical as a suspended floor spanning over 5 m.

The construction of suspended concrete floors is similar to that of timber but can span greater distances and offerings better sound insulation properties. Some slabs have hollow channels running through them these hollow core slabs are used to help reduce weight and also to allow cabling and piping to be run through the slab. A floor that is made of timber or other material is not referred to as a floor slab. Suspended concrete slab is referred to a cement slab that is not in contact with the ground.

The most common application of suspended slab in residential construction is used at garage floor where below the garage floor is a storage. Prepare and place reinforcement for slab3. These slabs are generally classified as ground bearing or suspended. A slab is ground bearing if it rests directly on the foundation otherwise the slab is suspended.

Assemble and erect formwork for slab2. Ground floors are usually constructed as either solid ground floors or suspended ground floors. This type of concrete slab construction requires different concrete slab design from the one we normally see that is cast on the ground. They are normally pre fabricated offsite and transported by truck.

Concrete slabs that form the ground floor of a building may be either supported on beams called a suspended slab or supported directly on the subsoil via hardcore for example called a ground bearing slab. Suspended slabs are made of concrete and steel mesh the same as a ground slab.