Ground Floor Concrete Floor Cross Section

Concrete slab on ground floors shall be designed and constructed in accordance with the provisions of this section or aci 332.

Ground floor concrete floor cross section.

Types of suspended floors 27 timber joists pre cast concrete block beam advantages. There are three general types of ground floor construction. Concrete slab floors come in many forms and can be used to provide great thermal comfort and lifestyle advantages. Concrete floor in timber construction.

Concrete ground floors consist of the following components in order. Cross section of the substructure 12 dpm block work sand blinding ground level strip foundation. All hardcore should be compacted to refusal that is to the point where is will not compact any further this should be done using a mechanical compacter. Solid ground floor suspended floor block and beam.

An acceptable arrangement for a foundation of a small timber building with a concrete or wood floor is shown in these figures. Ground floors there are two main types of ground floors. The ground floor is made up of suspended concrete slab or beam and block floor supported by the external and internal load bearing walls which transfer the loads to the foundations below. Slabs can be on ground suspended or a mix of both.

A typical way of constructing a solid floor would be to provide a base of hardcore with sand blinding with a layer of concrete over that. Superstructures 16 roofs floors walls super. In this video we show how we prepared it and laid it. Section through a solid ground floor.

Both pre cast concrete planks or slabs can be used as well as cast in situ reinforced slabs along with beam and block systems. Ground level floor finish insulation site. Conventional concrete has high embodied energy. Depending on the type of building construction or standards there are a number of methods for laying underfloor heating pipes in concrete floor structures.

Hardcore blinding dp membrane site concrete insulation a floor finish 3. Concrete strip footing and concrete base with timber construction. Foundation cross section for concrete floor where we indicate insulation on the drawing we should point out that this must be to the specification shown by the architect if it is required. Part 3 of the build the concrete slab.

To ensure a level finish to the floor a layer of screed is added over the top of the concrete which consists of sand and cement. Light easy to work with cheap. They can be insulated both underneath and on the edges.