Floor System Flashcards

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High-mass floor system include:

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Concrete slab-on-ground
Suspended Slabs or Precast Concrete Beams
Lightweight Suspended Concrete Floor Systems
Compacted Earth, Flagstone or Rock

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2
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This is the most common high-mass floor system.

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Concrete slab-on-ground

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3
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These can be used with lightweight infill and concrete topping.

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Suspended Slabs or Precast Concrete Beams

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4
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Floor panels, or thin poured concrete slabs on permanent formwork, supported on floor joists

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Lightweight suspended concrete floor systems

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5
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These may be competitive in cost with the conventional timber and steel framed floors, and can reduce site impacts where a slab floor is preferable to a lightweight floor.

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Lightweight suspended concrete floor systems

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This is less common but effective when properly designed and built for climate and site

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Compacted Earth, Flagstone or Rock

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Such systems have either low or no embodied energy and minimal transport impact

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Compacted earth, flagstone or rock

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8
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AAC meaning

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Autoclaved Aerated Concrete

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9
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It is made with fine aggregates, cement, and an expansion agent that causes the fresh mixture to rise like bread dough

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Autoclaver Aerated Concrete (AAC)

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10
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This type of concrete contains 80% air

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AAC

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This is less common but is effective when properly designed and built for climate and site.

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Compacted Earth, Flagstone or Rock

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Advantage of AAC

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Construction flexibility
Durable anf dimensional stability
Fire resistant
Light weight

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13
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Dimensions of AAC

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Height: 8 in
Width: 24 in
Thickness: 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 in

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14
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Specialty shapes of AAC

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U shaped bond beam or lintel blocks
Tongue and groove back blocks
Cored blocms

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15
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What type of finish is specifically made for AAC? Also, they are polymer-modified plasters that seal against water instrusion yet allow moistyre vapor for breathability

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Stucco-type finish

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16
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Ingredients of AAC

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Cement
Lime
Water
Finely Ground Sand
Fly Ash

17
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Density of AAC

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20-50 lb per cubic foot (light enough to float in water)