Raised Floor

Raised AccessFloor | Durable Solutions for efficiency

Elevated floor system, which is also termed as access floor system, is a raised structural floor that is placed on a reinforced concrete slab. The elevated floor system consists of a several panels, as shown in Figure-1, which are installed on vertical adjustable pedestals as it can be noticed in Figure-2. The pedestals are fixed on the concrete slab using suitable means for instance adhesives or mechanical fixings. Moreover, the gap between the elevated floor system and reinforced concrete slab below can be varied and ranges from 7.62cm (3inches) to 121.92cm (48inches) because the pedestals are adjustable. Furthermore, the panel of raised floor system is composed of cement or wood core clad in steel or aluminum and its size is 60.96cm by 60.96cm. Finally, the panels are compatible with several flooring finishes for example vinyl, linoleum, laminate, rubber, carpet and stone or ceramic tiles.

Raised Floor Tiles are of Steel Cement Floor panels made up of 600 x 600 mm with thickness of 35mm of all steel welded construcEon with an enclosed boHom pan formed with a uniform paHern of modular pockets. The panels are filled with a lightweight Cement based material. of sound deadening qualiEes and to provide the performance values specified. The panels are rigid structural assemblies fabricated to tolerances of 0.25mm on squareness and 0.375 mm on flatness measured on a diagonal across the top of the panel. The panels are protected against corrosion internally with a phosphate coaEng and externally with an Electro-StaEcally applied epoxy powder coaEng. This coaEng is baked to fuse the powder to steel surface. The panel finish is a factory applied staEsEc conducEve high pressure laminate.

Advantages of Raised Floor System

This type of floor system tackles the problem of shear transfer across the diaphragm

Raised floor system are waterproofed

It leads to reduction in the cost of construction in high seismic regions

Raised floor system could serve as a high thermal mass base material for radiant heat systems which are distributed by hot air or hot water. So, Heating and cooling a building with a raised flooring system is more efficient

The concrete surface can be finished as a final floor finish as desired by sealing, polishing, stamping, or staining. Consequently, the extra cost of covering used for covering floors will no longer be needed

Acoustic isolation is another advantages offered by raised floor system.

In high wind threat areas, elevated floor system will improve the lateral resistance and durability of multistory building especially when it combined with concrete roof system

Fire is suppressed from floor to floor