Floor Systems

Question 1

High mass floor system options include:

Answer 1

• concrete slab-on-ground
• suspended slabs or precast concrete beams
• lightweight suspended concrete floor systems
• compacted earth, flagstone or rock

Question 2

This is the most common high mass floor system.

Answer 2

Concrete slab-on-ground

Question 3

these can be used with lightweight infill and concrete topping.

Answer 3

Suspended slab or precast concrete beams

Question 4

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

Answer 4

Lightweight suspended concrete floor systems

Question 5

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

Answer 5

Lightweight suspended concrete floor systems

Question 6

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

Answer 6

Compacted earth, flagstone or rock

Question 7

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

Answer 7

Compacted earth, flagstone or rock

Question 8

AAC

Answer 8

Autoclaved aerated concrete

Question 9

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

Answer 9

Autoclaved aerated concrete (AAC)

Question 10

This type of concrete contains 80% air.

Answer 10

AAC