Lecture 6 (RC Frames and floors )

Suspended Concrete Upper Floor : self-centering Vs NOn self-Centering
Reinforced concrete ,with its flexibility in design , good fire resistance and sound insulating properties , is widely used for the construction of suspended upper floors for all types of building

Reinforced concrete upper floors can safety support greater superimposed loads than timber upper floors of similar depth

Reinforced concrete upper floor options :
Non self-entering concrete floor

• Monolithic reinforced concrete floor
• Hollow terracotta block film

Self-entering concrete floors

• Hollow concrete beam floor
• Precast concrete beam and block floor

Reinforced concrete floors can be constructed as cast in-situ or precast .