WorksheetsPOB5-Construction of Floors
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 8mins
Purpose of floors is to:
Provide insulation
Carry any loads put on it
Stop moisture from entering the building from the ground
Prevent plant or tree roots from entering the building.
The TWO major types of floors are:
Ground Floors
Grout Floors
Screed Floors
Upper Floors
Ground floors can be further divided into:
English Floors
Solid Ground Floors
Sub Floors
Suspended Ground Floors
Upper floors can be further divided into:
Wattle and daub floors
Timber suspended upper floors
Brick
Concrete post and beam
A temporary structure that supports and shapes wet concrete until it cures and is able to be self-supporting is called:
Formwork
Wet streak
Shuttering
Enclosing
The most common material used to build suspended (floor joists) upper floors is:
Concrete/concrete slab
Timber
Wattle and daub
Cob
Suspended ............... and traditional timber floors tend to be seen in older buildings.
answer
decking
ground floors
upper floors
Shuttering is another word for .....
Framework
Formwork
Stuttering
"Dwarf walls" or "Sleepers" are used in which kind of floor?
Floating ground floors
Suspended ground floors
Timber suspended upper floors
Concrete suspended upper floors
The main components of a timber suspended upper floor are:
Joists
Paneling
Strutting
King post
Concrete floors are the most common because:
They are easier to produce off site
They offer greater load bearing capacity
They have better fire resistance
They are more sound resistant
Pre-cast concrete beams can be found in:
Timber suspended upper floor
Floating floors
Solid floors
Suspended ground floors
