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The purpose of formwork for reinforced concrete upper floor can be as follow, EXCEPT:Dictionary - View detailed dictionary
To support temporarily an unsafe structure
To support load of the buildings
To forms mold the concrete to desired size and shape
To provide a barrier between two room or space
Here are the advantages of Pre-cast Concrete upper floors type beam and block floor, EXCEPT:
Requires a lot of expert labor in installation
Fast and easy installation requiring no special skill
Excellent sound and fire resistance
Allows longer spans than timber joist
The following are the types of Precast Concrete Upper floor, EXCEPT:
Pre-cast Hollow Floor
Composite Flooring
In-situ concrete slab
Waffle or Honeycomb Flooring
The Figure 1 shows one of the pre-cast concrete upper floor. What type of that floor
Hollow box section
Solid aerated concrete
Channel units
Cored units
Choose the correct statement regarding timber upper floor
Upper surface of the units are usually screeded to provide the correct surface for the applied finishes.
Little or no propping required during construction period but some mechanical lifting is required to offload and position the units.
The sizes of joist vary with the grade of timber, the dead load, the span of the joists and their spacing.
The panel can be framed or joisted and supported by the beam forms with any intermediate propping which is required
