BEAM & BLOCK

HOLLOWCORE FLOORS

PRECAST SECTIONS

CONCRETE LINTELS

STEEL LINTELS

Concrete Brochure Product and Flooring Technical Brochure

Stressline Flooring Systems

Our extensive range of prestressed ooring products allows our estimators and designers to determine the most economical solution to satisfy your loading and span requirements. Upon receipt of your enquiry, which should contain copies of your working drawings and loading requirements, we will produce a detailed quotation for your consideration. After placing your order our technical ofce will design and prepare a comprehensive layout drawing, which will be sent back to you for approval to ensure that your requirements have been covered. Being able to offer both ground and upper ooring solutions incorporating precast stairs, landings and balconies enables the customer to source all his structural ooring requirements from just one supplier. Full technical support and advice is available from product suitability, through to detailed design calculations, all free of charge. Installation onto masonry or steelwork by our qualied teams of installers ensures that your oor has been installed correctly and that the designed solution has not been compromised. Whether you are looking for a ground oor for a home extension, or a major multi call-off development we have a service solution that will suit your needs.

Prestressed Flooring I Beam Design Various Sections End Slips Design & Development

Prestressed Concrete Spans in excess of 9m 150mm & 200mm Deep Design & Development Precast Sections

Prestressed Beam and Block Flooring

Stressline has constantly reacted to changes in modern building practices and have developed their own range of prestressed concrete oor beams, incorporating either dense concrete blocks or high grade polystyrene forms able to span up to 8 metres. Available for use at both ground oor, and in certain circumstances at rst oor, prestressed beam ooring offers a exible and dependable method to overcome difcult site conditions. Architects, engineers and developers have learnt that the Stressline range of prestressed suspended ooring provides the ideal solution where land has been made up, is sloping, or has potential contamination concerns. With the benets of off-site manufacturing and no on site curing of concrete, it is possible to allow following trades access as soon as the oor is installed.

To compliment the beam ooring systems we offer two sections of Hollowcore ooring, with spans in excess of 9 metres, either 150mm deep or 200mm deep to resolve many specication problems.

Hollowcore Flooring

Precast Concrete

With our in-house design and technical team it is possible to produce staircases up to a capacity of 10 tonnes, either straight or cranked together with landing slabs and other precast requirements.

Flooring Systems

Hollowcore Flooring Floor nishes to Architects specication

Provision for services and pipes

Multiple Beam support for stair ight

Beam Spacings adjusted to suit load/span Staggered Beams used on shared bearing

End Slips allow full oor coverage of blocks D.P.C used at ground oor level

Typical Layout and Construction Details

Prestressed Flooring
Any dimensionally accurate solid building blocks 440 x 215 x 100mm may be used as inll within the oor provided that they can support a 3.5kN Transverse Load over a 400mm clear span. Our quotation will specify a maximum block density that the oor has been designed for. While lighter blocks may be used on no account should heavier than specied block be used. Your Builders Merchant or block manufacturers will conrm the suitability of your blocks. Some aerated concrete block manufacturers have oor inll blocks of non-standard size. These can be incorporated into the oor provided that we are aware of their probable use at the quotation and design stage. (Protection of this inll will be required during construction).

Inll Block Specication

Gas Membrane

Where Methane or Radon gas penetration is perceived as a potential problem, proprietary gas proof membranes may be applied across the oor and adjacent walls and cavities so as to isolate the dwelling from the void beneath. Additional sub-oor ventilation requirements may need to be met. Local Building Control should be able to advise on this.

Thermal Insulation

Latest Building Regulations call for ground oors to have thermal performance. Numerous different calculation routes are available to determine the amount of insulation (if any) required to comply with these requirements. Your Architect/Engineer should have determined these during your Building Regulations application.

Concrete Inll

Void

Where inll concrete between beams is used this should be of mix proportion 1:5:3 (Cement/Sand/Aggregate) with maximum 10mm aggregate.

A minimum void of 75 -100mm is required beneath the oor. This should be doubled on clay heave sites.

Ceiling

Holes Through The Floor

The formation of the holes will be by the omission of blocks from the oor. Voids around pipes to be made good with insitu concrete.

Ceiling clips to support 50 x 38mm ceiling battens are available if required for upper oors. A minimum ceiling void of 38mm can provide service runs.

These are to be provided by others in accordance with Architects details. It is a NHBC requirement that a DPC should be installed beneath the oor beams to deter aggressive ground water chemical attack. This is in addition to the other membranes which the Architect may specify.

DPC/DPM

Stressline offer 375 x 90 x 40mm concrete slips for making good to the edges of the oor where a 50mm split course is required to the underside of the inll blocks. Our quotation will detail quantities and price for these edge blocks.

Split Courses

Precast Staircases

Where the void to the underside of ground oor is to be ventilated, air bricks must be tted to manufacturers specications. Provisions should be made for ventilation through internal support/sleeper walls. Ventilation from garages is not permitted. A minimum of 1500mm of free air per metre run of external wall is required. Care must be exercised when positioning ventilators. Floor beams must not bear directly onto the ventilator.

Ventilation

Stressline are able to design and manufacture precast concrete stairs, landing and balconies to complete your building requirement. Delivery dates for these precast specials will be given at enquiry stage. Please refer to our Health and Safety documentation before receiving your delivery.

Prestressed I Beams
Section Weight Centres Floor Self Weights Prestressed Strands Serviceable Moment Ultimate Moment Ultimate Shear Basic Fire Resistance

(WxD)mm

(kg/m)

(mm)

1900 kg/m (kN/m) (kg/m) 2.15 2.23 2.37 2.19 2.28 2.44 2.30 2.41 2.58 2.60 2.79 3.13 219 227 242 224 233 249 234 245 264 265 285 320

1350 kg/m (kN/m) (kg/m) 1.68 171 1.78 182 1.96 200 1.75 178 1.86 190 2.06 210 1.88 192 2.02 206 2.25 229 2.15 219 2.37 242 2.75 281

650 kg/m (kN/m) (kg/m) 1.14 116 1.27 130 1.51 154 1.22 125 1.37 140 1.63 166 1.40 143 1.58 161 1.87 191 1.58 161 1.83 187 2.27 232 1 x 9.3mm & 2 x 8.0mm 1 x 9.3mm & 2 x 8.0mm 2 x 8.0mm 1 x 9.3mm

(kNm)

(kNm)

(kN)

(Hours)

510 105 X 150 28.03 510/285 285 530 125 X 150 34.95 530/305 305 570 165 X 150 50.06 570/345 345 530 125 X 225 56.70 530/305 305

4.326

6.864

15.870

0.5

6.676

10.024

24.627

0.5

9.611

14.727

38.200

0.5

15.800

23.000

32.940

0.5

Designed to BS8110

Flooring Load Span Tables

Wide Centres - using ooring block 440
Superimposed Load in kN/m

Beam (mm) 105 x 150 125 x 150 165 x 150 125 x 225

Centres (mm)
510 530 570 530

Block Density (kg/m)

1.5

2.0
3.36 3.51 3.76* 4.10 4.28 4.56* 4.72 4.90 5.19* 5.62 5.82 6.15*

2.5
3.22 3.35 3.56* 3.93 4.08 4.33* 4.52 4.68 4.94* 5.37 5.55 5.82*

3.0
3.04 3.21 3.39* 3.78 3.91 4.12* 4.35 4.49 4.71* 5.25 5.32 5.55*

4.0
2.60 2.76 3.51 3.61 4.05 4.17 4.80 4.92

5.0
2.27 2.39 3.28 3.37 3.81 3.91 4.50 4.60

1900 3.53 1350 3.70 650 3.99 1900 4.30 1350 4.50 650 4.83 1900 4.94 1350 5.15 650 5.49 1900 5.90 1350 6.15 650 6.50 Maximum clear span in metres

Alternate Centres - using ooring block

440
Superimposed Load in kN/m

215
4.0
3.25 3.35 3.95 4.05 4.51 4.62 5.35 5.50

Beam (mm) 105 x 150 125 x 150 165 x 150 125 x 225

Centres (mm)
510/285 530/285 570/345 530/305

Block Density (kg/m)

1.5

2.0
3.79 3.96 3.20 4.60 4.78 5.00* 5.23 5.41 5.70* 6.25 6.47 6.77*

2.5
3.63 3.78 3.99* 4.41 4.57 4.82* 5.02 5.18 5.43* 6.00 6.17 6.45*

3.0
3.49 3.62 3.81* 4.24 4.38 4.60* 4.83 4.97 5.19* 5.75 5.92 6.17*

5.0
2.92 3.07 3.70 3.78 4.24 4.34 5.02 5.15

1900 3.98 1350 4.16 650 4.20* 1900 4.82 1350 5.00 650 5.00 1900 5.47 1350 5.68 650 6.02 1900 6.55 1350 6.80 650 7.17 Maximum clear span in metres

Narrow Centres - using ooring block

215

215

215

Beam (mm) 105 x 150 125 x 150 165 x 150 125 x 225

Centres (mm)
285 305 345 305

Block Density (kg/m)

Superimposed Load in kN/m

1.5

2.0
4.20 4.20 4.20* 5.00 5.00 5.00* 5.95 6.10 6.10* 7.12 7.32 7.62*

2.5
4.20 4.20 4.20* 5.00 5.00 5.00* 5.71 5.87 6.10* 6.85 7.02 7.27*

3.0
4.10 4.20 4.20* 5.00* 5.00 5.00* 5.50 5.64 5.85* 6.60 6.75 6.97*

4.0
3.82 3.93 4.59 4.70 5.15 5.26 6.15 6.30

5.0
3.60 3.68 4.31 4.40 4.85 4.94 5.80 5.90

1900 4.20 1350 4.20 650 4.20 1900 5.00 1350 5.00 650 5.00 1900 6.10 1350 6.10 650 6.10 1900 7.45 1350 7.67 650 7.80 Maximum clear span in metres

Notes. 65mm screed nish with insulation 1.41 kN/m has been included. This table is given as a guide only and allowance should be given to partition loads or point loads supported by oor. The effect of camber and deection on partitions must be considered when using maximum or near maximum spans. It is recommended that a mesh screed for imposed loads in excess of 5.0 kNm when the block is 440mm. *For superimposed loads other than 1.5 kNm using 650kg/m blocks refer to block manufacturer. Block Size: 440 x 215 x 100mm.

Flooring Load Span Tables

Standard Centres - using thermal oor

Beam Width x Depth (mm) 105 x 150 125 x 150 165 x 150

Centres (mm) 610 630 670 Maximum clear span in metres

Superimposed S i d Load L d 1.5 (kN/m) 3.730 4.530 5.175

*75mm screed nish - 1.84 kN/m has been included. Note: The oor can withstand a live load of 5kN/m from blockwork partitions, parallel and perpendicular to the span. This load is NOT included in our calculations for the above load/span table. Please contact our technical department for advice. T60 (540 x 1220) has been used in our calculations.

Prestressed Hollowcore Floor

Unit Depth 150H 200 Self Weight kN/m 2.96 2.94 Self Weight kg/m 302 300 Superimposed Load (kN/m) 1.5 7.10 8.40 2.0 6.90 8.10 2.5 6.65 7.80 3.0 6.45 7.60 4.0 6.10 7.10 5.0 5.80 6.75 7.50 5.20 6.00

Maximum clear span in metres allows for characteristic service live loads + self weight + 1.5 kN/m nishes + 1kN/m partitions.

End Slips
375 x 90 x 40mm and 375 x 125 x 40mm end slips are specically designed for use with Stressline oor beams. This slimline block provides a simple and cost effective solution by allowing standard ooring grade inll blocks to be used over the entire oor area instead of using more costly inll/edge block combination. The end slips can be easily cut when used with narrow beam centres.

375 x 90 x 40 mm

Stressline Floor Beam

375 x 125 x 40 mm

D.P.C. (by others) Standard ACBA flooring grade infill blocks (by others)

Stressline End Slip

Stressline End Slips can also be used as a coursing block to adjust flooring levels as required.

End slip packs of 200

END SLIP SECTION DIMENSION L X W X H mm (Nominal)

INNER SKIN (mm)

UNIT WEIGHT (kg)

PACK SIZE

PACK WEIGHT (kg)

CRUSHING STRENGTH (N/mm)

375 x 90 x 40 375 x 125 x 40

100 125 - 140

2.85 4.20

200 200

0.60 0.85

35 35

Thermal Flooring System

Specically designed for use at ground oor level this combines all the benets of beam and block ooring but with a signicantly enhanced thermal performance. Inll blocks are substituted with purpose designed expanded polystyrene panels, which are non-ozone depleting. These panels wrap around the sides and soft of the oor beam and offer a thermal resistance three times greater than even lightweight thermal blocks, thus eliminating the need for additional insulation on top of the oor. A 30N concrete screed, incorporating an A98 steel mesh sits on top of the oor and no additional nishes are required. This system easily exceeds the requirements of Part L of the Building Regulations and offers the contractor a quick, simple and cost effective solution to achieving required U values ultimately providing the homeowner with greatly improved thermal efciency and energy savings.

C30 Topping (min 50mm) over beam 30mm EPS insulation strip

Reinforcement

Full unit

Starter unit

Stressline Floor Beam Stressline T-Block

Stressline Limited Foxbank Industrial Estate Stoney Stanton Leicester LE9 4LX T: 0870 750 3167 F: 0870 750 6379 E: sales@stressline.ltd.uk

The information contained in this brochure was accurate at the date of publication. We reserve the right to introduce, at any time, modications and changes of details that may be deemed necessary. November 2008

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