Introduction

Lesson 21 : Upper Floors

Introduction

Upper floors of modern buildings are invariably made of reinforced cement concrete (R.C.C), because of the inherent advantages of this type of construction. Concrete, though strong in compression, is weak in tension. However, it is suitably reinforced with the help of steel bars which take the entire bending tension. Due to this, the overall thickness of R.C.C. floors is comparatively small, thereby reducing the self weight of floor itself. R.C.C. floors are also comparatively fire proof and damp proof. The method of construction is also easy except that centering is required. These floors can also be used on large spans and therefore, more suitable for big size rooms, halls etc.

R.C.C. floors can be classified into the following types


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