The decking not only acts as permanent formwork to the concrete but also provides sufficient shear bond with the concrete so that when the concrete has gained strength the two materials act together compositely.
Elevated concrete slab on metal deck detail.
The panels are also puddle welded to the steel girders from above.
Once installed the concrete slab is ready for tile the most durable and cost effective deck surface in my opinion with minimal prep.
Composite slabs consist of profiled steel decking with an in situ reinforced concrete topping.
End elevated for dra i n a g e and pro tected from the elements with a wa.
Floor details for sheets placed perpendicular to wall and parallel to wall and.
Laps are figure 1.
As the metal frame takes shape the metal pan deck is staged.
The reinforcing steel and steel deck either composite or noncomposite.
Saw cutting an elevated slab however doesn t create the same weakened plane that it does in a slab on ground.
Lloyd concrete services the contractor should ask the engineer if it s ok to run laser guided screeds on the deck.
Even with these tolera n c e s how.
Wide with six 3 in deep corrugations.
Decking sheets are usually lapped two inches at the ends.
The panels click together with a male and female seam on each panel.
On top of the steel frame we lay out a metal pan deck to support the concrete slab.
An elevated concrete slab that is flat level of uniform t h i c k n e s s and at the speci fied elevation.
For use when metal deck is used as a leave in place form 1 1 panel features and benefits 4 5d 12 4 5df 24 6d 12 6df 24 7 5d 12 7 5df 24 non composite deck 41 2 inch depth 12 inch coverage 12 foot to 21 foot span range no acustadek option allows for longest unshored spans for use when metal deck is used as a leave in place form.
Engineers who design slabs on metal deck aren t thinking about the contractor.
At 15 to 16 per square foot a concrete porch slab supported by a steel frame costs roughly the same as 5 4x6 treated syp decking installed on conventional pt framing.
Reinforced concrete slab systems on steel decks decking can serve as form shoring and finished surface.
The seams can be field welded or crimped we chose welding.
Each pan deck panel is 36 in.
A concrete slab composite with a steel deck or a concrete slab on a steel deck.
When the designer specifies these slabs there is sometimes a misconception that it can meet the same requirements as a slab on ground.
All three types of slabs may also be exposed to restrained drying shrinkage and thermal contraction that can cause cracks.