GB2553486A - Lightweight floor system - Google Patents
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- GB2553486A GB2553486A GB1610111.5A GB201610111A GB2553486A GB 2553486 A GB2553486 A GB 2553486A GB 201610111 A GB201610111 A GB 201610111A GB 2553486 A GB2553486 A GB 2553486A
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E04—BUILDING
- E04B—GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS
- E04B5/00—Floors; Floor construction with regard to insulation; Connections specially adapted therefor
- E04B5/43—Floor structures of extraordinary design; Features relating to the elastic stability; Floor structures specially designed for resting on columns only, e.g. mushroom floors
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E04—BUILDING
- E04B—GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS
- E04B5/00—Floors; Floor construction with regard to insulation; Connections specially adapted therefor
- E04B5/02—Load-carrying floor structures formed substantially of prefabricated units
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E04—BUILDING
- E04F—FINISHING WORK ON BUILDINGS, e.g. STAIRS, FLOORS
- E04F15/00—Flooring
- E04F15/02—Flooring or floor layers composed of a number of similar elements
- E04F15/0215—Flooring or floor layers composed of a number of similar elements specially adapted for being adhesively fixed to an underlayer; Fastening means therefor; Fixing by means of plastics materials hardening after application
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E04—BUILDING
- E04F—FINISHING WORK ON BUILDINGS, e.g. STAIRS, FLOORS
- E04F15/00—Flooring
- E04F15/02—Flooring or floor layers composed of a number of similar elements
- E04F15/10—Flooring or floor layers composed of a number of similar elements of other materials, e.g. fibrous or chipped materials, organic plastics, magnesite tiles, hardboard, or with a top layer of other materials
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Abstract
A flooring system comprises a modular floor panel 1, a beam 2 and a connection 3 between the beam and panel. The beam and panel may act compositely when connected together. The panel may comprise first and second skins 4, 6 separated by an insulating core 5, or may comprise a bottom skin, a core and a covering, with the covering being fitted after the panel is connected to the beam. The skins and the beam may be formed from glass reinforced plastic (GRP). The connection may be in the form of a glue that can transfer shear stresses between the beam and the panel, and the glue may not creep under load. The beam 2 may comprise a top part 7 and a bottom part 8, and the bottom part may be larger than the top part.
Description
(54) Title of the Invention: Lightweight floor system Abstract Title: Composite floor panel and beam (57) A flooring system comprises a modular floor panel 1, a beam 2 and a connection 3 between the beam and panel. The beam and panel may act compositely when connected together. The panel may comprise first and second skins 4, 6 separated by an insulating core 5, or may comprise a bottom skin, a core and a covering, with the covering being fitted after the panel is connected to the beam. The skins and the beam may be formed from glass reinforced plastic (GRP). The connection may be in the form of a glue that can transfer shear stresses between the beam and the panel, and the glue may not creep under load. The beam 2 may comprise a top part 7 and a bottom part 8, and the bottom part may be larger than the top part.
The claims were filed later than the filing date but within the period prescribed by Rule 22(1) of the Patents Rules 2007.
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LIGHTWEIGHT MODULAR FLOOR
This invention concerns improvement to the construction of lightweight modular floors.
Composite floors are a common construction technique. The floor generally consists of a steel beam, steel shuttering and an in situ concrete topping. The concrete topping pours either over the top of the steel beam or onto shear connectors connected on top of the steel beam. These shear connectors allow the floor and beam to act together which improves the load capacity of the beam. There is a need for a lighter form of construction and a construction that does not involve pouring wet concrete on site. This invention addresses these problems.
The present invention provides a flooring system comprising a modular floor panel, a beam and a connection between the beam and the modular floor panel.
The modular floor panel preferably consists of two skins of lightweight material such as GRP with an insulated core. It is possible that other materials such as particle board could be used. The core could be replaced with other materials if insulation is not required. A bottom part of the floor panel is preferably predominantly flat so that it can be fixed to the beam below.
The beam can be an I section, box section, angular section or other suitable cross section. The beam preferably has a flat top surface to allow is to be connected to the floor panel.
It may be that glue is used to connect the floor panel to the beam. When the beam and floor are acting together, shear stresses are developed in the glue. It is desirable therefore that the glue is strong enough to transfer the shear stresses between the beam and floor panel. The glue should preferably also not creep under load (if there was creep of the glue then this could lead to a long term deflection of the flooring system).
The beam is preferably constructed from a lightweight material such as GRP. Such materials are very strong but are much more flexible than materials such as steel. This means that deflections of the floor beams can often be the critical design factor. This invention using a composite modular floor panel secured to the top surface of the beam is particularly effective in reducing the overall deflection of the floor structure.
The invention will now be described in more detail by way of example only with reference to the accompanying drawings in which like reference numerals indicate corresponding parts and wherein:
Figure 1 shows a typical cross section through a flooring system embodying the invention; and
Figure 2 shows a plan view of the flooring system of Figure 1.
Figure 1 shows one example of a modular floor panel 1 connected to a supporting beam 2 with a layer of glue 3 in accordance with this invention. The floor panel 1 preferably consists of two skins 4 and 6 of lightweight material such as GRP and a central core 5. In a modification (not shown) the top skin 4 can be omitted and replaced with a covering fitted once the floor construction has been completed. The floor panel 1 is rectangular in plan view but may have other shapes depending on requirements.
Core 5 separates the skins 4 and 6 and provides support to the bottom skin 6 if top skin 4 is to be fixed after the floor is completed. The core 5 could be an insulation layer and could also be vertical fibreglass members, a grillage of members, a honeycomb type structure, an egg box type structure or other suitable separating material.
The bottom skin 6 of the floor panel 6 or at least that part of the bottom skin to be attached to the supporting beam 2 is predominantly flat to allow adhesion to the supporting beam 2. The supporting beam 2 has a horizontal top part 7 that is fixed with glue 3 to the bottom skin 6 of the floor panel 1.
The top part 7 of the supporting beam 2 is made stronger by acting compositely with either the floor panel 1 or the bottom skin 6 of the floor panel 1. The bottom part 8 of the beam 2 does not have this enhancement and is preferably, but not essentially, larger than the top part 7.
Figure 2 shows one example of a completed section of floor in accordance with this invention. There are two supporting beams 2 supporting three floor panels 1. The number and/or arrangement of the floor panels 1 and/or supporting beams 2 may be varied and those skilled in the art will understand that any combination of floor panel(s) 1 and supporting beam(s) 2 may be employed to suit the requirements for any size and/or shape of flooring system.
Claims (14)
1. A flooring system comprising a modular floor panel, a beam and a connection between the beam and the modular floor panel.
2. The flooring system of claim 1, wherein the connection is arranged such that the beam acts compositely with the modular floor panel.
3. The flooring system of claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the modular floor panel comprises a first skin, a second skin and a core separating the first and second skins.
4. The flooring system of claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the modular floor panel comprises a bottom skin, a core and a covering, wherein the covering is arranged to be fitted after the connection is formed between the beam and the modular floor panel.
5. The flooring system of claim 3 or claim 4, wherein any one or more of the first, second and bottom skins are formed from glass-reinforced plastic (GRP).
6. The flooring system of any of claims 3 to 5, wherein the core forms an insulation layer.
7. The flooring system of any preceding claim, wherein at least a bottom part of the modular floor panel is predominantly flat where it is connected to the beam.
8. The flooring system of any preceding claim, wherein the beam has a flat top surface to allow it to be connected to the modular floor panel.
9. The flooring system of any preceding claim, wherein the connection comprises glue.
10. The flooring system of claim 9, wherein the glue is arranged to transfer shear stresses between the beam and the modular floor panel.
11. The flooring system of claim 9 or claim 10, wherein the glue is arranged such that it does not creep under load.
12. The flooring system of any preceding claim, wherein the beam comprises a 5 horizontal top part and a horizontal bottom part, the top part being fixed to the modular floor panel by the connection.
13. The flooring system of claim 12, wherein the bottom part of the beam is larger than the top part.
14. The flooring system of any preceding claim, wherein the beam is constructed from GRP.
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| GB1610111.5A GB2553486A (en) | 2016-06-09 | 2016-06-09 | Lightweight floor system |
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| GB1610111.5A GB2553486A (en) | 2016-06-09 | 2016-06-09 | Lightweight floor system |
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| GB2553486A true GB2553486A (en) | 2018-03-14 |
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| CN109826348A (en) * | 2019-02-15 | 2019-05-31 | 武汉美术新型建材有限公司 | A kind of color coating composite light floor support plate and its system |
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| EP2058448A2 (en) * | 2007-11-12 | 2009-05-13 | Universita' degli studi di Bergamo | Tubular connector for connecting mixed wood-concrete beams |
| WO2009071832A2 (en) * | 2007-11-26 | 2009-06-11 | Laboratoire Central Des Ponts Et Chaussees | Wood-concrete carrier structure |
| CN201865239U (en) * | 2010-07-14 | 2011-06-15 | 万成年 | Novel plant fiber composite board |
| CN102277948A (en) * | 2011-06-30 | 2011-12-14 | 周强 | Cement decorated composite board and construction method thereof |
| CN203729468U (en) * | 2014-01-26 | 2014-07-23 | 宁波大学 | Connecting structure for steel and bamboo combined floor and steel and bamboo combined beam |
| CN204299009U (en) * | 2014-11-05 | 2015-04-29 | 柏宇 | A kind of pultruded GFRP pin-connected panel floor slab structure |
| WO2015087070A1 (en) * | 2013-12-11 | 2015-06-18 | Laing O'rourke Plc | Pre-fabricated flooring cassette |
| DE202015008129U1 (en) * | 2015-11-24 | 2016-02-11 | Thomas Winter | Bridging, stabilizing, elastic insulation pad |
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| EP2058448A2 (en) * | 2007-11-12 | 2009-05-13 | Universita' degli studi di Bergamo | Tubular connector for connecting mixed wood-concrete beams |
| WO2009071832A2 (en) * | 2007-11-26 | 2009-06-11 | Laboratoire Central Des Ponts Et Chaussees | Wood-concrete carrier structure |
| CN201865239U (en) * | 2010-07-14 | 2011-06-15 | 万成年 | Novel plant fiber composite board |
| CN102277948A (en) * | 2011-06-30 | 2011-12-14 | 周强 | Cement decorated composite board and construction method thereof |
| WO2015087070A1 (en) * | 2013-12-11 | 2015-06-18 | Laing O'rourke Plc | Pre-fabricated flooring cassette |
| CN203729468U (en) * | 2014-01-26 | 2014-07-23 | 宁波大学 | Connecting structure for steel and bamboo combined floor and steel and bamboo combined beam |
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| DE202015008129U1 (en) * | 2015-11-24 | 2016-02-11 | Thomas Winter | Bridging, stabilizing, elastic insulation pad |
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| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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| CN109826348A (en) * | 2019-02-15 | 2019-05-31 | 武汉美术新型建材有限公司 | A kind of color coating composite light floor support plate and its system |
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