Department of Technical Education

Andhra Pradesh
Name :V.Siva Rama Prasad
Designation : Lecturer
Branch : Civil Engineering
Institute : S.S Government Polytechnic,
Zaheerabad
Year/semester : IVsemester
Subject : Construction Practice
Subject Code : C406
Topic : Roofs and Floorings.
Duration : 50 min
Sub -Topic : Floorings
Teaching Aids : PPT, Animations
Revised by : GVVL Satyanarayana
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Objectives

Upon completion of this period, you will be able to

• Know construction of cement concrete floorings.

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Recap

In the previous period, we discussed

• Flooring

• Different parts of flooring

• Requirement of a good floor

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Discussion on floorings

• Where will be a flooring provided ?

• Can you name some types of flooring ?

• What type of floor you have at your home?

• Can you name the type flooring in our class room?

• Guess how many layers does of a floor have?

• Do you know the steps involved in its construction?

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Various materials used for flooring

• Asphalt
• Brick
• Cement concrete
• Cement plaster
• Cork
• Granolithic
• Glass

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Various materials used for flooring

• Linoleum

• Marble

• Moorum

• Mosaic

• Mud

• Plastic or P.V.C
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Various materials used for flooring

• Stone

• Terrazzo

• Tile

• Timber

• Vitrified Tiles, etc..

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 Steps in Construction of a floor

Construction of any type of flooring consists

• Preparation of floor base

• Construction of floor covering

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 Cement Concrete Flooring

It is most commonly used in

• Residential
• Commercial and
• Industrial buildings

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 CEMENT CONCERTE

LEAN CONCRETE

RAMMED EARTH

CEMENT CONCRETE FLOORING

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 Components of CC flooring

• CC floor consists of two components

BASE CONCRETE TOPPING

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 Preparation of sub base

• Granular inert material like sand ,gravel or quarry dust is

filled in the plinth in layers not more than 150mm

• The layers are well compacted and watered

• Lean concrete mix (1:3:6 or 1:4:8) of thick ness 100 to

150mmis laid above the sub grade.

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 Preparation of sub base

• The concrete bed is thoroughly compacted by hand

rammers

• It should be kept wet for 2-3 days

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 Laying of CC floor

• The whole surface is divided into small square or

rectangular panels of side not more than 1.5m

• On the edges of these panels aluniminium strips are

placed with the help of mortar screeds

• Before laying topping, the sub base shall be wetted

thoroughly and cleaned

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 Laying of CC floor

• Proper slope shall be maintained before

concreting is started
• Alternate panels (diagonally opposite) are laid
first
• Remaining panels are laid in succession
• Thickness of Concrete will be 20 to 40 mm

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 Laying of CC floor contd..

• While laying in panels concrete is spread with straight

edge and consolidated with wooden floats
• Finished with steel trowels
• The surface is cured for a period of 7 to 14 days

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 Advantages of CC flooring

• Durable
• Non-absorbent
• Smooth
• Economical
• Easy to construct
• Good appearance
• Easy to maintain and clean

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 Disadvantages of CC flooring

• Any modifications are difficult after construction

• Not suitable for repair for patch work

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Summary

In this period, you have learnt

• Construction of cement concrete Flooring

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 Quiz

1. Number of components in a floor are

a. One
b. two
c. three
d. four

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2. In cement concrete floor the wearing surface
is made of

a. Flag stone
b. Marble
c. Cement plaster
d. Cement concrete

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3. Cement concrete flooring is used in buildings of

a. Residential

b. Commercial

c. Industrial

d. All the above

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 Frequently asked questions

1) Describe the method of constructing cement concrete

flooring

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