DECKED FLOORS

IMPORTANT POINTS
 WHAT IS A DECKED FLOORS
DECKED FLOOR SYSTEM WHICH IS ALSO TERMED AS ACCESS
FLOOR SYSTEM, IS A RAISED STRUCTURAL FLOOR THAT IS
PLACED ON A REINFORCED CONCRETE SLAB.

THE ELEVATED FLOOR SYSTEM CONSISTS OF SEVERAL PANELS,

WHICH ARE INSTALLED ON VERTICAL ADJUSTABLE PEDESTALS.
THE PEDESTALS ARE FIXED ON THE CONCRETE SLAB USING
SUITABLE MEANS FOR INSTANCE ADHESIVES OR MECHANICAL
FIXING. THE GAP BETWEEN BOTH FLOORS IS NORMALLY FROM
300 MM TO 1250 MM. THE TOP FLOORING SYSTEM NORMALLY
CONSISTS OF 600 X 600 MM PANELS WITH A CORE OF CEMENT
OR WOOD CLADDED WITH STEEL AND ALUMINIUM.
SYSTEM OF DECKED FLOORS:
COMPONENTS OF DECKED FLOORS
 DECKED FLOORS SUITABLE FOR:
• SERVER ROOMS.
• RESEARCH LABORATORIES.
• LARGE UPS ROOMS.
• SUPER COMPUTER ROOMS.
• IT TECHNOLOGY FLOORS.
• GENERAL OPEN OFFICE AREAS.
• FLEXIBLE TRANING AND CONFERENCE AREAS
• EXHIBITION SPACES
• PANEL ROOMS
• CLEAN ROOMS.
 NEED OF DECKED FLOORS:
THE RAISED FLOOR WAS DEVELOPED AND IMPLEMENTED
AS A SYSTEM INTENDED TO PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING:

• AIR DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM FOR COOLING IT

EQUIPEMENT.
• TRACKS OF CONDUITS FOR DATA CABLING.
• TRACKS OF POWER CABELING.
• TRACKS FOR ELECTRICAL SUPPLY.
• CHILLED WATER SUPPLY TO THE EQUIPMENT TO COOL
DOWN.
• A COPPER GROUND GRID FOR GROUNDING OF
EQUIPMENT.
 USES OF DECKED FLOORS:
• THIS TYPE OF FLOOR SYSTEM DISTRIBUTES THE POINTED
LOAD EVENLY ACROSS THE FLOOR.
• THE OUTLETS FOR POWER, DATA AND HVAC CAN BE MOVED
WITH MORE FLEXIBILITY.
• RAISED FLOOR SYSTEM ARE WATER PROOF AS THESE ARE NOT
TOUCHING THE BASE.
• HEATING AND COOLING OF SPACES IS VERY EFFICIENT FOR
THE EQUIPMENT.
• ACOUSTIC ISOLATION IS ANOTHER ADVANTAGE OFFERED BY
DECKED FLOOR SYSTEM.
• EXTRA COST OF FLOOR FINISHING SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED.
 DIFFICULTIES WITH DECKED FLOORS:
• SOMETIMES ACCESS TO THE ENTIRE FLOOR IS DIFFICULT AND DOES
NOT REMAIN FLEXIBLE DUE TO THE EQUIPMENT PLACED ON THE
FLOOR.
• CHANCES OF FIRE IN THE SERVICE PART OF THE FLOOR AS IT IS
DIFFICULT TO KEEP WATCH THE AREAS UNDER FLOOR.
• SECURITY: PEOPLE ALWAYS CAN USE THE SPACE TO HIND THINGS
WHICH CAN BE DANGEROUS.
• MISCHIEF: SOMEONE CAN DO A MISCHIEF AND SETUP A FIRE.
• CLUTTERING OF CABLES IN THE SERVICE AREA.
• CLEANING OF THE AREA IS VERY DIFFICULT. AND IF ANY LIQUIDS
PENETRATE THROUGH, IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO CLEAN IT.
• A TILE, IF LEFT OPEN DUE TO NEGLIGIENCE, SOME ONE CAN HURT.
• COST OF THE FLOOR SOMETIMES BECOMES DETTERENT FOR GOING
FOR DECKED FLOOR.
ELECTRONIC
EQUIPMENT IN A
HALL OF A
BUILDING.
 ASSIGNMENT NO: 01
EXPLAIN IN DETAIL THE DECKED FLOORS AND
PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING:
• NEED OF DECKED FLOORS
• USES OF THE DECKED FLOORS
• SECTION THROUGH A DECKED FLOOR