Improving Safety: The Importance of Open Steel Flooring
Improving Safety: The Importance of Open Steel Flooring
What is open steel flooring?
Open steel flooring is made from rectangular mild steel sections with a high performance-to-weight ratio, acting as a weight bearer, there is then steel bars running perpendicular which are welded to the individual sections. Our steel open grid flooring is cost-effective and versatile, so it is ideal for use both inside and outside of industrial and commercial buildings. The gaps between the steel allow for airflow that aids in heat exchange and ventilation, create a non-slip surface, and ensure that no puddles can form as liquid passes directly through the gaps in the sections.
What is open steel flooring used for?
Steel open flooring is used extensively in industrial and commercial buildings. It has numerous applications and is used in the design and manufacture of walkways, ramps, raised platforms, and mezzanine floors. It can also be used over existing flooring to create a non-slip surface with easy drainage.
Open steel flooring creates a safe access route in hazardous industrial buildings with a high risk of slips and falls. It also allows for good ventilation, ensuring airflow is not blocked or restricted. This is especially important in high-heat areas or when chemicals are in use. This type of flooring is typically installed near machinery or in areas where hazardous work occurs.
What are the Benefits of Steel Composite Floors?
A steel composite flooring system consists of steel beams, metal decking and concrete which are combined in a very efficient way to encompass the best properties of each material to optimise constructions techniques.
Benefits of Steel Composite Floors
Steel composite floors have several advantages over traditional reinforced concrete or steel structures which has led to a substantial increase in the use of composite construction globally.
The benefits include easier construction, reduced foundation costs, faster installation, versatility, structural integrity, high strength to weight ratios, dimensional stability, minimised site storage requirements, non-contamination of other materials, easier stockpiling and cleaning, durable finishes, sound absorption and more.
Structural Integrity
A composite floor system produces a ridged horizontal diagram that provides stability to the overall building system while at the same time, distributing wind and seismic shears to the lateral load resisting systems.
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Composite action increases the load carry capacity and stiffness. The concrete forms a compression flange while the steel provides the tension component. A successful composite beam design requires the consideration of serviceability issues such as floor vibrations and long-term deflections.
High Strength to Weight Ratios
Steel and concrete composite slabs are lighter and stronger than most conventional slabs. The steel decking provides the tensile reinforcement while the compressive strength of the concrete makes for an all-round stronger slab.
The composite columns have large load carrying capabilities, small cross-sections and good fire protection properties. They are also known to possess high axial strength and flexural stiffness. Two types of composite columns are commonly used. Concrete filled tubes (CFT) and fully encased composite (FEC). The confinement of the concrete by the steel increases its compressive strength and ductility.
Safe Formwork and Platform to Work On
The most common arrangement found in composite floor systems is a rolled or built-up steel beam connected to a formed steel deck and concrete slab. The steel deck generally spans unsupported between steel members, and when fixed, provides a safe working platform for concreting work. Composite slabs use steel decking of 46 to 8mm depth that can span 3m to 4.5m without the need for temporary propping. The composite action of the steel deck results from side embossments incorporated into a steel sheet profile.
Cost Saving Construction
Not only is a composite floor structure lighter with less waste but there are significant cost reductions. In terms of labour, the rapid speed of construction reduces the overall project time. With less concrete being used and no need for props, material costs are reduced too. There are also fewer site storage requirements and minimised foundation costs, due to reduced loading.
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Improving Safety: The Importance of Open Steel Flooring
What is open steel flooringsteel flooring?
Open steel flooring is made from rectangular mild steel sections with a high performance-to-weight ratio, acting as a weight bearer, there is then steel bars running perpendicular which are welded to the individual sections. Our steel open grid flooring is cost-effective and versatile, so it is ideal for use both inside and outside of industrial and commercial buildings. The gaps between the steel allow for airflow that aids in heat exchange and ventilation, create a non-slip surface, and ensure that no puddles can form as liquid passes directly through the gaps in the sections.
What is open steel flooring used for?
Steel open flooring is used extensively in industrial and commercial buildings. It has numerous applications and is used in the design and manufacture of walkways, ramps, raised platforms, and mezzanine floors. It can also be used over existing flooring to create a non-slip surface with easy drainage.
Open steel flooring creates a safe access route in hazardous industrial buildings with a high risk of slips and falls. It also allows for good ventilation, ensuring airflow is not blocked or restricted. This is especially important in high-heat areas or when chemicals are in use. This type of flooring is typically installed near machinery or in areas where hazardous work occurs.
What are the Benefits of Steel Composite Floors?
A steel composite flooring system consists of steel beams, metal decking and concrete which are combined in a very efficient way to encompass the best properties of each material to optimise constructions techniques.
Benefits of Steel Composite Floors
Steel composite floors have several advantages over traditional reinforced concrete or steel structures which has led to a substantial increase in the use of composite construction globally.
The benefits include easier construction, reduced foundation costs, faster installation, versatility, structural integrity, high strength to weight ratios, dimensional stability, minimised site storage requirements, non-contamination of other materials, easier stockpiling and cleaning, durable finishes, sound absorption and more.
Structural Integrity
A composite floor system produces a ridged horizontal diagram that provides stability to the overall building system while at the same time, distributing wind and seismic shears to the lateral load resisting systems.
Composite action increases the load carry capacity and stiffness. The concrete forms a compression flange while the steel provides the tension component. A successful composite beam design requires the consideration of serviceability issues such as floor vibrations and long-term deflections.
High Strength to Weight Ratios
Steel and concrete composite slabs are lighter and stronger than most conventional slabs. The steel decking provides the tensile reinforcement while the compressive strength of the concrete makes for an all-round stronger slab.
The composite columns have large load carrying capabilities, small cross-sections and good fire protection properties. They are also known to possess high axial strength and flexural stiffness. Two types of composite columns are commonly used. Concrete filled tubes (CFT) and fully encased composite (FEC). The confinement of the concrete by the steel increases its compressive strength and ductility.
Safe Formwork and Platform to Work On
The most common arrangement found in composite floor systems is a rolled or built-up steel beam connected to a formed steel deck and concrete slab. The steel deck generally spans unsupported between steel members, and when fixed, provides a safe working platform for concreting work. Composite slabs use steel decking of 46 to 8mm depth that can span 3m to 4.5m without the need for temporary propping. The composite action of the steel deck results from side embossments incorporated into a steel sheet profile.
Cost Saving Construction
Not only is a composite floor structure lighter with less waste but there are significant cost reductions. In terms of labour, the rapid speed of construction reduces the overall project time. With less concrete being used and no need for props, material costs are reduced too. There are also fewer site storage requirements and minimised foundation costs, due to reduced loading.
Steelmor is the leading supplier and manufacturer of stainless steel in South Africa. Give us a call today on 011 747 or visit www.steelmor.co.za for the best advice on all things stainless steel.
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