Floor Slab Load Test

As discussed in load testing of concrete structures part 1 structure magazine april 2014 load testing can be used to determine the ability of a structure to carry additional loads to establish the safety of structures to validate strengthening to gain knowledge on the behavior of a structure and to supplement validate or refine.

Floor slab load test.

Test protocols and case studies. A typical wood frame floor covered with carpet or vinyl flooring has a dead load of about 8 pounds per square foot. If there s wall board covered ceiling suspended from the underside of that floor the dead load increases to about 10 pounds per square foot. The load test results are also used to determine the dynamic performance of the slab system when subjected to impact loads.

Floor load tests are designed to measure the load bearing capacity of a structure and can be used to help determine whether the load capacities of floors or slabs are suitable for their purpose. The load test results and the structural analysis indicated that all the existing sections are adequate to resist the code prescribed load and that the lateral load resisting systems did not require to be reinforced. The construction details of the beam slab system used for load testing. In order to determine the size of machinery that can safely operate on existing floor slabs swantest can carry out a load test to physically test the floor slab and check deflection limits.

Floor and slab load testing accolade measurement has over 20 years expertise in delivering accurate and fast floor and slab load testing. With our extensive range of load application equipment we can load test your structure anywhere from a few kilograms to hundreds of tonnes. The dead load on a floor is determined by the materials used in the floor s construction. Our static load testing techniques can be applied to structures including floors and slabs in multi storey car parks new purpose structures and bridges.

Traditional top down demolition techniques use excavators and other machinery throughout a building demolishing the structure floor by floor. While cracks in a slab may not seem like a big deal the smallest crack represents a large amount of downward pressure that may be crushing pipework beneath. Two identical strips of the one way reinforced concrete rc slab of the first floor of the building were saw cut and load tested according to the aci 437 12 load test protocol. The plate test is not used for most slab on grade projects.

In situ load testing is a valuable tool used in the evaluation and repair of concrete structures.