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2. Floating floor - Wikipedia

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   Detail of floating floor over joists. A floating floor is a floor that does not need to be nailed or glued to the subfloor. [1] The term floating floor refers to the installation method, but is often used synonymously with laminate flooring. [2] It is applied now to other coverings such as floating tile systems and vinyl flooring in a domestic ...

3. Concrete slab - Wikipedia

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   In many domestic and industrial buildings, a thick concrete slab supported on foundations or directly on the subsoil, is used to construct the ground floor. These slabs are generally classified as ground-bearing or suspended. A slab is ground-bearing if it rests directly on the foundation, otherwise the slab is suspended. [3]

4. Raised floor - Wikipedia

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   An alternative raised floor application with disposable formworks from job site in Turkey A suction-cup tile lifter has been used to remove a tile.. A raised floor (also raised flooring, access floor(ing), or raised-access computer floor) provides an elevated structural floor above a solid substrate (often a concrete slab) to create a hidden void for the passage of mechanical and electrical ...

5. Suspended structure - Wikipedia

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   Suspended structures often allow much light to enter, because of the unobstructed interior. [5] A cable suspended structure: Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo. An example of a catenary-shaped suspended structure is the Eero Saarinen designed Dulles International Airport. The roof of the structure is made up of suspension cable which stretches ...

6. High-tech architecture - Wikipedia

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   This is the idea that a building and the spaces within it should not necessarily be absolutely defined, but rather perform a range of desired functions. As such, a room in a high-tech building could be used as a factory floor, a storage room, or a financial trading center all with minimal re-distribution of structural elements.

7. Lintel - Wikipedia

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   These prestressed concrete lintels and blocks can serve as components that are packed together and propped to form a suspended-floor concrete slab. An arch functions as a curved lintel. [ 1 ] [ 2 ]