Selecting Floor Finishes & Types of Floors Q2

Thomas Sim PEA2066

Q.
(a) Discuss five (5) factors that need to be considered when selecting floor finishes. (10 marks)

(b) With the aid of diagrams, explain the following types of floor construction:

i) Suspended Timber floor.
ii) Flush Slab floor. (15 marks)

(25 marks, 2015 Q2)

A.
(a) 5 factors selecting floor finishes.

Similar question was asked in D06 2013 Q7a here. This question again repeated in D06 2016 Q7a.

Also in D12 2012 Q2a here.

(b)
(i) Suspended timber floor

Similar question was asked in D06 2014 Q2.

Diagram here.
Suspended timber ground floor here.
Suspended timber upper floor here.

(ii) Flush Slab Floor

D12 2011 Q2 Flush Slab, Beam and Slab, Drop Beam Slab.
D12 2012 Q2 Beam and Slab Floor
Beam and Block Floor

What is Slap?
A flat piece of concrete, typically used as a walking surface, but may also serve as a load bearing device as in slap homes.

Classification of slab please see below.

Ground floor with slab should be suspended under the following conditions:

 

Different types of slab flooring - for different reasons.
(Added 18 Jun, 2018)
Flush in construction has a meaning of "continuous and seamless" so, flush door means ONE CONTINUOUS piece, and flush slab floor means a continuous flat slab. A flush deck (of a naval ship) is a flat deck spanning from one side to another side without any obstruction in between.
Flush Slab is used as a landing in stairs construction like in the picture below.
And, in building which requires clear floor with wide span, it can be constructed like below:
However, due to load bearing, at times the slab can be supported with various structures of beams. The below pictures illustrate those variations.

Ref:
What is Slap? Extract from Slideshare, available at

Mohd Asif Rahman. One-way Slap Design, Slideshare. Available at,

Earlier posts.