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double tee
floors
DESCRIPTION sound transmission ratings
Double Tee flooring units consist achieved by Double Tees.
of two prestressed ribs and a
MATERIAL
connecting top slab.
Double Tee concrete strength =
The depth of the Double Tees can
45 MPa.
vary from 200 to 600mm.The
Topping concrete strength = 20
connecting slab is 2400mm wide
MPa (as required by NZS
x 50mm thick.
3101:1995).
Double Tees are ideally suited for
larger spanning floors with a FIRE RESISTANCE RATING
wide variety of services 2400 wide unit = 90 minutes
suspended from the flooring For Fire Ratings or loads in
system. excess of the allowable shown,
Double Tees can easily please contact your local
accommodate large floor Stresscrete branch.
voids/penetrations through the BEARING CAPACITY
slab region. Where high shear loads are
The cast insitu topping is combined with support beams or
typically 65mm thick. walls of low material strength, a
SOUND TRANSMISSION bearing capacity check according
A major practical benefit of a to NZS3101 should be made;
concrete floor is its ability to e.g. masonry bearing walls.
reduce noise transmission.
Double Tee concrete floors are AIRBORNE SOUND TRANSMISSION (STC)
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quiet and do not creak with
Values calculated by Hegley Acoustic Consultants.
temperature and moisture Further reductions in noise transmission can be achieved by installing a ceiling, floor coverings
and a sound barrier product below the covering.
changes.The table below shows
2400 DOUBLE TEE MODULE Note: actual dimensions may vary depending on the place of manufacture.
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LOAD/SPAN TABLE (kPa) (indicative only)
Safe superimposed live load in kilopascals (kPa) with 65mm thick concrete topping (assuming no superimposed dead load, i.e.
SDL=0kPa).
SECTION SPAN (m)
5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
200TT 14.0 8.0 4.7 3.7
250TT 12.5 7.5 6.1 4.4 3.0
300TT 12.9 9.1 6.6 4.9 3.5
350TT 11.7 9.5 7.1 5.1 3.8 2.8
400TT 12.0 9.1 6.9 5.6 4.2 3.3
450TT 13.0 10.5 9.2 7.4 5.8 4.3 3.8 2.4
500TT 12.8 9.9 8.1 7.1 6.1 5.0 4.0 3.0 2.3
550TT 14.0 11.2 9.0 7.3 5.9 4.7 3.8 3.0 2.3
600TT 12.5 10.1 8.2 6.7 5.4 4.3 3.5 2.7 2.1
Spans to the right of the bold (zig zagged) line exceed the maximum recommended span/overall depth ratio of 32. For spans exceeding this
value, please check with Stresscrete.
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upon each other. Ensure the as per NZS3101. For minimum
double tee bottom bearers are not pushed seating requirements refer to
LIFTING into the ground, resulting in the NZS3101.
Lift Double Tees only at the bottom unit being supported
FURTHER TECHNICAL
lifting points provided. Chains or near midspan.
INFORMATION
strops must be of correct length
SEATING Specifications for the
to carry equal load and must
Flange supported Double Tees manufacture, transport and
not be more than 300 off
must be bedded on a sand erection of Double Tee units,
vertical.
cement mortar (the consistency and standard details for typical
STORAGE of blocklaying mortar).This situations are available from
Double Tees if stored on site must be evenly spread just prior
your nearest Stresscrete
must be supported at their ends to the unit being placed. Double
branch. Experienced and
on firm ground. Bearers Tee legs should be placed on
qualified staff will be pleased to
between layers in a stockpile cement mortar or on plastic
discuss design and fixing details.
must be vertically above each bearing pads.
other and units of varying Stresscrete Double Tees are Refer general notes on page 24.
length should not be stacked designed as prestressed sections
FLANGE SEATING DETAIL
TOPPING SLAB
NOTCHED LEG SEATING
DETAIL LEG SEATING DETAIL
TYPICAL DOUBLE TEE SEATING DETAILS
DOUBLE TEE SECTION PROPERTIES
Section properties are based on a 2400mm wide section of floor with a 65mm thick concrete topping. The modular ratio for topping is
assumed to be 0.67 for 20MPa concrete for calculating the composite section properties Al, Ybl, Il, Zbl, and Ztl.
Section properties are indicative only since the unit widths vary at the different manufacturing locations.
Bare unit Composite unit
Depth of A Yb I Zb Al Ybl Il Zbl Ztl overall 2400mm wide weight
unit (mm) x103 mm2 mm x109 mm4 x106 mm3 x103 mm4 mm x109 mm4 x106 mm3 x106 mm3 depth mm mass, kg/m KPa
200 187 140 0.555 3.95 292 174 1.15 6.60 12.6 265 865 3.54
250 205 175 1.051 6.01 310 211 1.87 8.84 17.9 315 912 3.73
300 223 208 1.754 8.43 328 248 2.86 11.5 24.4 365 957 3.91
350 240 241 2.682 11.2 345 284 4.14 14.6 31.7 415 1002 4.10
400 257 273 3.850 14.1 362 319 5.72 17.9 39.1 465 1044 4.27
450 273 305 5.254 17.2 378 355 7.59 21.4 47.5 515 1085 4.43
500 288 337 6.929 20.6 393 389 9.80 25.2 55.7 565 1123 4.59
550 303 369 8.858 24.0 408 424 12.3 29.1 64.6 615 1161 4.75
600 309 398 10.92 27.5 414 457 15.1 33.1 72.7 665 1177 4.81
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