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Ground slabIzodom 2000 Polska
Ground slabs are the newest prod-
uct offered by Izodom 2000 Polska
and can be successfully usedinstead of traditional
continuous
strip footings and foundation walls.
This is a concrete slab cast on the
building site and reinforced with
classic steel rods or steel fibre rein-
forcement. Basic formwork compo-
nents produced by Izodom are used
in its execution. These enable
obtaining varied shapes of slabs
according to the design of the struc-ture being built. The
designer must
decide on the class of concrete and
the quantity of steel fibre reinforce-
ment. The thickness of the groundslab is 25 cm. In exceptional
cases,
at the designers request it is
possible to increase the thickness to
as much as 40 cm, by using
a special plate increasing the height
of the edge component - and so
increasing the thickness of the rein-
forced concrete slab. The thickness
of the insulation may be increased
by successively 6, 8, 10 or 12 cmusing auxiliary ground slabs.
Addi-
tionally, slabs may be advanced
beyond the external contour of the
ground slab to a distance ofapproximately 1.5 metre in order
to
ensure protection against the possi-
bility of ground freezing beneath the
ground slab. Thanks to the compo-
nents being made in a mould, they
have precise and repeatable dimen-
sions, and their assembly is simple
and quick.
Advantages of the ground slab:
1. Quick execution.
Thanks to the use of our compo-
nents it is possible to considerably
shorten the time of building foun-
dations and essentially reduce the
scope of earthworks.
2. Stability.
The ground slab is a monolithic
component, much more stable than
the presently used continuous strip
footings and foundation walls.
3. Easier thermal and
damp protection.
The ground slab is easier to insulate
there is no need for the additional
vertical and horizontal insulation
that is indispensable in case of tra-ditional continuous strip
footings
and foundation walls.
4. Ease of execution.
The ground slab is a component
whose exceptionally simple con-
struction excludes the possibility of
making mistakes.
5. Shallow location
the ground slab.
Thanks to the possibility of locating
the slab at a depth of as little as0.5 metre, it is possible to
reduce
the scope, time and cost of earth-
works.
reinforced concrete
25 cmformwork component
external wall
MCFU 2/35
filling in of
the excavation
ground
auxiliary ground slab
6, 8, 10, 12 cm
ground slab
made of peripor -25 cm
plastic sheet
drainage
pipe
Simplified diagram of a ground slabbuilt using Izodom 2000
Polska components
Solution reported in the Patent Office
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Stage 4: steel reinforcement
We execute steel reinforcement ofthe slab - in accordance with
thedocumentation. This may be tradi-tional steel reinforcement in
the formof wire mesh or else classic steel re-
inforcement in the form of steel rods,or a mixed solution using
these twosolutions.
Stage 5: stiffening
Rectangular channels are locatedon the horizontal edges of the
form-work components, in which stiffeningsupports should be
installed at thetime of concrete pouring in the formof rectangular
steel pipes (offeredby Izodom). The aim of this solutionis to
eliminate any possible defor-mation of the formwork ensuingfrom the
pressure of the pouredconcrete.
Stage 6: concrete filling
We fill the formwork with concreteof a suitable class and a
suitableconsistency. We fill in the crevices inwhich the steel
stiffeners wereplaced with shaped pieces of insu-
lating material offered by Izodom,these being cheaper than
fittingfoam.
maximum protection of the slabagainst the negative effects of
mois-ture.
Stage 2: erection of the formworkWe erect the insulating
formwork
components in such a way as toobtain the required size and
shapeof slab. The shape of the slab is ex-ecuted in a 5 cm module.
Thebottom components are joined to-gether and attached to one
anotherwith the edges by means of "inter-locks". The edges are
connected bymeans of "tongue and groove" typelocks. In order to
ensure the desireddimensions of the components, wecut them with a
wood saw or a spe-cial thermal guillotine (offered byIzodom).
Stage 3: circular drainage
We dig a circular drainage in thefoundations excavation as near
aspossible to the lower edge of thecompacted sand and gravel
layer.The diameter of the drainage pipesand the distance from the
plannedwalls must be in accordance with the
documentation. The drainageshould be laid on the compactedsand
fill and covered with gravel orcoarse sand.
Building structures with the use ofground slab formwork
componentsis a simple process and enablessaving much time. The main
stagesare as follows:
Stage 1: preparationRemoval of the layer of humus andnative soil
to a depth in accordancewith the documentation. The
preciseplacement of water and drain in-stallations and other media.
Execu-tion of these works requires care inorder to avoid the need
to reposi-tion the already executed internalinstallations in the
building at a laterstage of construction. Using coarse-grained
gravel or key aggregate,we form a compacted sand andgravel fill,
arranging the material inlayers, with every layer being ex-actly
compacted. The recommendedthickness of the compacted sandand gravel
fill is 15-20 cm. Then onthe top of the compacted sand andgravel
fill we add a 3-4 cm thickcompacted sand fill. After this sandhas
been evened out and com-pacted, we lay a damp insulation
using 0.6 mm thick plastic sheet. Welay the edges of the plastic
sheet onthe slope of the compacted sandand gravel fill in order to
ensure
GROUND
SLAB How do we build using ground slabs?
Izodom 2000 Polska
Executed insulation of
the ground slab
Visible layers of
the ground slab
Finished ground slab
Izodom 2000 Polska and
BEKAERT offer execution of free
substitute designs for customers
interested in using ground slabs.
To receive a design simply send
the building design and contact
data to the following address:
[email protected] or
[email protected].
Izodom 2000 Polska
98-220 Zduska Wola
ul. Ceramiczna 2
tel. (48) 43 823 41 88
tel. (48) 43 823 89 47
fax: (48) 43 823 23 68
e-mail:
[email protected]
www.izodom2000polska.com
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