Allied Superslab Concrete Floors
- Abbreviation
- Appraisal number 964 (2023)
- Valid from
- 19/05/2023
- Information provider
- BRANZ Limited,
- Information type
- BRANZ Appraisal,
- Format
- PDF,
Description
Allied Superslab floors are reinforced concrete slab-on-ground floors incorporating polystyrene or QPOD moulded plastic pods and may also include the QuickSet permanent insulated formwork system.
Scope
1. Allied Superslab has been appraised for use as reinforced concrete slab-on-ground floors incorporating polystyrene or QPOD moulded plastic pods for buildings within the following scope:
- timber-framed buildings, up to 2-storeys high, within the scope of NZS 3604; and,
- with a maximum height of 10 m measured from the ground to the apex; and,
- supported on “good ground” as defined for Acceptable Solutions and Verification Methods for NZBC Clause B1 Structure; and,
- with a floor maximum length of 30 m unless detailed with free joints in accordance with the Technical Literature; and,
- situated in NZS 3604 Wind Zones up to, and including, Extra High.
2. Allied Superslab is not suitable for soils that are expansive or prone to liquefaction or differential settlement.