Exhibiting in June at Offsite 2007 at the BRE, Bubbledeck's structural flooring system helps reduce the non-structural dead load in concrete flat slabs.. The design uses recycled plastic hollow 'bubbles' as void formers in the middle to eliminate 35% of the slab's self-weight with consequent performance and environmental benefits. Bubbledeck gives a unified structure and real design freedom.
Said to offer architects exciting new design opportunities, BubbleDeck structural flooring systems are a "simple concept" aimed at helping reduce the non-structural dead load in concrete flat slabs.
The system takes the concept of the 'filigree' flat floor slab and introduces an innovative method that virtually eliminates concrete from the middle where it does not perform any structural function according to the manufacturer. The technique, which has secured a patent, utilises recycled plastic hollow 'bubbles' as void formers to reduce the slab's weight by more that a third.
Combined with a flat slab construction spanning in two directions, it allows for up to 50% longer spans between columns.
Reducing the non-structural dead load in concrete flat slabs, BubbleDeck uses recycled plastic hollow 'bubbles' as void formers in the middle to eliminate 35% of the slab's self-weight.
Manufactured offsite, it combines Modern Methods of Construction techniques with partial in-situation completion. Factory produced elements comprise reinforcement mesh joined together with vertical lattice girders. The plastic bubble void formers are trapped in place between the top and bottom mesh to fix their position at all times.