IMPROVEMENT OF INTEGRAL INTERMEDIATE FLOOR CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY FOR RECONSTRUCTION OF BUILDING SYSTEMS
The focus is on the design solutions most commonly applied in integral flooring systems. The solutions are suggested by designers from different countries around the world and used for reconstruction of building systems varying in intended functionality. As a result of the analysis of the existing approaches, a new design solution is produced featuring the integral floor construction technology based on the use of a composite material PENOCOM® and lightweight thin-walled structural steel, which constitutes novelty of this research. The new technology offers ease of construction work and ensures energy efficiency both at the stage of reconstruction (the works are performed without the use of large lifting mechanisms), and operation (PENOCOM® has the superb thermal insulation properties) of a building system. Speaking of the theoretical importance of this paper, it is worth noting that the design solutions suggested can become the basis for the development of new structural elements, for example, steel fiber reinforced concrete beams. Optionally, lightweight structural steel can be used for making sacrificial formwork.