Cupolex Aerated Concrete Floors
Cupolex Aerated Concrete Floors
CUPOLEX are disposable formworks to create aerated concrete floors with unreinforced or reinforced concrete slabs on grade and other concrete structures. Concrete is poured over the modular dome forms to create floating or structural slabs on grade. The unique concrete geometry Cupolex creates, forms an under-slab void that can be vented to remove moisture and soil gases or provide solutions for various sustainable construction applications – uses less concrete and reinforcing than a standard slab with equivalent load bearing capacity. The load is transferred to the ground thanks to the arch-column geometry while the void underneath can be used for many different applications. Aerated raised concrete floors such as CUPOLEX can be used as void filling to decrease the structure weight and to rise the slab height.
Our patented technology has unique connecting features. In fact only CUPOLEX concrete forms present additional built-in plastic at all pressure point locations and a central reinforced cone support of equal height to the element positioned in correspondence of the central region. All these features guarantee the absorption of vibrations which occur during the finishing of the aerated concrete floor slab.
BETONSTOP
Applications
- Radon & Soil Gas Mitigation
- Alternative to Structural or light weight fill
- Structural Slab Foundations
- Post tensioned reinforced Concrete Slabs
- Monolithic poured concrete foundation slabs
- Concrete Slab on Grade or basement slabs
- Concrete Structural Supported Slabs
- Concrete Pavements and Roads
- Suspended Pavements for Creating Soil Cells
- Replacing Gravel Drainage Layers
- Replacing Vapor Barriers & Liners
- Concrete Stormwater Detention and retention Tanks
- Solution for Structural Weight Limits
- Refrigeration & Freezer Floors
- Challenging & Expansive Soils
- Concrete Subfloor Crawl Space
Solutions
Features
- Saving cost of filling material
- Natural or mechanical ventilation
- Easy and quick installation
- Can be finished as any traditional slab
- Easy maintenance
- Improved ventilation compared to traditional systems
- Beams and slab can be poured monolithically if designed together
Installation
- On average two laborers set 140 m²/hr (1500 sq ft/hr)
- Each Cupolex® Form has an installation arrow
- Forms are Installed by starting from left to right and top to bottom
- Installation follows a design layout
- Install BETONSTOP and CUPOLEX of the first row first
- Lay the reinforcing mesh directly on top of CUPOLEX leaving the appropriate cover
- Pouring and finishing of the concrete slab in the conventional manner
- Pour in multiple steps if the slab is very thick
SERVICES
Characteristics
- Typical Cupolex slab design
- Height table
| Structure use | Dead Load (Kg/m2) | Live Load (Kg/m2) | Slab Thickness (cm) | Reinforcement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 200 | 200 | 4 | d.5/20×20 |
| Offices | 200 | 300 | 5 | d.5/20×20 |
| Garages | 300 | 700 | 5 | d.6/20×20 |
| Industry | 300 | 1200 | 6 | d.8/20×20 |
| Industry | 300 | 1600 | 7 | d.8/15×15 |
In case of higher loads please contact our technical office.
Values in the following table shows the maximum uniformely distributed loads accepted and the reinforcement as a function of the slab thickness, keeping in consideration a soil Kw = 0.02 N/mm3 , 10cm of concrete underneath, and slab concrete on top of class C25/30.
| Altezza (cm) | Superficie Resa dopo la Posa (cm) | Quantità per Bancale | Consumo di Calcestruzzo Raso Cupola (mc/mq) | Scheda Tecnica PDF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9,5 | 56×56 | 100 | 0,014 | Download |
| 13,5 | 56×56 | 100 | 0,030 | Download |
| 16 | 56×56 | 100 | 0,035 | Download |
| 20 | 56×56 | 100 | 0,035 | Download |
| 26 | 56×56 | 100 | 0,035 | Download |
| 30 | 56×56 | 100 | 0,042 | Download |
| 35 | 56×56 | 100 | 0,045 | Download |
| 40 | 56×56 | 100 | 0,060 | Download |
| 45 | 56×56 | 100 | 0,064 | Download |
| 50 | 56×56 | 75 | 0,065 | Download |
| 55 | 71×71 | 25 | 0,069 | Download |
| 60 | 71×71 | 25 | 0,070 | Download |
| 65 | 71×71 | 25 | 0,071 | Download |
| 70 | 71×71 | 25 | 0,073 | Download |
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