Type of Document	Master's Thesis
Author	Hillman, John R.
URN	etd-06082009-170953
Title	Innovative lightweight floor systems for steel framed buildings /1990.
Degree	Master of Science
Department	Civil Engineering
Advisory Committee	Advisor Name Title Murray, Thomas M. Committee Chair Barker, Richard M. Committee Member Easterling, William Samuel Committee Member
Keywords	Flooring
Date of Defense	1990-02-05
Availability	restricted
Abstract For decades engineers have been concerned with finding ways to reduce the dead load of a buildings structural system. This thesis investigates the potential of reducing the dead load of a structure by creating new lighter-weight floor systems using various configurations of mixed materials. Floor systems have a/ways been one of the heaviest components of a buildings structural system, and therefore comprise a significant portion of the structures dead load. As a result, by developing a substantially lighter-weight floor system it should be possible to reduce the entire weight of a buildings structural system, from the framing members down to the foundations. This paper presents some alternatives that might be considered in designing these lightweight floors.
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