Floating Floor Structural Test
PURPOSE OF TESTS
To determine maximum loadings on reinforced concrete slabs supported by flexible .elements of unlimited deflection spaced 48″ apart.
LOADING METHOD
Placement of.500 lbs and 1000 lbs certified steel weights provided by the Howe Richardson Scale Company. 500 lb weights were approximately 12″x 12″ x 12″. 1000 lb weights were frustums of four sided pyramids approximately 16″ square at the base.
TEST SITE
The tests were performed at the yard of Mason Industries, Inc., 3335 E. Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, California, 90023 on April 29, 1974.
CONCRETE REPORT
Concrete report by California Test Labs Division dated 5/2/74 and 5/9/74.