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Table of Floor Classifications1

Class Anticipated Use Special Considerations Final Finish


Type of Traffic

Single Course Exposed surface foot Offices, churches, Uniform finish, non-slip aggregate Normal steel-troweled finish,
traffic commercial, institutional, in specific areas, curing non-slip finish where required
multi-unit residential
Colored mineral aggregate, color As required
1 Decorative pigment or exposed aggregate,
stamped or inlaid patterns, artistic
joint layout, curing

Covered surface foot Offices, churches, Flat and level slabs suitable for Light steel-troweled finish
traffic commercial, multi-unit applied coverings, curing.
residential, institutional Coordinate joints with applied
2 with floor covering coverings
Decorative

Exposed or covered Institutional and Level and flat slab suitable for Normal steel-troweled finish
surface foot and light commercial applied coverings, non-slip
vehicular traffic aggregate for specific areas,
4 curing. Coordinate joints with
applied coverings

Exposed surface Industrial floors for Good uniform subgrade, joint Hard steel-troweled finish
industrial vehicular traffic, manufacturing, processing, layout, abrasion resistance, curing
5 that is, pneumatic wheels,
and moderately soft
and warehousing

solid wheels

Exposed surface heavy Industrial floors subject Good uniform subgrade, joint Special metallic or mineral
duty industrial vehicular to heavy traffic; may be layout, load transfer, abrasion aggregate surface hardener;
6 traffic, that is, hard wheels, subject to impact loads resistance, curing repeated hard steel-troweling
and heavy wheel loads

Two Course Exposed or covered Unbonded or bonded Base Slab good uniform level Base slab troweled finish
surface foot traffic topping over base slab surface tolerance, curing under unbonded topping;
for commercial or clean, textured surface under
Unbonded topping bond-
non-industrial buildings bonded topping
breaker on base slab, minimum
where construction type
thickness 3 in. (76 mm),
3 or schedule dictates
reinforced, curing
Topping for exposed
surface, normal steel-troweled
Bonded topping properly finish. For covered surface,
sized aggregate, 3/4 in. (19 mm) light steel-troweled finish
minimum thickness curing

Exposed surface heavy Bonded two-course floors Base Slab good uniform Clean, textured base
duty industrial vehicular subject to heavy traffic and subgrade, reinforcement, joint slab surface suitable for
traffic, that is, hard impact layout, level surface, curing subsequent bonded topping.
wheels, and heavy Special power floats for
Topping composed of well-
wheel loads topping are optional, hard
graded all-mineral or all-metallic
7 aggregate. Minimum thickness
steel-troweled finish
3/4 in. (19 mm). Mineral or
metallic aggregate surface
hardener applied to high-
strength plain topping to
toughen, curing

As in Class 4, 5, 6 Unbonded toppings Bond breaker on base slab, As in Class 4, 5 or 6


on new or existing floors minimum thickness 4 in. (102
8 2 or where construction
sequence or schedule
mm) abrasion resistance, curing

dictates

Single Course Exposed surface Narrow-aisle, high-bay Varying concrete quality Strictly follow finishing
or Topping superflat or critical warehouses; television requirements, curing techniques as indicated in ACI
surface tolerance required. studios, ice rinks, or Special application procedures 302.1R-04, section 8.9
9 Special materials-handling gymnasiums. Refer to and attention to detail are
vehicles or robotics ACI 360 for design recommended when shake-on
requiring specific guidance hardeners are used. FF35 to
tolerances FF125 (superflat floor)

1. See ACI 302.1R, Table 2.1.


2. Class 8 floors are special cases for service conditions that fall under
classes 4, 5 and 6.

Note: Much investigation should go into the service conditions intended.


No type of facility always falls into a single class of floor. Classes may vary
depending on the service conditions peculiar to a given operation. Floor
class may vary even in the same facility, as service conditions vary from one
part of a facility to the next.

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