Ground Floor Beam

The term beam generally refers to pieces of wood that run thicker than standard joists.

Ground floor beam. It s time to build horizontal and vertical beams. Instead of having a 2 inch surface area on which to place flooring beams may be 4 inches 6 inches or even wider. Ground beam design is done to carry the vertical loads on the beams loads transferred from the floor slabs and loads applied by columns due to the pile eccentricities.

The height of our ground floor walls is 11 feet and same goes to the second floor. To provide added strength beams are added at 7 feet and again at 11 feet. The design of the ground beam as one unit will act as a rigid floor to control the lateral deformations.

The ground floor walls are 7 feet high now. Ceiling joists are usually 2 by 6s or sometimes 2 by 4s if it is an older home. This is used to achieve a tolerable amount of settlement when there is earth shaking or earth movement.

Ground beams in construction beams are structural elements that transfer loads imposed along their length to their end points where the loads are transferred to walls columns foundations and so on. Ground beam is commonly used by a structural engineer for the design of a concrete building in order to withstand the sudden change of level of any part of the ground slab. Ground beams are beams that are designed to span between pad foundations piles and so on as an alternative to traditional foundations.

Some newer homes have manufactured i beam shaped joists. Floor joists are typically 2 by 8s 2 by 10s or 2 by 12s. Beams that laid at ground floor level are called the ground beams.

This extra surface area provides more support beneath the floor and also serves decorative purposes.