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Glossary of terms

Fibrecore Systems
Steel / High Density Particle Board Composite Access Floors

Access Floor
A rigid floor surface raised above the sub-floor, comprising of load-bearing modular removable panels. The access floor creates an underfloor plenum suitable for the provision of building services.

Panel
An access floor panel (sometimes called 'Tile'), of standard size 600mm x 600mm

'Bare' Panel
The panel has a 'bare' surface finish ready to accept on-site floor covering supplied by others.

'High Pressure Laminate' Panel
The panel has a factory bonded, anti-static high-pressure laminate (HPL) surface finish ready for installation and immediate use.

Finished Floor Height (FFH)
The nominal vertical dimension measured from the sub-floor to the top surface of the installed access floor (excluding floor coverings).

Understructure
The assembled array of underfloor structure including pedestals, stringers, gaskets, and screws etc used
to provide a rigid panel support system.

Standard-Duty Stringer
A 25mm x 25mm square steel tube connecting pedestals in a horizontal plane to form a rigid understructure grid. Standard-Duty stringers provide edge support for the panels and additional bracing for the understructure.

Heavy-Duty Stringer
A 38mm x 25mm rectangular steel tube connecting pedestals in a horizontal plane to form a rigid understructure grid. Heavy-Duty stringers increase the strength of the understructure and the access floor.

Stringer Gasket
Attaches to the top of a stringer – Stringer gaskets provide a conductive path for static dissipation, increased sound absorption, and also act as a plenum seal. 

Stringer-Bolted Understructure
The corner pedestals are connected by bolted-stringers to form a rigid understructure grid.

Corner-Support (Stringerless) Understructure
The understructure supports the panels only at the corners and does not include any stringers.

Pedestal
The vertical support component of the understructure. Assembly of an adjustable pedestal head and pedestal base.

Adjustable Pedestal Head
Top section of the Pedestal - Assembly of head plate, threaded stud and locking nut used to provide an adjustable range for the pedestal.

Pedestal Base
Bottom section of the Pedestal - Assembly of base plate and steel tube or, base plate and threaded stud in low finished floor height applications.

'Field' Pedestal Gasket
Attaches to top of a Corner-Support (Stringerless) Pedestal - Self-locating plastic gasket with 4 dividing nibs used to accurately locate panels within the understructure.

Perimeter Pedestal Gasket
Attaches to top of a Perimeter Pedestal - Self-locating plastic gasket with 2 dividing nibs used to provide support for panels at perimeter regions.

TASGLU®
Tasman's brand of water-based adhesive applied to the pedestal base. Tasglu® is used to ensure the pedestals are sitting level whilst bonding them rigidly to the sub-floor surface.

TASEAL®
Tasman's brand of sealant used to provide an effective dust sealant for sub-floor surfaces and exposed panel cuts.

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Australian Standards – Test methods

Concentrated Load
The load applied to the centre of a panel through a 25 x 25mm square indentor in various locations under test conditions (sometimes called the 'design load').

Ultimate Load
The load applied to the centre of a panel through a 25 x 25mm square indentor in various locations (under test conditions), which will cause failure.

Rolling Load
The load applied through a wheel mounted on 3 adjoining panels under test conditions. The wheel traverses at least one full panel to provide an indication of performance under dynamic loads.

Impact Load
The load applied by dropping a bag of a specific weight onto a spreader under which is located a 25 x 25mm square indentor.

Electrostatic Resistance
A test result measuring the surface and bulk resistance in a panel and understructure system to determine how the system will provide a path for dissipation of electricity to earth.

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Fibrecore Systems – Panel codes

A25EH
Fibrecore 'A25' access floor panel - steel / high-density particle board construction. This panel forms the common structural element for all A25 Access Floor Systems.

B25
Fibrecore 'B25' access floor panel - steel / high-density particle board construction. This panel forms the common structural element for all B25 Access Floor Systems.

C25EH
Fibrecore 'C25' access floor panel - steel / high-density particle board construction. This panel forms the common structural element for all C25 Access Floor Systems.

C33EH
Fibrecore 'C33' access floor panel - steel / high-density particle board construction. This panel forms the common structural element for all C33 Access Floor Systems.

Fibrecore Systems – Understructure codes

FC 100
Fibrecore – Standard-Duty Bolted-Stringer Understructure for finished floor heights between 150mm and 600mm. This is an array of pedestals connected by standard-duty bolted-stringers to form a rigid understructure grid.

FC 101
Fibrecore – Heavy-Duty Bolted-Stringer Understructure for finished floor heights between 150mm and 600mm. This is an array of pedestals connected by heavy-duty bolted-stringers to form a rigid understructure grid.

FC 102
Fibrecore – Corner-Support (Stringerless) Understructure for low finished floor heights between 75mm and 150mm.

FC 103
Fibrecore – Corner-Support (Stringerless) Understructure for finished floor heights between 150mm and 250mm.

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