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Glossary of terms

Tascor Access Floor Systems
Steel/concrete composite access floors

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

Panel
An access floor panel (sometimes called a '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' (HPL) 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.

Stringer
A rectangular steel tube connecting pedestals in a horizontal plane to form a rigid understructure grid. The stringers provide edge support for the panels and additional bracing for the understructure.

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

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

Stringerless Understructure
As the name implies, the understructure does not include any stringers and uses only corner-support pedestals to support the panels.

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' Freelay Gasket
Attaches to top of the Unifix pedestal - Self-locating plastic gasket used for laying Freelay Access Floor panels.

'Perimeter' Pedestal Gasket
Attaches to top of the 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 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.

Uniformly Distributed Load
The load applied to the access floor system over a 1 square metre surface area under test conditions.

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.

Australian Standards – Performance grades

Medium Grade Access Floor
Denoted by the Tascor '750' series. Performance of the access floor system meets the Medium Grade standard, per AS 4154 - 1993 Australian Standard - General Access Floors, with a three times factor of safety.

Heavy Grade Access Floor
Denoted by the Tascor '1000' series. Performance of the access floor system meets the Heavy Grade Standard, per AS 4154 - 1993 Australian Standard - General Access Floors, with a three times factor of safety.

Extra-Heavy Grade Access Floor
Denoted by the Tascor '1350' series. Performance of the access floor system meets the Extra-Heavy Grade Standard, per AS 4154 - 1993 Australian Standard - General Access Floors, with a three times factor of safety.

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Tascor® Systems – Panel codes

TC750U
Tascor 'Medium Grade' Unifix System access floor panel - steel/concrete composite construction.

TC1000U
Tascor 'Heavy Grade' Unifix System access floor panel - steel/concrete composite construction.

TC1350U
Tascor 'Extra-Heavy Grade' Unifix System access floor panel - steel/concrete composite construction.

TC750S
Tascor 'Medium Grade' Stringered System access floor panel - steel/concrete composite construction.

TC1000S
Tascor 'Heavy Grade' Stringered System access floor panel - steel/concrete composite construction.

TC1350S
Tascor 'Extra-Heavy Grade' Stringered System access floor panel - steel/concrete composite construction.

TC750F
Tascor 'Medium Grade' Freelay System access floor panel - steel/concrete composite construction.

TC1000F
Tascor 'Heavy Grade' Freelay System access floor panel - steel/concrete composite construction.

TC1350F
Tascor 'Extra-Heavy Grade' Freelay System access floor panel - steel/concrete composite construction.

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