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(elevated floors)
Australian Standard ®

General access floors

AS 4154—1993
 This Australian Standard was prepared by Committee BD/63, General Access Floors.
It was approved on behalf of the Council of Standards Australia on 27 September 1993
and published on 13 December 1993.
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The following interests are represented on Committee BD/63:

Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Australian Federation of Construction Contractors
Australian Institute of Refrigeration, Air Conditioning and Heating
Australian Wood Panels Association
CSIRO, Division of Building, Construction & Engineering
Metal Trades Industry Association of Australia
National Precast Concrete Association, Australia
New South Wales Fire Brigades
Plywood Association of Australia
Timber Preservers Association of Australia

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 AS 4154—1993

Australian Standard ®
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General access floors

(elevated floors)

First published as AS 4154—1993.

Incorporating:
Amdt 1—1998

PUBLISHED BY STANDARDS AUSTRALIA

(STANDARDS ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA)
1 THE CRESCENT, HOMEBUSH, NSW 2140
ISBN 0 7262 8621 4
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PREFACE

This Standard was prepared by the Standards Australia Committee on General Access Floors
(Elevated floors).
Acknowledgment is made of the assistance gained from the following documents and
publications:
(a) MOB 01.707: Technical guidance — Platform floors, published by the Property Service
Agency (PSA) of the Department of the Environment, U.K.
(b) MOB 08.801: Performance specification — Platform floors, published by the Property
Service Agency (PSA) of the Department of the Environment, U.K.
(c) Vigers Chartered Surveyors report on raised floors, prepared by the Building
Performance Unit, Schools of Built Environment, Liverpool Polytechnic, U.K.
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(d) Recommended test procedures for access floors, published by the Ceilings Interior
Systems Construction Association, U.S.A.
The term ‘informative’ has been used in this Standard to define the application of the
appendix to which it applies. An ‘informative’ appendix is only for information and guidance.

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CONTENTS
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SECTION 1 SCOPE AND GENERAL

1.1 SCOPE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1.2 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1.3 DEFINITIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.4 TYPES AND GRADES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
1.5 INSTALLATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
1.6 MARKING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

SECTION 2 MATERIALS, MANUFACTURE AND WORKMANSHIP

2.1 MATERIALS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
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2.2 MANUFACTURE AND WORKMANSHIP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

SECTION 3 DIMENSIONAL REQUIREMENTS

3.1 PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
3.2 DETAILING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
3.3 DIMENSIONAL TOLERANCES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
3.4 INTERCHANGEABILITY, INSTALLATION AND REMOVAL . . . . . . . . . . 9

SECTION 4 GENERAL DESIGN REQUIREMENTS

4.1 STRUCTURAL REQUIREMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
4.2 HYGROTHERMAL REQUIREMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
4.3 FIRE AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
4.4 FLOOR COVERINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
4.5 ELECTRICAL REQUIREMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
4.6 SIDE EFFECTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
4.7 DURABILITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

SECTION 5 STRUCTURAL REQUIREMENTS

5.1 DESIGN CRITERIA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
5.2 TESTS FOR STRUCTURAL COMPLIANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

APPENDIX A PURCHASING GUIDELINES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

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STANDARDS AUSTRALIA

Australian Standard
General access floors (elevated floors)

S E C T I O N 1 S C O P E A N D G E N E R A L

1.1 SCOPE This Standard sets out the performance requirements for the design and manufacture of
general access floor systems installed in non-residential buildings.
It applies to access for systems which are —
(a) elevated;
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(b) full access;

(c) square and rectangular shapes; and
(d) installed in new and old buildings.
NOTE: Guidelines to purchasers on information to be supplied at the time of calling for tenders or quotations
are detailed in Appendix A.

1.2 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS The following documents are referred to in this Standard:
AS
1530 Methods for fire tests on building materials, components and structures
1530.3 Part 3: Simultaneous determination of ignitability, flame propagation, heat release and
smoke release
2055 PVC sheet floor-covering
2055.1 Part 1: Unbacked, flexible
2834 Computer accommodation
2924 Decorative thermosetting laminated sheet
4155 Test methods for general access floors
4155.1 Method 1: Test for concavity and convexity
4155.2 Method 2: Test for twist
4155.3 Method 3: Test for panel squareness
4155.4 Method 4: Test for the effect of temperature
4155.5 Method 5: Test for the effect of humidity
4155.6 Method 6: Test for floor resistance for electrostatic control
4155.7 Method 7: Test for 300 mm × 300 mm concentrated load
4155.8 Method 8: Test for 25 mm × 25 mm concentrated load
4155.9 Method 9: Test for ultimate test load (safety factor tests for concentrated load)
4155.10 Method 10: Test for dynamic soft body impact load
4155.11 Method 11: Test for dynamic rolling loads with the tread made from resinous polymer
4155.12 Method 12: Test for pedestal strength by concentrated vertical load
4155.13 Method 13: Test for pedestal free movement by horizontal load
4155.14 Method 14: Test for pedestal strength by horizontal moment
BCA
Building Code of Australia

1.3 DEFINITIONS For the purpose of this Standard, the definitions below apply.

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