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RI GI D GRI D ACCESS FLOORI NG

11/15

PART 1 GENERAL

1. 1 REFERENCES

The publ i cat i ons l i s t ed bel ow f or m a par t of t hi s Speci f i cat i on t o t he ext ent r ef er enced. The publ i cat i ons ar e r ef er r ed t o wi t hi n t he t ext by t he basi c desi gnat i on onl y.

ASTM I NTERNATI ONAL ( ASTM)

ASTM A780/ A780M ( 2009; R 2015) St andar d Pr act i ce f or Repai r of Damaged and Uncoat ed Ar eas of Hot - Di p Gal vani zed Coat i ngs

ASTM E648 ( 2017a) St andar d Test Met hod f or Cr i t i cal Radi ant Fl ux of Fl oor - Cover i ng Syst ems Usi ng a Radi ant Heat Ener gy Sour ce

ASTM F150 ( 2006; R 2013) St andar d Test Met hod f or El ect r i cal Resi st ance of Conduct i ve and St at i c Di ssi pat i ve Resi l i ent Fl oor i ng

ASTM F1700 ( 2018a) St andar d Speci f i cat i on f or Sol i d Vi nyl Fl oor Ti l e

CALI FORNI A DEPARTMENT OF PUBLI C HEALTH ( CDPH)

CDPH SECTI ON 01350 ( 2010; Ver si on 1. 1) St andar d Met hod f or t he Test i ng and Eval uat i on of Vol at i l e Or gani c Chemi cal Emi ssi ons f r om I ndoor Sour ces usi ng Envi r onment al Chamber s

CEI LI NGS AND I NTERI OR SYSTEMS CONSTRUCTI ON ASSOCI ATI ON ( CI SCA)

CI SCA Access Fl oor s ( 2007) Recommended Test Pr ocedur es f or Access Fl oor s

GREEN SEAL ( GS)

GS-36 ( 2013) Adhesi ves f or Commer ci al Use

I CC EVALUATI ON SERVI CE, I NC. ( I CC- ES)

I CC- ES AC300 ( 2014) Accept ance Cr i t er i a f or Access Floors

I NTERNATI ONAL CODE COUNCI L ( I CC)

I CC I BC ( 2018) I nt er nat i onal Bui l di ng Code

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NATI ONAL FI RE PROTECTI ON ASSOCI ATI ON ( NFPA)

NFPA 253 ( 2011) St andar d Met hod of Test f or Cr i t i cal Radi ant Fl ux of Fl oor Cover i ng Syst ems Usi ng a Radi ant Heat Ener gy Sour ce

NFPA 99 ( 2018; TI A 18- 1) Heal t h Car e Faci l i t i es Code

SOUTH COAST AI R QUALI TY MANAGEMENT DI STRI CT ( SCAQMD)

SCAQMD Rul e 1168 ( 2017) Adhesi ve and Seal ant Appl i cat i ons

1. 2 SUBMITTALS

Gover nment appr oval i s r equi r ed f or submi t t al s wi t h a " G" desi gnat i on;

submi t t al s not havi ng a " G" desi gnat i on ar e f or i nf or mat i on onl y. When used, a desi gnat i on f ol l owi ng t he " G" desi gnat i on i dent i f i es t he of f i ce t hat wi l l r evi ew t he submi t t al f or t he Gover nment . Submi t t al s wi t h an " S" ar e f or i ncl usi on i n t he Sust ai nabi l i t y eNot ebook, i n conf or mance t o Sect i on 01 33 29 SUSTAI NABI LI TY REPORTI NG. Submi t t he f ol l owi ng i n accor dance wi t h Sect i on 01 33 00 SUBMI TTAL PROCEDURES:

SD- 02 Shop Dr awi ngs

Det ai l ed I nst al l at i on Dr awi ngs; G

Fabr i cat i on Dr awi ngs; G

SD- 03 Pr oduct Dat a

Access Fl oor i ng Syst em; G

I ndoor Ai r Qual i t y For Pedest al Adhesi ve; S

I ndoor Ai r Qual i t y For Adhesi ves; S

SD- 04 Sampl es

Fl oor Panel s

Fl oor Cover i ng; G

Panel Suppor t Syst em

Accessor i es; G

Per f or at ed Di r ect i onal Ai r Suppl y Panel s; G

Cut Out s; G

SD- 06 Test Repor t s

Fact or y Test s

Concent r at ed Load

Uni f or m Li ve Load

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Rol l i ng Load

I mpact Load

Ul t i mat e Load

St r i nger Load

Pedest al Axi al Load

Bondi ng St r engt h of Pedest al Adhesi ve

El ect r i cal Resi st ance

Fi el d Test s

SD- 07 Cer t i f i cat es

Compl i ance wi t h I CC- ES AC300

Compl i ance wi t h I CC I BC

Cer t i f i cat e of Compl i ance

Qual i f i cat i on of Manuf act ur er

SD- 10 Oper at i on and Mai nt enance Dat a

Oper at i on and Mai nt enance Manual s; G

SD- 11 Cl oseout Submi t t al s

Li f t i ng Devi ce

Warranty

1. 3 SPARE PARTS

Pr ovi de f our spar e panel s wi t h i dent i cal f l oor cover i ng pedest al s and st r i nger s f or each 1, 000 squar e f eet of access f l oor i ng and t ot al of 10 l i near f eet of cut - out t r i m. St or e ext r a st ock i n same manner and l ocat i on as Pr oj ect mat er i al s.

1. 4 QUALI TY CONTROL

1. 4. 1 Qual i f i cat i on of Manuf act ur er

Access f l oor i ng manuf act ur er must have at l east 5 year s exper i ence i n manuf act ur i ng access f l oor i ng syst ems. Cer t i f y t hat t he manuf act ur er of t he access f l oor i ng syst em meet s r equi r ement s speci f i ed under par agr aph ent i t l ed QUALI FI CATI ON OF MANUFACTURER.

1. 5 DELI VERY, STORAGE, AND HANDLI NG

1. 5. 1 Delivery

Del i ver mat er i al s t o Si t e i n undamaged condi t i on, i n or i gi nal cont ai ner s or packages, compl et e wi t h accessor i es and i nst r uct i ons. Label packages wi t h manuf act ur er ' s name and br and desi gnat i ons. Package mat er i al s cover ed by

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1. 5. 2 Storage

St or e al l mat er i al s i n or i gi nal pr ot ect i ve packagi ng i n a saf e, dr y, and c l ean l ocat i on. St or e panel s at t emper at ur es bet ween 40 and 90 degr ees F, and bet ween 20 and 70 per cent humi di t y. Repl ace def ect i ve or damaged materials.

1. 5. 3 Handling

Handl e and pr ot ect mat er i al s i n a manner t o pr event damage dur i ng t he ent i r e const r uct i on per i od.

1. 6 WARRANTY

Mi ni mum manuf act ur er war r ant y must have no dol l ar l i mi t , cover f ul l syst em, and must have a mi ni mum dur at i on of 5 year s. I ncl ude an agr eement t o r epai r or r epl ace f l oor panel s, pedest al s or st r i nger s t hat f ai l wi t hi n t he war r ant y per i od i n t he st andar d per f or mance guar ant ee or war r ant y.

Fai l ur es i ncl ude, but ar e not l i mi t ed t o, saggi ng and war pi ng of panel s;

r ust i ng and manuf act ur er s def ect s of panel s or suppor t syst em. For st at i c- di ssi pat i ve v i nyl t i l e pr ovi de manuf act ur er ' s st andar d per f or mance guar ant ees or war r ant i es t hat ext end beyond one year , st andar d war r ant y must not be l ess t han a f i ve year wear war r ant y and t en year conduct i v i t y warranty.

PART 2 PRODUCTS

2. 1 SYSTEM DESCRI PTI ON

a. Pr ovi de f or sel f - al i gnment of f l oor panel s, adj ust abl e pedest al s and r eadi l y r emovabl e f l oor panel s cover ed as speci f i ed.

b. Lat er al st abi l i t y of f l oor suppor t syst em must be i ndependent of panel s. Pr ovi de a f i ni shed assembl y t hat i s r i gi d and f r ee of v i br at i on, noi ses, and r ocki ng panel s.

c. Submi t cer t i f i cat e of compl i ance at t est i ng t hat t he i nst al l ed access f l oor syst em meet s Speci f i cat i on r equi r ement s, i nc l udi ng al l speci al equi pment l oads and speci f i c el ect r i cal and or cabl e r equi r ement s f or t he compl et e access f l oor i ng syst em i ncl udi ng, but not l i mi t ed t o t he following:

( 1) Compl i ance wi t h I CC- ES AC300 and Compl i ance wi t h I CC I BC Accept ance Cr i t er i a f or Access Fl oor s.

( 2) Load- bear i ng capabi l i t i es of pedest al s, f l oor panel s, and pedest al adhesi ve r esi st i ng f or ce.

( 3) Suppor t i ng i ndependent l abor at or y t est r epor t s. For panel , st r i nger and pedest al l oad t est r esul t s i ncl ude concent r at ed l oads at cent er of panel , panel edge mi dpoi nt , ul t i mat e l oads and uni f or m l oads.

( 4) Fl oor el ect r i cal char act er i st i cs.

( 5) Mat er i al r equi r ement s.

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( 6) An el evat ed f l oor syst em f r ee of def ect s i n mat er i al s, f abr i cat i on, f i ni sh, and i nst al l at i on, t hat wi l l r emai n so f or a per i od of not l ess t han 1 year af t er compl et i on.

d. Submi t manuf act ur er ' s pr oduct dat a f or access f l oor i ng syst em consi st i ng of descr i pt i ve dat a, cat al og cut s, and i nst al l at i on i nst r uct i ons. I ncl ude i n t he dat a i nf or mat i on about any desi gn and pr oduct i on t echni ques, t ot al syst em i ncl udi ng al l accessor i es and f i ni sh coat i ngs of under - f l oor component s, pr ocedur es and pol i c i es used t o conser ve ener gy, r educe mat er i al , i mpr ove wast e management or i ncor por at e gr een bui l di ng/ r ecycl ed pr oduct s i nt o t he manuf act ur er of t hei r component s or pr oduct s. I ncl ude cl eani ng and mai nt enance i nst r uct i ons. Syst ems whi ch cont ai n z i nc el ect r opl at ed ant i - cor r osi on coat i ngs ar e pr ohi bi t ed.

2. 1. 1 Desi gn Requi r ement s

Conduct f l oor panel t est i ng i n accor dance wi t h CI SCA Access Fl oor s. When t est ed as speci f i ed, make al l def l ect i on and def or mat i on measur ement s at t he poi nt of l oad appl i cat i on on t he t op sur f ace of t he panel . Fl oor panel s must be capabl e of suppor t i ng t he f ol l owi ng l oads:

a. Concent r at ed l oad of 1, 250 pounds on one squar e i nch, at any poi nt on panel , wi t hout a t op- sur f ace def l ect i on mor e t han 0. 10 i nch, and a per manent set not t o exceed 0. 01 i nch i n any of t he speci f i ed t est s.

Test i ng must be i n accor dance wi t h CI SCA Access Fl oor s, Sect i on 1 Concent r at ed Loads wi t h t est panel s bei ng suppor t ed by under st r uct ur e t o be used wi t h i nst al l ed syst em i nst ead of st eel suppor t bl ocks.

b. Uni f or m l i ve l oad of 300 psf , wi t hout a t op- sur f ace def l ect i on mor e t han

0. 06 i nch, and a per manent set not t o exceed 0. 01 i nch i n any of t he speci f i ed t est s, when t est ed i n accor dance wi t h CI SCA Access Fl oor s, Sect i on 7 Uni f or m Load Test wi t h t est panel s bei ng suppor t ed by under st r uct ur e t o be used wi t h i nst al l ed syst em i nst ead of st eel suppor t bl ocks.

c. A r ol l i ng l oad of 800 pounds appl i ed t hr ough har d r ubber sur f aced wheel 6 i nch di amet er by 2 i nch wi de f or 10, 000 cycl es over t he same pat h.

Per manent set at concl usi on of t est must not exceed 0. 040 i nch when t est ed i n accor dance wi t h CI SCA Access Fl oor s, Sect i on 3 Rol l i ng Loads.

d. A r ol l i ng l oad of 1, 000 pounds appl i ed t hr ough a 3 i nch di amet er by 1- 13/ 16 i nch wi de cast er f or 10 cycl es over t he same pat h, wi t hout devel opi ng a l ocal over al l sur f ace def or mat i on gr eat er t han 0. 04 i nch.

I n accor dance wi t h CI SCA Access Fl oor s, Sect i on 3 Rol l i ng Loads, t he per manent def or mat i on l i mi t under r ol l i ng l oad must be sat i sf i ed i n al l of t he speci f i ed t est s.

e. An i mpact l oad of 150 pounds anywher e on t he panel dr opped f r om a hei ght of 36 i nches ont o a 1 squar e i nch ar ea wi t hout f ai l ur e of t he syst em, accor di ng t o CI SCA Access Fl oor s, Sect i on 8 Dr op I mpact Load Test.

f . Ul t i mat e Load. Panel s must meet manuf act ur es publ i shed Ul t i mat e Load r at i ng of 2, 500 pounds when t est ed i n accor dance wi t h CI SCA Access Fl oor s, Sect i on 2 Ul t i mat e Loadi ng.

g. Saf et y Fact or . Panel s must pr ovi de a mi ni mum Saf et y Fact or of 5 t i mes

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2. 1. 2 Al l owabl e Tol er ances

2. 1. 2. 1 Fl oor Panel Fl at ness

Pl us or mi nus 0. 035 i nches on di agonal on t op of panel or under neat h edge.

2. 1. 2. 2 Fl oor Panel Lengt h

Pl us or mi nus 0. 015 i nch.

2. 1. 2. 3 Fl oor Panel Squar eness

Pl us or mi nus 0. 02 i nch i n panel l engt h.

2. 1. 3 Stringers

Pr ovi de st r i nger s capabl e of suppor t i ng a 450 pound concent r at ed l oad at mi dspan wi t hout per manent def or mat i on i n excess of 0. 010 i nch, when t est ed i n accor dance wi t h CI SCA Access Fl oor s, Sect i on 4 St r i nger Load Test i ng.

2. 1. 4 Pedestals

Pedest al s must be capabl e of suppor t i ng a 5, 000 pound axi al l oad wi t hout per manent def or mat i on, when t est ed i n accor dance wi t h CI SCA Access Fl oor s, Sect i on 5 Pedest al Axi al Load Test .

2. 1. 5 Bondi ng St r engt h of Pedest al Adhesi ve

Adhesi ve f or anchor i ng pedest al bases must have a bondi ng st r engt h capabl e of r esi st i ng an over t ur ni ng moment of 1, 000 l bf - i n when a f or ce i s appl i ed t o t he t op of t he pedest al i n any di r ect i on, when t est ed i n accor dance wi t h CI SCA Access Fl oor s, Sect i on 6 Pedest al Over t ur ni ng Moment Test . Pedest al adhesi ve must meet emi ssi ons r equi r ement of CDPH SECTI ON 01350 ( use t he of f i ce or c l assr oom r equi r ement s, r egar dl ess of space t ype) . Pr ovi de val i dat i on of i ndoor ai r qual i t y f or pedest al adhesi ve.

2. 1. 6 Bond St r engt h of Fact or y I nst al l ed Cover i ng

Bond st r engt h of f l oor cover i ng must be suf f i c i ent t o per mi t handl i ng of t he panel s by use of t he panel l i f t i ng devi ce, and t o wi t hst and movi ng cast er l oads up t o 1, 000 pounds, wi t hout separ at i on of t he cover i ng f r om t he panel .

2. 2 FLOOR PANELS

2. 2. 1 Fl oor Syst em Dr awi ngs And Pl aner Qual i t y

a. Submi t Fabr i cat i on Dr awi ngs f or el evat ed f l oor syst ems consi st i ng of f abr i cat i on and assembl y det ai l s t o be per f or med i n t he f act or y.

b. I ndi cat e on Locat i on Dr awi ngs exact l ocat i on of pedest al s, vent i l at i on openi ngs, cabl e cut out s, and t he panel i nst al l at i on pat t er n.

c. Pr ovi de Det ai l Dr awi ngs showi ng det ai l s of t he pedest al s, pedest al - f l oor i nt er l ocks, f l oor panel s, panel edgi ng, f l oor openi ngs, f l oor openi ng edgi ng, f l oor r egi st er s, f l oor gr i l l es, cabl e cut out t r eat ment , per i met er base, expansi on, and per i pher al suppor t f aci l i t i es.

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d. Desi gn and wor kmanshi p of t he f l oor , as i nst al l ed, must be compl et el y pl anar wi t hi n pl us or mi nus 0. 060 i nch i n 10 f eet , 0. 100 i nch f or t he ent i r e f l oor , and 0. 030 i nch acr oss panel j oi nt s.

e. Fl oor - panel j oi nt - wi dt h t ol er ances must not exceed 0. 017 i nch as measur ed wi t h a f eel er gage at any poi nt i n any j oi nt when t he panel s ar e i nst al l ed and as l ong as t he ai r l eakage r equi r ement s speci f i ed i n t hi s Sect i on ar e met .

f . Submi t t hr ee compl et e sampl es of f l oor panel s.

2. 2. 2 Det ai l ed I nst al l at i on Dr awi ngs

Submi t Det ai l ed I nst al l at i on Dr awi ngs t hat as a mi ni mum i ndi cat e t he following:

a. Locat i on of panel s

b. Layout of suppor t s, panel s, and cut out l ocat i ons

c. St ai r , handr ai l , and r amp f r ami ng

d. Si zes and det ai l s of component s

e. Det ai l s at f l oor per i met er and hei ght above st r uct ur al f l oor f . Met hod of anchor age t o st r uct ur al subf l oor

g. Lat er al br aci ng

h. Typi cal cut out det ai l s i . Gasket i ng, r et ur n ai r gr i l l es, suppl y ai r r egi st er s, and per f or at ed panel s. I ncl ude ai r t r ansf er capaci t y of gr i l l es, r egi st er s and panel s j . Descr i pt i on of f act or y coat i ng

k. Fl oor f i ni shes l . Locat i on of connect i on t o bui l di ng gr oundi ng el ect r ode

2. 2. 3 Panel Const r uct i on

a. Base access f l oor syst em on a 24 by 24 i nch squar e modul e pr ovi di ng mi ni mum of 6 i nch c l ear ance bet ween st r uct ur al f l oor and under si de of panel and st r i nger . Fabr i cat e so accur at e j ob cut t i ng and f i t t i ng may be done usi ng st andar d s i zes f or per i met er s and ar ound col umns.

b. Do not expose met al on f i ni shed t op sur f ace of panel s. Pr ovi de cut out s and cut out c l osur es t o accommodat e ut i l i t y syst ems and equi pment i nt er cabl i ng. Rei nf or ce cut out s t o meet desi gn l oad r equi r ement s.

Pr ovi de ext r a suppor t pedest al s at each cor ner of cut out f or cut out panel s t hat do not meet speci f i ed desi gn l oad r equi r ement s.

c. Panel desi gn must pr ovi de f or conveni ent panel r emoval f or under f l oor ser vi c i ng and f or openi ngs f or new equi pment . Use panel s of uni f or m di mensi ons wi t hi n speci f i ed t ol er ances. Per manent l y mar k panel s t o i ndi cat e l oad r at i ng and model number .

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d. Machi ne squar e f l oor panel s t o wi t hi n pl us or mi nus 0. 015 i nch wi t h edge st r ai ght ness pl us or mi nus 0. 0025 i nch. I f pl ast i c edgi ng i s appl i ed t o t he panel , t he t ol er ances appl y t o t he panel bef or e t he pl ast i c edgi ng i s appl i ed.

e. Pr ovi de panel s wi t h hol es dr i l l ed i n cor ner s t o al i gn pr eci sel y wi t h t hr eaded hol es i n pedest al heads and t o accept count er sunk cor r osi on r esi st ant scr ews wi t h heads t hat ar e f l ush wi t h t op of panel .

2. 2. 3. 1 Cement i t i ous- Fi l l ed For med St eel ( Composi t e Panel s)

a. Pr ovi de composi t e panel s of di e- f or med st eel const r uct i on t ot al l y encl osi ng t he panel , i ncl udi ng t he t op sur f ace. The voi d spaces bet ween t he t op sheet and t he f or med st eel bot t om sheet must be compl et el y f i l l ed wi t h an i ncombust i bl e cement i t i ous or concr et e mat er i al . Seal cut edges i n accor dance wi t h manuf act ur er ' s r ecommendat i ons. Gr avi t y hel d panel s wi t h bol t ed st r i nger under st r uct ur e: Fast en end of each st r i nger and mi d- poi nt of each 4 f oot st r i nger posi t i vel y t o pedest al heads, usi ng manuf act ur er ' s st andar d scr ews. Pr ovi de scr ews t hat ar e r emovabl e f r om t op.

b. Gr i d suppor t ed panel s must be f ur t her t est ed by suppor t i ng t hem at t wo opposi t e edges and appl y i ng a 500- pound l oad at t he cent er of a panel sel ect ed; t he panel must be s i mi l ar l y t est ed whi l e suppor t ed at t he ot her t wo edges. Wel d f ai l ur e at any poi nt under t hi s l oadi ng i s not accept abl e. Thi s addi t i onal t est must be appl i ed t o one panel per 500 squar e f eet of f l oor i n t he syst em, but i n no case l ess t han t wo panel s. When any wel d f ai l s , t he number of panel s desi gnat ed by t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer must be s i mi l ar l y t est ed; r epl ace t hose panel s t hat have a wel d f ai l ur e at no cost t o t he Gover nment .

2. 2. 4 Fl oor Cover i ng

Sur f ace f l oor panel s wi t h f act or y appl i ed f i ni sh mat er i al s f i r ml y bonded i n pl ace wi t h wat er pr oof adhesi ve. Pr ovi de f i ni sh f l oor i ng mat er i al s i n cor r i dor s and exi t s wi t h a cr i t i cal r adi ant f l ux of not l ess t han 0. 22 wat t s per squar e cent i met er ( Cl ass 2) when t est ed i n accor dance wi t h ASTM E648 or NFPA 253. The el ect r i cal r esi st ance must r emai n st abl e over t he l i f e expect ancy of t he f l oor cover i ng. Any ant i - st at i c agent used i n t he manuf act ur i ng pr ocess must be an i nt egr al par t of t he mat er i al , not sur f ace appl i ed. Bol t heads or s i mi l ar at t achment s must not r i se above t he t r af f i c sur f ace. Submi t t hr ee separ at e sampl es of each speci f i ed f l oor cover i ng f i ni sh and col or .

2. 2. 4. 1 St at i c- Di ssi pat i ve Vi nyl Ti l e

Pr ovi de f act or y appl i ed st at i c- di ssi pat i ve v i nyl t i l e t hat i s a homogeneous vi nyl pr oduct and conf or ms t o ASTM F1700, Cl ass I monol i t hi c, Type A smoot h sur f ace. Pr ovi de el ect r i cal r esi st ance f r om sur f ace t o sur f ace and sur f ace t o gr ound bet ween 1, 000, 000 ohms ( 1. 0 x 106) and 1, 000, 000, 000 ohms ( 1. 0 x

109) when t est ed i n accor dance wi t h ASTM F150. Mat er i al must consi st of one pi ece t o cover t he f ace of t he panel . Pr ovi de edge det ai l t hat i s i nt egr al t o t he f i ni sh mat er i al or i s an appl i ed t r i m pi ece t hat f i ni shes t he edges of t he panel , i s f l ush wi t h f l oor f i ni sh, and i s PVC or ABS.

2. 2. 5 Accessories

Pr ovi de t he manuf act ur er ' s st andar d r egi st er s, gr i l l es, per f or at ed panel s, SECTI ON 09 69 13 Page 8 and pl enum di v i der s t ype wher e i ndi cat ed. Pr ovi de r egi st er s, gr i l l es, and per f or at ed panel s desi gned t o suppor t t he same st at i c l oads as f l oor panel s wi t hout st r uct ur al f ai l ur e, and capabl e of del i ver i ng t he ai r vol umes i ndi cat ed. Regi st er s and per f or at ed panel s must be 25 per cent open ar ea and equi pped wi t h adj ust abl e damper s. Submi t t hr ee sampl es and col or s of each accessor y.

2. 2. 6 Adhesives

Pr ovi de adhesi ves as r ecommended by t he manuf act ur er . Pr ovi de non- aer osol adhesi ve pr oduct s t hat meet ei t her emi ssi ons r equi r ement s of CDPH SECTI ON 01350 ( use t he r equi r ement s f or ei t her of f i ce or c l assr oom, r egar dl ess of space t ype) or VOC cont ent r equi r ement s of SCAQMD Rul e 1168.

Pr ovi de aer osol adhesi ves t hat meet ei t her emi ssi ons r equi r ement s of CDPH SECTI ON 01350 ( use t he r equi r ement s f or of f i ce or c l assr oom, r egar dl ess of space t ype) or VOC cont ent r equi r ement s of GS-36. Pr ovi de val i dat i on of i ndoor ai r qual i t y f or adhesi ves. Pr ovi de conduct i ve adhesi ve as r ecommended by t he manuf act ur er of t he st at i c- cont r ol f l oor i ng.

2. 2. 7 Li f t i ng Devi ce

At t ur n over pr ovi de t wo f l oor panel l i f t i ng devi ces st andar d wi t h t he f l oor manuf act ur er , f or each i ndi v i dual f l oor ar ea ( r oom or cor r i dor ) .

2. 3 PANEL SUPPORT SYSTEM

Desi gn suppor t syst em t o al l ow f or 360 degr ee c l ear ance i n l ayi ng out cabl e and cut out s f or ser vi ce t o machi nes and so t hat panel and st r i nger t oget her t ake up maxi mum of 2 i nches. Submi t one sampl e of suspensi on syst em pr oposed f or use.

2. 3. 1 Pedestals

Pr ovi de pedest al s made of st eel or al umi num or a combi nat i on t her eof .

Fer r ous mat er i al s must have a f act or y- appl i ed cor r osi on- r esi st ant f i ni sh.

Pr ovi de pedest al base pl at es wi t h a mi ni mum of 16 squar e i nches of bear i ng sur f ace and a mi ni mum of 1/ 8 i nch t hi ckness. Pedest al shaf t s must be t hr eaded t o per mi t hei ght adj ust ment wi t hi n a r ange of appr oxi mat el y 2 i nches, t o per mi t over al l f l oor adj ust ment wi t hi n pl us or mi nus 0. 10 i nch of t he r equi r ed el evat i on, and t o per mi t l evel i ng of t he f i ni shed f l oor sur f ace wi t hi n 0. 062 i nch i n 10 f eet i n al l di r ect i ons. Pr ovi de l ocki ng devi ces t o posi t i vel y l ock t he f i nal pedest al ver t i cal adj ust ment s i n pl ace. Pedest al caps must i nt er l ock wi t h st r i nger s t o pr ecl ude t i l t i ng or r ocki ng of t he panel s.

2. 3. 2 Stringers

Pr ovi de st r i nger s of r ol l ed st eel or ext r uded al umi num, t o i nt er l ock wi t h t he pedest al heads t o pr event l at er al movement . Pr ovi de st r i nger s t hat can be added or r emoved af t er f l oor i s i n pl ace.

2. 3. 3 Gaskets

Pr ovi de cont i nuous gasket i ng at cont act sur f aces bet ween panel and st r i nger s t o deaden sound and seal of f t he under f l oor cavi t y f r om above f or ai r t i ght ness, and t o mai nt ai n panel al i gnment .

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2. 4 FASCIA

Pr ovi de al umi num or st eel f asci a pl at es at open ends of f l oor , at s i des of r amps and st eps, and el sewher e as r equi r ed t o encl ose t he f r ee ar ea under t he r ai sed f l oor . St eel pl at es must have a f act or y appl i ed baked enamel f i ni sh. Fi ni sh on al umi num pl at es must be st andar d wi t h t he f l oor syst em manuf act ur er . Fasci a pl at es must be r ei nf or ced on t he back, and suppor t ed usi ng t he manuf act ur er ' s st andar d l at er al br aci ng at maxi mum 4 f eet on cent er . Pr ovi de t r i m, angl es, and f ast ener s as r equi r ed.

2. 5 FACTORY TESTS

Fact or y t est access f l oor i ng, usi ng an i ndependent l abor at or y, at t he same posi t i on and maxi mum desi gn el evat i on and i n t he same ar r angement as shown on t he Dr awi ngs f or i nst al l at i on so as t o dupl i cat e ser vi ce condi t i ons as much as possi bl e.

2. 5. 1 Load Test s

Conduct f l oor panel , st r i nger , and pedest al t est i ng i n accor dance wi t h CI SCA Access Fl oor s t o det er mi ne def or mat i on and per manent set of panel s and syst em due t o concent r at ed, Uni f or m, r ol l i ng, i mpact and ul t i mat e l oadi ng when panel s ar e suppor t ed by act ual under st r uct ur e.

2. 5. 2 Bond St r engt h of Cover i ng

Conduct t est f or bond st r engt h of cover i ng i n accor dance wi t h CI SCA Access Fl oor s f or r ol l i ng l oads, except as speci f i ed. Panel s must be t est ed wi t h speci f i ed har d sur f ace f l oor i ng and on t he pedest al s and st r i nger s as speci f i ed f or t he i nst al l ed f l oor . Br ace t he suppor t s as necessar y t o pr event s i deways movement dur i ng t he t est . I mpose a t est l oad of 1, 000 pounds on t he t est assembl y t hr ough a 3 i nches i n di amet er and 1 i nch wi de har d pl ast i c cast er . Rol l t he cast er compl et el y acr oss t he cent er of t he panel . The panel shal l wi t hst and 20 passes of t he cast er wi t h no del ami nat i on or separ at i on of t he cover i ng.

2. 6 PERFORATED DI RECTI ONAL AI R SUPPLY PANELS

Pr ovi de di r ect i onal ai r suppl y f l oor panel s t hat meet or exceed t he desi gn cr i t er i a speci f i ed f or st andar d panel s, ar e f abr i cat ed of wel ded st eel vanes wi t h powder coat f i ni sh. Submi t t hr ee col or sampl es f or per f or at ed di r ect i onal ai r suppl y panel s.

2. 7 CUT OUTS

Pr ovi de cabl e cut out s f i ni shed wi t h r i gi d pol yvi ny l chl or i de or mol ded pol ypr opyl ene edgi ng t o conf or m t o t he appear ance l evel of t he f l oor sur f ace and t o cover r aw edges of t he cut out panel . Ext r usi on must be of a conf i gur at i on t o per mi t i t s ef f ect i ve and conveni ent use when new cabl e openi ngs ar e r equi r ed. Pr ovi de at l east 24 f eet of addi t i onal ext r usi on f or f ut ur e use. Submi t t hr ee col or sampl es f or cut out s.

a. Pr ovi de non- met al l i c adapt er f or openi ngs l ess t han 4 i nches wi de.

Secur e adapt er adhesi vel y i n cut out t o pr ecl ude r emoval f r om panel .

Pr ovi de at l east t wo adapt er s per 1, 000 squar e f eet f or f ut ur e use.

b. Openi ngs l ar ger t han 4 i nches wi de must use r i gi d pol yvi nyl chl or i de or mol ded pol ypr opyl ene edgi ng. Per f or m cut t i ng of panel s, i ncl udi ng cut out s, out s i de of t he bui l di ng.

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c. When si ze of cut out r educes t he per f or mance r equi r ement of panel , pr ovi de i nt er medi at e st r i nger s adj acent t o cut out s.

2. 8 EDGE CLOSURE

Pr ovi de 1/ 16 i nch al umi num cl osur e pl at e and ext r uded al umi num nosi ng at exposed edge of f l oor . Back up t he c l osur e pl at es wi t h al umi num or st eel f r ami ng br aced di agonal l y, or anchor at bot t om t o cont i nuous angl e.

2. 9 COLOR

Col or must be 17 Pl at i num as manuf act ur ed by VPI . Col or l i s t ed i s not i nt ended t o l i mi t t he sel ect i on of equal col or s f r om ot her manuf act ur er s.

PART 3 EXECUTI ON

3. 1 INSTALLATION

I nst al l access f l oor i ng at t he l ocat i on and el evat i on and i n t he ar r angement shown on t he appr oved det ai l ed I nst al l at i on Dr awi ngs. The f l oor syst em must be of t he r i gi d gr i d st r i nger t ype, compl et e wi t h al l suppl ement al i t ems, and be t he st andar d pr oduct of a manuf act ur er speci al i z i ng i n access f l oor i ng syst ems.

I nst al l t he f l oor syst em i n accor dance wi t h t he manuf act ur er ' s i nst r uct i ons. Open ends of t he f l oor , wher e t he f l oor syst em does not abut wal l or ot her const r uct i on, must have posi t i ve anchor age and r i gi d suppor t . Mai nt ai n ar eas t o r ecei ve access f l oor i ng bet ween 40 and 90 degr ees F, and bet ween 20 and 70 per cent humi di t y f or 24 hour s pr i or t o and dur i ng i nst al l at i on.

3. 1. 1 Pr epar at i on f or I nst al l at i on

Cl ear out al l debr i s i n t he ar ea i n whi ch t he f l oor syst em i s t o be i nst al l ed. Thor oughl y c l ean st r uct ur al f l oor sur f aces and r emove al l dust . I nst al l f l oor coat i ngs, r equi r ed f or dust or vapor cont r ol , pr i or t o i nst al l at i on of pedest al s, onl y i f t he pedest al adhesi ve wi l l not damage t he coat i ng. I f t he coat i ng and adhesi ve ar e not compat i bl e, appl y t he coat i ng af t er t he pedest al s have been i nst al l ed and t he adhesi ve has cur ed.

3. 1. 2 Pedestals

Pedest al s must be accur at el y spaced, and set pl umb and i n t r ue al i gnment .

Set base pl at es i n f ul l and f i r m cont act wi t h t he st r uct ur al f l oor , and secur ed t o t he st r uct ur al f l oor wi t h adhesi ve or s t eel expansi on anchor s i n accor dance wi t h manuf act ur er ' s i nst r uct i ons.

3. 1. 3 Stringers

I nt er l ock st r i nger s wi t h t he pedest al caps t o pr ecl ude l at er al movement , spaced uni f or ml y i n par al l el l i nes at t he i ndi cat ed el evat i on.

3. 1. 4 Auxi l i ar y Fr ami ng

Pr ovi de auxi l i ar y f r ami ng or pedest al s ar ound col umns and ot her per manent const r uct i on, at s i des of r amps, at open ends of t he f l oor , and beneat h panel s t hat ar e subst ant i al l y cut t o accommodat e ut i l i t y syst ems. Use speci al f r ami ng f or addi t i onal l at er al suppor t as shown on t he appr oved

SECTI ON 09 69 13 Page 11 det ai l ed I nst al l at i on Dr awi ngs. Pr ovi de addi t i onal pedest al s and st r i nger s desi gned t o speci f i c hei ght s and l engt hs t o meet st r uct ur al i r r egul ar i t i es and desi gn l oads. Connect auxi l i ar y f r ami ng t o mai n f r ami ng.

3. 1. 5 Panels

I nt er l ock panel s wi t h suppor t s i n a manner t hat wi l l pr ecl ude l at er al movement . Fast en per i met er panel s, cut out panel s, and panel s adj oi ni ng col umns t o t he suppor t i ng component s t o f or m a r i gi d boundar y f or t he i nt er i or panel s. Level f l oor s wi t hi n t he speci f i ed t ol er ances. Cut edges of Exposed edges of composi t e panel s must be coat ed wi t h a s i l i cone r ubber seal ant or wi t h an adhesi ve r ecommended by t he panel manuf act ur er . Secur e ext r uded vi nyl edgi ng i n pl ace at al l cut edges of al l panel cut - out s t o pr event abr asi on of cabl es. Wher e t he space bel ow t he f l oor i s a pl enum, c l ose cut out s f or condui t and s i mi l ar penet r at i ons usi ng sel f - ext i ngui shi ng sponge r ubber or ai r seal i ng gr ommet s.

3. 1. 6 Resi l i ent Base

Pr ovi de base at ver t i cal wal l i nt er sect i ons as i ndi cat ed i n t he Dr awi ngs.

Appl y t he base af t er t he f l oor syst em has been compl et el y i nst al l ed.

I nst al l wal l base i n accor dance wi t h manuf act ur er ' s pr i nt ed i nst al l at i on i nst r uct i ons. Pr epar e and appl y adhesi ves i n accor dance wi t h manuf act ur er ' s pr i nt ed di r ect i ons. Ti ght en base j oi nt s and make even wi t h adj acent f l oor i ng. Fi l l voi ds al ong t he t op edge of base at masonr y wal l s wi t h caul k. Rol l ent i r e ver t i cal sur f ace of base wi t h hand r ol l er , and pr ess t oe of base wi t h a st r ai ght pi ece of wood t o ensur e pr oper al i gnment . Avoi d excess adhesi ve i n cor ner s.

3. 1. 7 Repai r of Zi nc Coat i ng

Repai r z i nc coat i ng t hat has been damaged, and cut edges of z i nc- coat ed component s and accessor i es, by t he appl i cat i on of a gal vani z i ng r epai r pai nt conf or mi ng t o ASTM A780/ A780M. Ar eas t o be r epai r ed must be t hor oughl y c l eaned pr i or t o appl i cat i on of t he pai nt .

3. 2 FI ELD TESTS

Submi t cer t i f i ed copi es of t est r epor t s f r om an appr oved t est i ng l abor at or y, at t est i ng t hat t he pr oposed f l oor syst em component s meet t he per f or mance r equi r ement s speci f i ed.

3. 2. 1 Accept ance Test s

Conduct accept ance t est s af t er i nst al l at i on of f l oor syst em. Make at l east one t est f or each 1, 000 squar e f eet of f l oor ar ea. Conduct t est s i n pr esence of Cont r act i ng Of f i cer and r epr esent at i ves of manuf act ur er and i nst al l er . Submi t cer t i f i ed copi es of t est r epor t s f r om an appr oved t est i ng l abor at or y, at t est i ng t hat t he pr oposed f l oor syst em component s meet t he per f or mance r equi r ement s speci f i ed.

3. 2. 2 Ai r Leakage

When t he space bel ow t he f i ni shed f l oor i s an ai r pl enum, ai r l eakage t hr ough t he j oi nt s bet ween panel s and ar ound t he per i met er of t he f l oor syst em must not exceed 0. 1 cubi c f oot of ai r per mi nut e per l i near f oot of j oi nt subj ect ed t o 0. 1 i nches h2o ( Pa) , wat er gauge, posi t i ve pr essur e i n t he pl enum, when t est ed i n accor dance wi t h CI SCA Access Fl oor s, Sect i on 10 Ai r Leakage Test . Measur e t he l eakage r at e on t he f i ni shed r ai sed f l oor

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3. 2. 3 Grounding

Gr ound t he access f l oor i ng syst em f or saf et y hazar d and st at i c suppr essi on. Pr ovi de posi t i ve cont act bet ween component s f or saf e, cont i nuous el ect r i cal gr oundi ng of ent i r e f l oor syst em. Tot al syst em r esi st ance f r om wear i ng sur f ace of f l oor t o bui l di ng gr oundi ng el ect r ode must be wi t hi n r ange of 0. 025 t o 1. 0 megohms.

3. 2. 3. 1 Met al Gr i l l es

Exposed met al i s not al l owed at wear i ng sur f ace of access f l oor syst em, except at met al gr i l l es and r egi st er s. When gr i l l es and met al r egi st er s ar e pr ovi ded, i nsul at e as r equi r ed t o pr ovi de same gr oundi ng r esi st ance as wear i ng sur f ace.

3. 2. 3. 2 Joi nt Resi st ance

El ect r i cal j oi nt r esi st ance bet ween i ndi v i dual st r i nger and pedest al j unct i ons must be l ess t han 0. 1 mi l l i ohms. El ect r i cal r esi st ance bet ween st r i nger s and f l oor panel s, as mount ed i n nor mal use, must be l ess t han 3 ohms when t est ed i n accor dance wi t h ASTM F150.

3. 2. 4 El ect r i cal Resi st ance

Conduct t est i ng of el ect r i cal r es i st ance, i n t he compl et ed i nst al l at i on, i n t he pr esence of t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer i n accor dance wi t h NFPA 99, modi f i ed by pl aci ng one el ect r ode on t he cent er of t he panel sur f ace and connect i ng t he ot her el ect r ode t o t he met al f l oor i ng suppor t . Take measur ement s at f i ve or mor e l ocat i ons. Each measur ement must be t he aver age of f i ve r eadi ngs of 15 seconds dur at i on at each l ocat i on. Dur i ng t he t est s, r el at i ve humi di t y must be 45 t o 55 per cent and t emper at ur e set at 69 t o 75 degr ees F. Sel ect panel s used i n t he t est i ng at r andom and i ncl ude t wo panel s most di st ant f r om t he gr ound connect i on. Measur e el ect r i cal r esi st ance wi t h i nst r ument s t hat ar e accur at e wi t hi n 2 per cent and t hat have been cal i br at ed wi t hi n 60 days pr i or t o t he per f or mance of t he r esi st ance t est s. The met al - t o- met al r esi st ance f r om panel t o suppor t i ng pedest al must not exceed 10 ohms. The r esi st ance bet ween t he wear i ng sur f ace of t he f l oor cover i ng and t he gr ound connect i on, as measur ed on t he compl et ed i nst al l at i on, must be i n accor dance wi t h par agr aph FLOOR COVERI NG.

3. 3 CLEANI NG AND PROTECTI ON

3. 3. 1 Cleaning

Keep t he space bel ow t he compl et ed f l oor f r ee of al l debr i s. Bef or e any t r af f i c or ot her wor k on t he compl et ed r ai sed f l oor i s st ar t ed, c l ean t he compl et ed f l oor i n accor dance wi t h t he f l oor cover i ng manuf act ur er ' s i nst r uct i ons. Do not per mi t seepage of c l eaner bet ween i ndi v i dual panel s.

3. 3. 2 Protection

Pr ot ect t r af f i c ar eas of r ai sed f l oor syst ems wi t h a cover i ng of bui l di ng paper , f i ber boar d, or ot her sui t abl e mat er i al t o pr event damage t o t he sur f ace. Cover cut out s wi t h mat er i al of suf f i c i ent st r engt h t o suppor t t he l oads t o be encount er ed. Pl ace pl ywood or s i mi l ar mat er i al on t he f l oor t o ser ve as r unways f or i nst al l at i on of heavy equi pment not i n excess of

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3. 3. 3 Sur pl us Mat er i al Removal

Cl ean sur f aces of t he wor k, and adj acent sur f aces soi l ed as a r esul t of t he wor k. Remove al l i nst al l at i on equi pment , sur pl us mat er i al s, and r ubbi sh f r om t he Wor k Si t e.

3. 4 OPERATI ON AND MAI NTENANCE MANUALS

Submi t mai nt enance i nst r uct i ons f or pr oper car e of t he f l oor panel sur f ace. When conduct i ve f l oor i ng i s speci f i ed, al so submi t mai nt enance i nst r uct i ons t o i dent i f y speci al c l eani ng and mai nt enance r equi r ement s t o mai nt ai n " conduct i v i t y" pr oper t i es of t he panel f i ni sh.

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