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American Society of Heating and Ventilating Engineers Guide, 1931
Table .26. Coefficients of Transmission (U) of Frame Construction Floors and Ceilings
NoU.--These coefficients are expressed in B.t.u. per hour per square foot per 1 deg. fahr. DIFFERENCE IN TEMPERATURE BETWEEN THE AIR ON THE TWO SIDES AND ARE BASED ON STILL-AIR (NO WIND) CONDITIONS ON BOTH SIDES.
The valuesof U inthis Table are baled on thefollowinc Internal Conductivities or Conductances which are expressed in B.t.u. per Hr. per Sq.Ft.per FF
Wood (Yellow Pine or Fir) Wood (Maple') Planter (Gypsum) Plaster board
1.00 per 1* 1.20 per t" 2.32 per l" 3.73 per If
Wood Lath 4 Plaster Cork board C.iqid Insulation (fcoardform)
Cellular Gypsum (18*) Flaked Gypsum, Dry (18*)
2.00 asappliei 0.30 per r 0.33 per l"
0:51 per 1" 0.34 per 1"
Flexible Insulation
0.27 per l'
Typical Construction fToormq-^
Ceiling
Type of rioormq
Type
' Insulation
f Mp JfloQnnq ' Willow Plrteb l "Yellow firra b. & MaptebtOak
VL>
or CetUnq
between Joists
-Mobrmq X Hocn-iTiq orl.4? floormqon l" oh-Joints** . kiqid. Insulation Yellow nne
5 {Bodni'fofrk) Sub-floonnq
3i
on Jo-.stS on Joists
A'
cD
1 Ho Ceilinq
None
0.440 0.264
0.338
z
Metal Lath 4 Plaster (*)
Wood Lath 3 4 Plaster (4")
None None
Pladerboard 4 4 Plaster ()
None
5
4-"iaid Insulation .(poardform)
Slone
* Plaster (V)
Wood Lath t 6 : Plaster (-5")
^"Flexible a Insulation
Wood Lath & Vftqid Insulation 7 Piaster (4`) (Board form) a
8
Wood Lath 4
Plaster (-Jf)'
CellularGupsum nil (2") <*-*-
8
Wood Lath 4 Plaster ()
flaked.Gypsum nil m c
1? Cork board 10 4 Plaster (V)
None.
II
2" Cork board 4 Plaster (-i*)
None
0.551 0.502 0.506 0.310 0.ZI0 o.m 0.186 0.127
o.Rq a iis
0.288 0.272
0.200 0.182
0.238 0.230
0.273 . 0.183
0.230
0.204 0.155
0.156 0.126
0.178 0.14-0
0.163
0.131 . 0.148
0.141
0.117
0.128
0.105 0.118
0.100
0.080
0.101
0.087
0.088 O.IIO 0.083
' The value' of U is the same if insulation is applied to underside of joists and lath and plaster ceiling separated by furring strips.
bBased on actual thickness of approximately % in. for 1 in. yellow pine flooring. cThickness of fill assumed 2 in. <*The coefficient used for cellular gypsum. 0.59 is for 18 lb. weight--weights as low as 12 lb. may be used.
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Chapter 3--Heat Losses by Transmission
Table 27. Coefficients of Transmission (U) of Concrete Construction
iA *
Floors and Ceilings
--These coefficients are expressed in B.t.u. per hour per square foot per 1 deg. fahr. FBRBNCB IN TEMPERATURE BETWEEN THE AIR ON THE TWO SIDES AND ARE BASED ON STILL-AIR (NO WIND) CONDITIONS ON BOTH SIDES.
The values of U in this Table are basedon thefellowmij
Internal Conductivities or Conductances which are
expressed in B.t.u.per Hr. per Sq.Ft.per l F
Tie orTerraj^o
. lOOO perl-
Concrete (Stone l:2:4mix)
8.30 perl_
Cement Mortar
8 00 per l
Wood (Yellow Pine or Fir)
1.00 per
Wood (Maple)
UO perl
Plasterboard
J-75 per|
Plaster (Gypsum)
232 per |"
Cork, board
/Q . ,
Riqid Insulation (Boardton*)
P^l" 0.33 perl
Typical Construction floormq
Ceiling
Concrete
Number 1
Type of Ceiling
1 Mo Ceilinq
2
3
4
5 ^ Plaster applied
6
directly founder-side of Concrete
7
8
9 Suspended or
JO Purred Metal
II
Lath 4 Plaster Ceilinq
12
13 Suspended or*
.14
Purred Ceilinq ofjr" Plaster board
15 4 rlastcr
16
17 Suspended or
18
Purred Ceilinq of Eiqid Insulation
18 ^Board form) 4
20
21 ^Plaster on if
22 Cork board set in
23
^"Cement Mortar on Concrete
24
25 f Plasteron 2" 26 Cork board set in
27 28 on Concrete
Xi No floormq * j>utc*>i (Concrete bare)
0 A'
4" 0.508
6" 0.452 a" 0.408 10" 0.372
4" 0.457 6" 0.4U 8' 0.374
io" 0344
4" 0.312 6" 0.299
3" 0.272 10" 0.255
4' 0.297 G" 0.277 8' 0.260 10" 0.245
4" 0.217 6" 0.206
8' 0.187 10" 0.187 4" 0.138 6" 0.133 8' 0.129 . 10" 0.125 4" 0.112 (d 0.109 &' 0.106
to1' 0.(04
Type of TToorinq
1*Yellow Pine Floar- H'Maple orOak. floonhc f Terraco or
-<nqonWoodSleepers on fYellow Pine Sub- Tile Floormqon
embedded m
floonnq on WoodSleepers Concrete
Concrete
embediedin Concrete
B
0.364 0.334
. 0,310 0.28& 0.337 0.311 0.290 0.271 0.251 0.237
0.224 0.212 0.241 0.228 0.216 0.206 0.185 0.178 0.170 0.163 0.124 0.121 . 0.117. 0.114 0.103 0.101 0.098 0.096
c 0.282 0.273 0.256 0.241 0.275 O.Z5& 0.243 0.230 0.215 0.204 0.185 0.186 0. 208 0.188 0.189 0.181 0.165 0.(58
0.153 0.147 0.11 5 0.112 0.108 0.106 0.087 0.084 0.082 0.080
D
0.483 0.433 0.382 0.358 0.437 0.385 0.361 0.332 0. 303 0. 282 0 264 0.248 0.288 a 270 0.254 0.239 0.212 0.202 0. 183 .... 0.184 .0.136 0.132 0.128 . 0.124 O.lll 0.108 0.105 - 0;103
aThe figures in column "A" are sufficiently accurate for concrete floors covered with carpet or linoleum,
figures in column " B" are sufficiently accurate for in. maple or oak flooring applied directly
over the concrete on wood sleepers.
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