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COLD-FORMED STEEL CONSTRUCTION 8.49<br />

FIGURE 8.17 Composite cellular <strong>and</strong> fluted steel floor sections. (Courtesy H. H.<br />

Robertson Co., Ambridge, Pa.)<br />

FIGURE 8.18 Composite cellular <strong>and</strong> fluted steel floor sections. (Courtesy H. H. Robertson<br />

Co., Ambridge, Pa.)<br />

limitations on placement of outlets. Little or no increase over floor depth required<br />

for strictly structural purposes is necessary to accommodate the system.<br />

Wiring may penetrate the floor surface only at outlet fittings. Therefore, if carpet<br />

is used, it will have to be cut <strong>and</strong> a flap peeled back to provide access to the fittings.<br />

Use of carpet tiles rather than sheet carpet facilitates access to the preset inserts.<br />

Where service outlets are not required to be as close as 2 ft on centers, a blend<br />

of fluted <strong>and</strong> cellular floor sections may be used. As an example, alternating 3-ftwide<br />

fluted floor deck with 2-ft-wide cellular floor panels results in a module for

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