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Concrete Industrial floors on the ground – Published by Portland Cement Institute, Midrand, 1993 and reprinted by the Cement and Concrete Institute, 1998,2000, 2006, 2009

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Product Code: TD/C&C/CIFGD
Concrete is extensively used for industrial floors on the ground. When properly designed and constructed, a concrete floor will provide excellent serviceability over a long period.

Additional information

Weight 500 g
Author

Louis R Marais & Bryan D Perrie

Publisher

Cement & Concrete Institute

ISBN Number

0620172843

Year

2009

Contents
Chapter 1 Subgrades and subbases
1.1 Introduction 1
1.2 Definitions 1
1.3 Subgrades 1
1.4 Subbases 6
Chapter 2 Concrete for industrial floors
2.1 Introduction 13
2.2 Materials 13
2.3 Concrete properties of special relevance to floors 15
2.4 Concreting in adverse weather 18
2.5 Concrete in aggressive environments 21
Chapter 3 Design of floor thickness
3.1 Introduction 25
3.2 Design procedures 25
3.3 Thickness design for dynamic loads 27
3.4 Thickness design for post loads 35
3.5 Thickness design for distributed loads 42
3.6 Combinations of loads 42
3.7 Thickness design using influence charts 47
3.8 Computerized thickness design of
concrete industrial floors 52
3.9 Simplified method of thickness design
for single-axle dual-wheel loads 54
Chapter 4 Joints
4.1 Introduction 57
4.2 Floor behaviour and cracking 57
4.3 Control of cracking 58
4.4 Functions of joints 58
4.5 Load transfer 59
4.6 Joint types 61
4.7 Floor types 65
4.8 Construction methods 66
4.9 Layout of joints 67
4.10 Joint sealing 73
Chapter 5 Reinforcement in concrete floor slabs
5.1 Introduction 79
5.2 Distributed reinforcement 79
5.3 Jointless continuously reinforced slabs (Type 4) 86
5.4 Jointless post-tensioned floors (Type 5) 86
5.5 Reinforcement for load-carrying purposes 86
5.6 Fibre-reinforced concrete floors 88
Chapter 6 Construction of industrial floors
6.1 Introduction 93
6.2 Subgrade and subbase 93
6.3 Underfloor dampproof course 94
6.4 Sideforms and sideform setting 94
6.5 Dowels and dowel cradles 95
6.6 Keyed construction joints 95
6.7 Batching and mixing concrete 95
6.8 Transporting concrete 96
6.9 Placing of concrete 96
6.10 Concrete surcharge 96
6.11 Construction methods 98
6.12 Vacuum dewatering 105
6.13 Edging 105
6.14 Finishing 106
6.15 Curing 106
6.16 Joint sawing 106
6.17 Joint sealing 107
Chapter 7 Surface finishes
7.1 Introduction 111
7.2 Factors that affect the selection of a finish 111
7.3 Construction methods 112
7.4 Finishing techniques 113
7.5 Curing 119
7.6 Adverse weather 120
7.7 Plastic-shrinkage cracking 120
7.8 Concrete toppings 122
7.9 Special toppings and surface coatings 125
7.10 Coloured finishes 125
7.11 Surface treatments 126
7.12 Granolithic finish 126
Chapter 8 Special applications
8.1 Introduction 129
8.2 Concrete roadways 129
8.3 Concrete hardstandings 132
8.4 Freezer buildings 132
8.5 Sand-cement floor screeds 134
Chapter 9 Surface regularity
9.1 Introduction 137
9.2 Flatness and levelness 137
9.3 Defined and random traffic 137
9.4 Methods for assessing surface regularity 137
9.5 Techniques for achieving high standards of flatness 145
9.6 Specification of surface regularity 149
Chapter 10 Considerations in drafting specifications
10.1 Introduction 153
10.2 Important points in specifications 153
10.3 Recommendations 153