The advent of automatically laser controlled screeding machines has led to the use of fibre reinforced concrete, a technical innovation which has changed the design as well as the construction of concrete floors. This publication provides all the information needed by designers and contractors invol
Ground bearing concrete slabs : specification, design, construction and behaviour
โ Scribed by Knapton, John
- Publisher
- Thomas Telford Publishing
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 302
- Category
- Library
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โฆ Synopsis
This comprehensive new reference work provides invaluable information to designers and specifiers throughout the design and construction project and beyond. It comprises guidance on all categories of ground bearing concrete.
Abstract: This comprehensive new reference work provides invaluable information to designers and specifiers throughout the design and construction project and beyond. It comprises guidance on all categories of ground bearing concrete
โฆ Table of Contents
Content: Materials for ground bearing concrete Material properties and test methods -including steel and polypropylene fibres Installation Long strip, wide bay, singlepour technology Joints, finishing, flatness Drainage, skidding, sub-base, capping Design of floors for industrial buildings Loading, stress analysis, Westergaard,uniform loading, joint design, groundassessment Design of highway pavements TRRL method, RN29, CRCP, RCC Design of industrial pavements Container handling Design chart Dynamics Design of piled floors Different piled options Design of panels, pile caps, beams systems Investigationand repair of damaged industrial floors Case studies Investigation and repair of damaged highway and industrial pavements Case studies Detailed specifications Specification clauses
โฆ Subjects
Concrete slabs. Flooring, Concrete.
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