Swimming Pools: Design and Construction

✍ Scribed by Philip H. Perkins

• Publisher: Spon Press
• Year: 2000
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 234
• Edition: 4
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Swimming Pools: 4th Edition НАУКА и УЧЕБА, ПРОФЕССИИ И РЕМЕСЛА,ДИЗАЙН Swimming Pools: 4th EditionBy Philip Perkins Publisher: Taylor & Francis Number Of Pages: 248 Publication Date: 2000-04-24 ISBN / ASIN: 0419235906Buy New $166.25.com 85

✦ Table of Contents

Swimming Pools, Fourth Edition......Page 2
Preface......Page 11
Contents......Page 4
1.2 Basic Requirements For All Swimming Pools......Page 13
1.3.2 The Shape And Dimensions Of Swimming Pools......Page 15
1.3.4 Requirements For Diving......Page 18
1.4 Covered Pools For Private Houses, Hotels, Clubs And Schools......Page 19
1.6.1 Introduction......Page 23
1.6.2 Location......Page 24
1.6.3 Types, Shapes And Dimensions......Page 26
1.7.2 Walkways And Wet Areas......Page 27
1.9 Hydrotherapy Pools......Page 28
1.10 Pools Used For Sub- Aqua Activities......Page 30
1.11 Facilities For The Disabled......Page 31
1.12 Swimming Pools With Movable Floors......Page 32
1.13.3 Compressed Air Equipment......Page 33
1.15 Contracts: How To Proceed......Page 34
1.16 Dealing With Disputes......Page 35
1.16.1 General Comments......Page 36
1.16.2 Notes On Procedure For Contracts Outside The Construction Act 1996......Page 37
1.16.3 Notes On Procedure Under The Construction Act 1996......Page 38
Construction Act 1996......Page 39
Eec Construction Legislation......Page 40
2.1 Introduction......Page 41
2.2 Portland Cements......Page 42
2.2.2 Blended Cements......Page 43
2.3 Aggregates From Natural Sources For Concrete And Mortar......Page 44
2.4.2 Water- Reducing Admixtures/ Workability Aids/ Plasticizers......Page 45
2.4.6 Air- Entraining Admixtures......Page 46
2.5.2 Pulverized Fuel Ash......Page 47
2.5.4 Condensed Silica Fume......Page 48
2.6 Water For Mixing Concrete, Mortar And Grout......Page 49
2.7.1 Galvanised Reinforcement......Page 50
2.7.3 Stainless Steel Reinforcement......Page 51
2.10 Bimetallic Corrosion......Page 52
2.11.1 Spray- Applied Membranes......Page 53
2.12 Polymers......Page 54
2.13.1 Epoxy Resins......Page 55
2.14 Joint Fillers......Page 56
2.15.1 Insitu Compounds......Page 57
2.17 British Standards And Euro Codes......Page 58
Further Reading......Page 59
3.1 Introduction......Page 60
3.2.1 Introduction......Page 61
3.2.2.1 Shrinkage Cracks......Page 62
3.4.1 General Considerations......Page 63
3.4.2 Chlorides In Swimming Pool Water......Page 64
3.5.1 Physical Damage......Page 65
3.5.2 Chemical Attack On The Concrete......Page 66
3.7 Swimming Pool Water And Chemicals Used In Water Treatment......Page 68
3.8 Moorland Water And The Langelier Index......Page 69
3.9 Alkali- Silica Reaction......Page 71
Further Reading......Page 72
4.1 Introduction......Page 73
4.2.2 Reasons For Site Investigations......Page 74
4.3 Under-drainage Of Site......Page 75
4.5.1 Introduction......Page 76
4.5.2 Joints......Page 77
4.5.3 The Concrete......Page 81
4.6.2 Recommended Precautions To Be Taken......Page 83
4.7.2 Recommended Precautions To Be Taken......Page 84
4.8.1 Plastic Shrinkage Cracking......Page 85
4.9.1 General Considerations......Page 86
4.10.2 Slab Reinforcement......Page 88
4.10.4.1 Boxing-out......Page 89
4.11.1 Casting The Concrete......Page 90
4.11.3 Execution Of The Work......Page 91
4.12.2 Suspended Slabs......Page 92
4.12.3 Slabs Supported On The Ground......Page 93
4.13 Curing The Concrete Floor And Walls Of The Pool......Page 94
4.14.1 Introduction......Page 95
4.14.2 Methods Of Construction......Page 96
4.15 Thermal Insulation Of Swimming Pool Shells......Page 97
Further Reading......Page 98
5.1 Introduction......Page 100
5.2 Design And Specification......Page 102
5.3 Methods Of Application......Page 103
5.4.2 Application Of The Reinforced Sprayed Concrete......Page 104
5.4.3 Joints......Page 105
5.4.6 Construction In Cold Weather And Hot Weather......Page 106
5.8 Under- Water Lighting......Page 107
5.9 Introduction......Page 108
5.11.1 Reinforcement......Page 109
5.11.4 The Ring Beam......Page 110
5.16 Back- Filling Around The Walls......Page 111
5.18 Introduction......Page 112
5.21 Construction Of The Walls......Page 113
5.24 Testing For Watertightness......Page 114
5.28.1 The Walls......Page 115
5.31 Pools Constructed In Very Stable Ground Such As Chalk Or Rock......Page 116
Further Reading......Page 118
6.1 General Considerations......Page 119
6.2.1 Introduction......Page 120
6.2.3 Insitu Concrete......Page 121
6.2.3.2 Pattern-imprinted Concrete......Page 122
6.2.4 Precast Concrete Paving Flags......Page 123
6.2.6 Precast Concrete Paving Blocks......Page 124
6.2.7 Clay Paving Bricks ( Pavers)......Page 126
6.2.8.1 Insitu Reinforced Concrete For Use By Private Cars And Light Commercial Vehicles......Page 127
6.2.8.2 Precast Concrete Paving Blocks......Page 128
6.3 Surface Water Drainage......Page 129
6.4.2 Free- Standing Walls......Page 130
6.4.3 Earth Retaining Walls......Page 131
Further Reading......Page 133
Finishing The Pool Shell And Associated Structures......Page 134
7.1.1 Preparation Of The Base Concrete......Page 135
7.1.2 Spatter- Dash Coat......Page 137
7.1.3 The First And Subsequent Coats Of Rendering......Page 138
7.1.4.1 Panel Sizes And Joints......Page 140
7.1.4.2 Curing The Rendering......Page 141
7.3 Cement- Sand Rendering To Concrete Block Walls......Page 142
7.4.3 Mix Proportions And Laying......Page 143
7.6.1 Introduction......Page 144
7.6.2.2 Laying The Tiles......Page 145
7.6.2.3 Movement Joints......Page 146
7.6.3 Mosaic......Page 148
7.7 Walkways And Wet Changing Areas......Page 149
7.9 Marbelite......Page 150
7.10.2 Desirable Characteristics......Page 152
7.10.4 Chlorinated Rubber Paint......Page 153
7.10.6 Cement- Based Paints......Page 154
7.11 Sheet Linings To Swimming Pools......Page 155
7.12 Glass- Fibre Polyester Resin Linings......Page 156
7.13.2 The Use Of The Natural ( Unprotected) Surface Of The Structural Material......Page 157
7.13.3 Applied Finishes......Page 158
7.13.4 Toppings And Coatings For Plant Rooms And Stores For Chemicals......Page 159
7.15 Pressurised Roof Voids......Page 160
Further Reading......Page 161
Water Circulation......Page 162
8.1 Flow- Through Pools......Page 163
8.2.1 The Turn- Over Period......Page 165
8.2.3 Circulation Systems For Larger Pools For Hotels, Clubs And Schools And Public Pools......Page 167
8.2.4 Pool Loading......Page 168
8.2.7 Deck- Level Pools......Page 169
8.3 Ducts For Pipework......Page 170
Water Treatment......Page 171
8.4.1 Plant Rooms......Page 173
8.5 Filtration And Filters......Page 174
8.5.3 Pressure Sand Filters......Page 175
8.5.4 Precoot Filters......Page 176
8.6.1 Control Of The Ph, Alkalinity And A Balanced Water Control Of The Ph......Page 177
8.6.1.2 Maintaining Balance In The Pool Water......Page 178
8.7 The Disinfection Of Pool Water......Page 179
8.8.1 Break-point Chlorination......Page 180
8.9 Ozone......Page 181
8.12 Metallic Ions ( Silver And Copper)......Page 182
8.13 Ultra- Violet Radiation......Page 183
8.14 The Base- Exchange Process For Softening Pool Water......Page 184
Further Reading......Page 185
9.1 Heating Open- Air Swimming Pools......Page 187
9.3.1 General Considerations......Page 188
9.4 Solar Heating Of Swimming Pools......Page 190
Further Reading......Page 191
10.2 Routine Supervision: Smaller Pools......Page 192
10.3 Shut- Down Periods......Page 193
10.4 Algal Growths: Prevention And Removal......Page 194
Repairs To External Works: Paving......Page 195
10.6 Remedial Work To Insitu Concrete Paving For Pedestrians......Page 196
10.9 Remedial Work To Precast Concrete Paving Blocks......Page 197
10.11.1 Acid Etching......Page 198
10.12 Preventing Trips And Falls......Page 199
10.14 Remedial Work To Earth- Retaining Walls......Page 200
10.16 Remedial Work To Thermal Contraction Cracks......Page 201
10.17 Remedial Work To Drying Shrinkage Cracks......Page 202
10.18 Remedial Work To Honeycombed Concrete......Page 203
10.19 Inadequate Concrete Cover To The Reinforcement......Page 204
10.20 Introduction......Page 205
10.21 Tracing Leaks......Page 207
10.22.1 Checking For Loss Of Bond Between Finishes And The Pool Shell......Page 208
10.22.3 Half- Cell Potential Survey......Page 209
10.23.1 Controlling Infiltration......Page 211
10.23.2.2 Construction/day-work Joints......Page 212
10.23.5 Remedial Work Around Pipework......Page 213
10.26 Remedial Work To Finishes......Page 214
10.26.2 Remedial Work To Marbelite......Page 215
Further Reading......Page 216
Appendix 1: Conversion Factors And Coefficients......Page 217
Testing New Pools......Page 219
The Leakage Test Procedure......Page 220
General Comments On Testing......Page 221
Commissioning Swimming Pools (filling And Emptying)......Page 222
Sampling And Laboratory Testing......Page 224
Cover-meter Survey......Page 225
Introduction......Page 226
The Expert Witness And The Construction Act 1996......Page 228
Introduction......Page 229
Water Slides......Page 230
Slipping And Tripping On Floors Of Walkways, Changing Rooms Etc.......Page 231
Chemicals In Water Treatment......Page 232
Appendix 6: List Of Organisations Relevant To This Book......Page 234