Description
Book SynopsisThe quality of floor surfaces in industrial and commercial premises can be vitally important to effective business operations. Smooth floors are particularly important for storage operations, but strength, durability and economy are demands imposed by all industrial applications. Increasingly rigorous specifications for industrial floors have resulted in considerable changes in the methods used for their construction.
New materials (steel fibres, steel permanent forms, etc), alternative design packages and the demands of brownfield and difficult sites have created a new generation of floors. This guide describes the requirements of industry for high-quality floors and relates these to the engineering solutions adopted as current working practice. The design theory, construction techniques and management of floor-slab construction projects are presented to provide engineers with a broad understanding of the central principles of modern concrete ground floor construction.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. Recent history
Chapter 3. Selecting a design solution: the design criteria and options
Chapter 4. Design criteria consideration
Chapter 5. Selecting a construction methodology
Chapter 6. The design principles of high-quality concrete floor construction
Chapter 7. Robustness of floors
Chapter 8. Desktop analysis
Chapter 9. Planning and managing the project
Chapter 10. Materials and construction details
