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CONCRETE FLOORS
F
ollowing previously published
guides Guidance on specification,
mix design and production of con-
crete for industrial floors(1), Dry shake
finishes for concrete industrial floors(2)
and Steel fibre reinforced concrete indus-
trial ground floor slabs(3), the Association ABOVE: Figure 1: A finished
of Concrete Industrial Flooring Contrac- steel-fibre-reinforced pile-
supported concrete slab for
tors (ACIFC) are currently working on fur-
B&Q in Hull, Yorkshire.
ther publications which aim to provide the RIGHT: Figure 2: Piles
construction industry with advice and being installed by two piling
guidance on several other flooring related rigs at the Tesco Distribution
topics. Centre, Thurrock, Essex.
One such publication currently being
produced is intended to provide an intro- ferable to suspended ground floor slabs. the latest developments in steel-fibre-
ductory guide to the design and installa- However, at present, there are no docu- reinforcement, both composite systems
tion of suspended concrete ground floor ments dealing specifically with sus- using custom mesh to create ‘virtual’
slabs. It is intended that the document will pended slabs, nor one that discusses many beams with steel-fibre-reinforced con-
provide expert, wide-ranging direction of the interfacing specialist components. crete and systems where only steel fibres
and impartial information that will enable are used. The guide will also contain a
clients, designers and contractors to fully Guide objectives comprehensive list of technical docu-
understand the processes involved and to To provide assistance in this area, the ments and publications that will provide
select the most appropriate solution for working party felt that the objectives invaluable bibliographical information
their project. with this document should be as follows: for designers and contractors.
• to provide awareness of all potential
Increasing use Ground conditions
solutions when designing, building or
of suspended slabs High on the list of items to be discussed
procuring suspended concrete ground
will be ground conditions. Many contrac-
The guide will be produced because the floor slabs
tor members of ACIFC are reporting an
industry has shown that it requires guid- • to encourage the integration of all spe-
alarming absence of accurate informa-
ance on this topic. As the demand for cialist design elements involved in the
tion regarding the ground conditions on
land to develop increases, and brownfield design and construction of suspended
certain projects, and the guide contains
sites become more viable for redevelop- concrete ground floor slabs
suggestions that will assist those involved
ment, it becomes necessary to take • to provide assistance to engineers when
with this aspect of construction. Also dis-
advantage of the appropriate methods checking proprietary design solutions
cussed will be other options open to
available to achieve good long-term per- and to point them toward support infor-
clients when constructing ground floor
formance of the ground floor slabs within mation when doing so
slabs on poor ground, from piling to
such developments. Currently, it is esti- • to highlight recent and ongoing devel-
ground improvement techniques. For the
mated that 20% of industrial concrete opments in materials technology and
piling section, advice has been sought
floors are pile-supported (see Figure 1). design
from the Federation of Piling Specialists.
Publications such as TR34 Concrete • to provide clients with a realistic under-
Their assistance has been invaluable in
industrial ground floors – a guide to standing of the relative features of all
co-ordinating these trades. Members of
design and construction(4), ITN11 The systems.
the Federation agree that their work on
design of ground-supported concrete
Guide contents site has often been less well integrated
industrial floor slabs(5) and TR550
with the floor slab design than would be
Design of floors on ground(6), deal com- The guide will deal with all of the avail-
ideal (see Figure 2).
prehensively with the design and con- able options; from traditional design
struction of ground-supported floor slabs, solutions, using loose steel reinforcing Design
and much of their content relating to bar, to modern methods of using steel, This section will provide a design
materials and workmanship will be trans- such as custom mesh. It will also include overview of each of the options, including