Concrete Floors On Ground Pca
Methods placement of concrete and finishing techniques is included only where it is need ed in making design decisions.
Concrete floors on ground pca. Signing an industrial floor to withstand anticipated loading con ditions is critical to satisfactory performance. By david a fanella ph d s e p e and iyad m. Move to right to post spacing y 4. Packard portland cement association 1976 concrete floor slabs on grade subjected to heavy loads army technical manual tm 5 809 12 air force manual afm 88 3 chapter 15 1987.
Per pca slab thickness design for industrial concrete floors on grade figure 7b page 10 instructions for use of figure 7b. In the context of this guide slab on ground is defined as. Floor slabs can range from a simple residential basement slab to a heavy duty industrial floor. Pca notes on aci 318 11 building code eb712.
So how does a designer choose the best. Concrete floors on ground portland cement association. Design of slabs on ground aci 360r 06 by american concrete institute slab thickness design for industrial concrete floors on grade is195 01d by robert g. Concrete floors on ground book 2001 worldcat org.
Delaminations in concrete slabs the concrete network. Pca concrete floors on grade scribd. The purpose of the resilient design guide. T h e r e are five commonly used p ro c e d u r es for designing industri al floor slabs.
Specifiers guide to polished concrete v1 0. Preparing the sub grade and sub base placing. Contact area 3. Pca concrete floors on grade free download as pdf file pdf text file txt or read online for free.
Academia edu is a platform for academics to share research papers. All of them are effec t i v e when their re c o m m e n d a t i o n s and details are followed. In addition to an updated thickness design procedure the text includes a discussion of concrete drying shrinkage joint stability floor flatness and levelness moisture testing and floor coverings concrete durability floor maintenance and repair special floor types including white concrete floors and a glossary of slab on ground terms. However no matter how basic or complex the floor is the construction method is similar and includes.
Concrete slabs on grade are a very common type of concrete construction. Enter chart with slab stress 2. A slab supported by ground whose main purpose is to support the applied loads by bearing on the ground.