Design and Construction of Concrete Floors Second Edition
Concrete floors lie all around us. Every building has a Floor, and in most
industrial and commercial buildings that floor is made of concrete. Many
houses also have concrete floors.
Regrettably, many of those floors fail to do their job. Floors are responsible
for more user complaints than any other building element except roofs.
.Good floors exist, but they seldom appear by accident
industrial and commercial buildings that floor is made of concrete. Many
houses also have concrete floors.
Regrettably, many of those floors fail to do their job. Floors are responsible
for more user complaints than any other building element except roofs.
.Good floors exist, but they seldom appear by accident
They require
good design, which requires a philosophy, by which I mean a coherent,
integrated way of looking at a subject. Too often, a floor design is a jumble:
a list of national standards, some clauses borrowed from the last project
manual and a few heavily promoted, proprietary products. That is no way
to do the job.
good design, which requires a philosophy, by which I mean a coherent,
integrated way of looking at a subject. Too often, a floor design is a jumble:
a list of national standards, some clauses borrowed from the last project
manual and a few heavily promoted, proprietary products. That is no way
to do the job.
