Title:
Post-Tensioned Industrial floors
Author(s):
Miroslav Vejvoda
Publication:
Concrete International
Volume:
15
Issue:
1
Appears on pages(s):
53-55
Keywords:
concrete slabs; construction joints; control joints; cracking; flat concrete slabs; post-tensioning; slab-on-ground construction; Design
DOI:
Date:
1/1/1993
Abstract:
Discusses the use of post-tensioning in industrial concrete slabs-on-grade for controlling cracks, reducing the number of joints, reducing the slab thickness, and lowering maintenance costs. Provides four examples of post- tensioned slabs with various flatness requirements and joint configurations.