Design and Construction of Concrete Floors

Part 1 The uses of concrete floors: non-industrial floors; warehouse floors; factory and special floors. Part 2 Structural design: structural design of ground-supported floors; structural design of suspended floors. Part 3 Concrete for floors: important concrete properties; workability and finishability; the components of concrete; mix design and mixing; transporting and placing concrete; curing. Part 4 Joints and crack control: cracks; curling; joints; crack control in ground-supported floors. Part 5 The floor surface: floor finishing; concrete toppings; surface regularity; resistance to wear; resistance to chemical attack; preparation for coatings, toppings and floorcoverings.