Engineering services
Jointless Industrial Floor Design & Analysis
Design analysis for large industrial floors under heavy loads, forklift traffic, AGV operations and demanding service conditions.
Free preliminary review
Preliminary Project Review
Feasibility, concept or early design, before the floor is fixed by the structural package.
- What you provide
- Project type, location and approximate floor area
- Racking and equipment layout if available
- Known loads: rack legs, forklifts, AGV / AMR fleet
- Existing floor design or specification, if one exists
- What you receive
- A written first assessment of the main floor risks
- Which design route is worth analysing: conventional jointed, joint-reduced or jointless
- The parameters BICP would need for a detailed analysis
- Next step
- If the project justifies it, the detailed engineering analysis is proposed as a separate scoped service.
Independent paid service
Detailed Engineering Analysis
Concept to detailed design, in coordination with the local design team and the engineer of record.
- What you provide
- Geotechnical report and subgrade / subbase data
- Structural layout, slab support conditions and construction sequence
- Full load schedule: racks, wheel loads, point loads, AGV routes
- Operating conditions: temperature, flatness class, cleanliness, traffic frequency
- What you receive
- Slab system comparison with a recommended route
- Slab thickness, concrete and reinforcement or post-tensioning strategy
- Crack-risk assessment for shrinkage, temperature and restraint
- Joint layout with construction and functional joints only where required
- Technical-economic comparison where alternatives are close
- Next step
- Results are delivered as technical inputs for the local design team and the engineer of record.
Independent paid service
Floor System Optimisation
Whenever the slab system itself is still open: new build, extension or replacement floor.
- What you provide
- Column grid, slab support and building envelope
- Long-term operating plan and layout flexibility needs
- Local material availability and contractor capability
- What you receive
- Structural system selection for the floor: ground-bearing, post-tensioned or suspended options
- Large-panel and jointless concepts with their conditions and limits
- Durability and lifecycle considerations that affect the choice
- Next step
- Feeds directly into the detailed analysis or into the local design package.
Independent paid service
Joint & Detail Engineering
Detailed design and pre-construction, once the joint layout is agreed.
- What you provide
- Agreed joint layout and panel sizes
- Door, dock and loading-bay positions
- Traffic types crossing each joint
- What you receive
- Detailing of the construction and functional joints that must remain
- Load-transfer and edge-protection requirements per joint type
- Doorway, loading-bay and high-impact area details
- Specification inputs for armoured joint systems where they are justified
- Next step
- Where an armoured joint is specified, supply can be quoted separately through SHENTE.
What the analysis covers
Depending on the project the analysis addresses:
- Industrial floor structural system selection
- Slab thickness analysis
- Subgrade / subbase condition assessment
- Concrete and reinforcement strategy
- Post-tensioned floor option
- Large-panel / jointless floor design concept
- Shrinkage and temperature effects
- Rack loads
- Forklift wheel loads
- AGV / AMR operating conditions
- Heavy-duty traffic areas
- Cold-storage floor conditions
- Cracking risk
- Floor joints and construction joints
- Doorway / loading bay / high-impact areas
- Durability and lifecycle considerations
- Technical-economic comparison where applicable
How we work with your design team
Next step
Submit your project for a preliminary review
Send the project type, location, floor area, loads and the issue you most want to resolve. The preliminary review is free; you will receive a written first assessment and the parameters needed for a detailed analysis.