Edge protection
Steel armouring takes the wheel impact that would otherwise break down the concrete arris, so the joint edge stays intact under forklift and AGV traffic.
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Joint systems
Armoured Joint Systems for Industrial Concrete Floors
An armoured joint protects the concrete edge at a construction or functional joint, transfers load between the two slabs and lets the joint open as the slab shrinks. It is used only where an engineering analysis shows that a joint must remain.
- Forklift routes and main aisles crossed by hard-wheeled traffic
- Heavy-duty areas with high wheel loads and frequent turning
- AGV / AMR areas where paths must cross a construction joint
- Doorways and loading bays where traffic, temperature or floor build-up change
Why floor joints fail
- Unprotected concrete edges are broken down by hard-wheeled traffic once the joint opens
- Joints without load transfer let the two slab edges deflect differently under a passing wheel
- Sealants and fillers cannot carry wheel loads across a gap that keeps widening
- Repairs to a failed joint are repeated because the cause, edge load and movement, has not changed
What an armoured joint does
Load transfer
Plate or bar load-transfer elements make the two slab edges deflect together under a wheel, which removes the step and the rocking that destroy joints and vehicles alike.
Slab movement and joint opening
The system is designed to open as the slab shrinks and, in cold stores, contracts with temperature, while still transferring load across the widened gap.
Where armoured joints are used
- Forklift routes and main aisles crossed by hard-wheeled traffic
- Heavy-duty areas with high wheel loads and frequent turning
- AGV / AMR areas where paths must cross a construction joint
- Doorways and loading bays where traffic, temperature or floor build-up change
Product range
Planned range. Specifications, dimensions and application limits follow reviewed product documents and the requirements of each project.
Standard Armoured Joint
Construction joints on regular forklift routes and general warehouse areas.
Heavy-Duty Armoured Joint
High wheel loads, dock aprons, loading bays and heavy-equipment routes.
Low-Impact / Special Joint
AGV / AMR crossings, cold-store thresholds and other joints with special movement or flatness requirements.
Manufactured & Supplied by SHENTE
Armoured joint systems specified through BICP's floor engineering are manufactured and supplied by SHENTE, the group's materials company. SHENTE's scope is product supply and quality records; the engineering decisions on where a joint is required and how it is loaded come from the floor analysis.
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Send the joint layout, the traffic crossing each joint and the floor build-up. Where the joint type is not yet settled, start with a preliminary project review and the joint engineering follows from it.