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Why do large warehouse floors crack, and how is shrinkage cracking controlled?
Large warehouse floors crack mainly because drying shrinkage and temperature movement are restrained by the subgrade, by reinforcement, or by the slab's own geometry. Crack control comes from managing that restraint through panel size, reinforcement or post-tensioning, and curing, not from the concrete mix alone.
Read article →Technical ResourceWhat is a jointless industrial concrete floor, and when is it the right choice?
A jointless industrial floor is built as large reinforced or post-tensioned panels with construction joints only, instead of the tight grid of saw-cut joints used in conventional slabs. It suits large, heavily trafficked floors where joint maintenance, not the concrete itself, is the main source of downtime.
Read article →Technical ResourcePost-Tensioned Slabs-on-Ground (SOG) for Industrial Facility Floor Structures
Post-tensioned slabs-on-ground (SOG) for industrial floors: principles, advantages and applications.
Read article →Technical ResourceFloor Joints: Industry Practice or Design Flaw?
Industrial floors are typically cut with joints every few meters as an industry practice. However, joints are not irreplaceable—they are a compromise solution to concrete shrinkage, leaving long-term issues such as spalling, hygiene contamination, and AGV interference. This article explains the origin and limitations of joints from the mechanism of concrete shrinkage, and then illustrates how post-tensioned integrated floor systems actively suppress cracking by applying pre-compression, extending joint spacing from ≤6 m to the order of 150 m.
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