ABSTRACT
Radical Concrete Technology. Edited by R K Dhir and P C Hewlett. Published in 1996 by E & FN Spon, 2-6 Boundary Row, London SE1 8HN, UK. ISBN 0 419 21480 1. ABSTRACT This paper provides design guidance which allows a floor constructed by a laser screed machine to be constructed to meet loading, durability and surfacing requirements. The design method presented has been developed as part of a research project conducted under the guidance of the Newcastle University Floors Research (NUFLOOR) Committee. It permits ground bearing concrete floors to be designed. A study has been undertaken of the movement of two floors over a nine months period and the data is presented. Keywords: Concrete Floors, Laser Screed, Fast Track Floors, Steel Fibres, Polypropylene Fibres, Joints, Microsilica, Floor Design Charts, Field Monitoring. John Knapton is Professor of Structural Engineering at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne. He specialises in pavement and floor design both with conventional rigid concrete and with pavers. His publications include the British Ports Association pavement design manual, the British Standard for paver surfaced roads, the Civil Aviation Authority design manual for aircraft pavements surfaced with pavers and the definitive guide on laser screeded industrial floors. He is Chairman of the International Small Element Pavement Technologists (SEPT) Council and is a past Chairman of the Concrete Society, Northern.
