Piled floors in distribution centres are attracting unfavourable attention among developers and building owners and there is some nervousness about the commonly used steel-fibre-reinforced concrete (SFRC) designs.
Many floors are cracked to some degree. In perhaps most cases, the cracking does not lead to serious problems but in others, the severity of the cracking is such that the floors may not give the expected long-term service.
Tony Hulett of Face Consultants proposes measures in design and construction required to minimise the incidence of cracks in steel-fibre-reinforced piled floors. First, it is useful to understand what can be expected from floors. Read More
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