Suspended concrete floors: maximum size of pour allowable and location of construction joints
Concrete Advice 02
Document Status
Current
Supplement
Civil & Structural Supplement
Series
Concrete Advice
Abstract
Suspended floors have different movement restraints compared with ground floors, notably in the joints with columns, walls, beams and other vertical connections. This document offers guidance on type, location and formation of joints, along with the restraint and provision of reinforcement and sequence and area of pours.
Author
Barnbrook, G. and Simpson, D.
History
First issued July 2003. Revised January 2014, October 2016 and January 2020.
Subjects
- Materials
- In situ concrete/cement
Publisher History
For more than 30 years, The Concrete Society has been publishing technical reports and advice notes to serve the needs of clients, architects, engineers, specifiers, suppliers, contractors and users of concrete.
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