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Avoiding Cracks in Concrete Slabs by mohannad eliass is a document available to read on EtoBox.

What is Avoiding Cracks in Concrete Slabs about?

The document provides recommendations for avoiding cracks in concrete slabs-on-grade. It discusses factors that can cause cracks such as soil movement, thermal effects, and shrinkage. Key recommendations include ensuring expansive soils are damp before pouring concrete, installing isolation joints between slabs and buildings, using reinforcement bars to control crack width, and placing contraction joints in the concrete on the day it is poured to prevent cracks from temperature changes. Proper curing and us

Author
mohannad eliass
Language
EN