Technology and Trends of Concrete Industrial Floors

Concrete industrial floors must fulfill a number of very specific requirements - adequate flatness, limited cracking and especially sufficient loads capacity. Any break of the requirements and the subsequent failure of the floor structure, would cause difficult repairs and expensive unplanned shutdowns.The main theme of this paper is focused on concrete industrial floors designed primarily for middle and severe operating conditions. The first part describes the actual trends and contemporary technology. The second part is focused on technology of prestressed industrial floors - their possibility of use, advantages, disadvantages and application in the Czech Republic and abroad.