Most slabs-on-ground are unreinforced or nominally reinforced for crack-width control. When positioned in the upper or top portion of the slab thickness, steel reinforcement limits the widths of ...
Thus contractors can’t use calcium chloride for post-tensioned concrete slabs-on-ground or slabs containing aluminum conduit or other aluminum embedments. Exposure Category C addresses chloride ...
Excavation began at ground level, with the concrete work progressing from the foundation upwards. “This is the first of 69 slabs to be cast, marking the deepest level of construction for the ...