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 ...

Many farmers do their own concrete work. Here are tips from pros to improve the quality of the finished slab: Fiber-strand reinforcing, which means fiberglass or other fibers are mixed with the ...

indicating that slabs without tension reinforcement behave similarly to non-reinforced concrete slabs under fire conditions. This finding suggests that current design methods may need to be ...

The second step in coordinating the slab design is to determine the slab thickness and reinforcement. The slab thickness depends on the span, load, deflection, and fire resistance of the slab ...