Description
Course Objective
Designed for civil, sanitary, and structural engineers, this course explores advanced techniques for designing concrete slabs-on-grade in warehouse facilities, covering specialized methods for addressing challenges such as loading extremes, temperature variations, and superflat floors, providing students with comprehensive knowledge to create high-performance slabs.
Course Description
This course, Concrete Slabs-on-Grade: Warehouses III – High Performance Slabs, constitutes the fourth module within the comprehensive series focusing on concrete slabs-on-grade.
The preceding three courses have effectively provided essential insights required for designing and specifying concrete slabs-on-grade. These encompassed diverse aspects such as background information pertaining to warehouse facilities and their corresponding sites, identification of unique challenges, exploration of various loading scenarios, elaboration of slab design methodologies, and the provision of recommendations for joint particulars, joint filler application, and surface finishes.
This current course, Concrete Slabs-on-Grade: Warehouses III – High Performance Slabs, forges ahead by covering advanced and specialized design techniques. It casts a spotlight on loading dynamics and temperature extremes, delves into the realm of superflat floors, and explores established innovations in slab design that effectively counteract prevalent issues. The curriculum scrutinizes scenarios wherein warehouse floors face rigorous high-demand loads and endure extreme low-temperature conditions. Additionally, it meticulously examines the intricacies of crafting building slabs that demand exceptional flatness standards.
This Continuing Education Course Will Cover the Following:
- Shrinkage Compensating Concrete Slabs
- Slabs with fibers:
- Synthetic fibers (commonly known as microfibers)
- Steel fibers
- Slabs designed with continuous reinforcing
- Post-tensioned slabs-on-grade
- Cold Storage Warehouses
- Automated Racking Systems
- Superflat Floors
The course’s core focus centers on qualitative methodologies for slab design and construction, supplemented by the integration of quantitative design metrics crucial for accurate calculations. The curriculum caters specifically to engineers grounded in the fundamental principles of statics and mechanics of materials, with proficiency in the domains of concrete construction and design.
Author: Thor Heimdahl, PE, SE
Course Number: 416
Course Hours: 4 PDH