INTRODUCTION
THE PROBLEMS WITH NORMAL CONCRETE FLOORS
Normal, or “plain” concrete, no matter how “good” it is, has several deficiencies in its properties as a structural material for industrial floors. All plain concrete;-
- Dusts, shrinks, cracks, chips and spalls
- Corrodes, stains, gets wet, transmits damp and moisture, harbours bacteria and germs
- Requires joints, in effect, “breaking” up a floor into smaller pieces. The joints become another, separate, on-going problem altogether (chipping, dusting, erosion, cleaning, etc.).
CEMENTAID ENHANCED PROPERTIES CONCRETE FLOORS
The modern metallurgist combines proven additives with iron, to change the properties of that basic, brittle metal. This process creates steel, or, an enhanced property “iron”. Various additives create different properties for a variety of “steels”. The modern concrete designer uses this same concept to eliminate or minimise the above, undesirable properties of plain concrete, and to enhance the desirable properties of this construction material. Cementaid concrete control compounds and surface treatments deliver enhanced property concretes for high-performance, low-maintenance industrial floors. Floors that measurably contribute to the profitability of all industrial enterprises. Cementaid concrete industrial floors deliver the optimum maximum results in all criteria of;
Safety * Performance * Appearance * Cost * Economy
Use this Specification Guide in conjunction with the individual Cementaid product Data Sheets to specify your enhanced property industrial concrete floors. And remember, if you are using Everdure Caltite System ingredients for your floor, (e.g. to prevent corrosion, or dampness), then you can also eliminate all expansion joints and saw cuts too, owing to Caltite concretes’ low shrinkage and volumetric stability – Just contact a Cementaid Technical Service Representative for advice on large, “one-piece”, seamless Caltite System floors, or for any other service or information you may require.
JUST ASK!
There will almost never be a one-size-fits-all workshop floor construction solution. The optimum type of admixtures for the concrete (corrosion proof, waterproof, oil proof, impact proof, etc.), and the optimum surface treatments for the floor (integral steel fibre, chemical hardeners, colour, plastic impregnation, full high-build polymers, etc.) that are needed to deliver the right, low maintenance, optimum minimum cost, high performance workshop floor will be determined by the customers’ needs. To ensure the right floor performance, Cementaid recommends that owners, designers and specifiers consult with Cementaid prior to specification, about the most suitable materials and products to deliver the optimum workshop floor under the anticipated service conditions. Cementaid will be delighted to answer any specific questions you may have, and to send you detailed proposals that will solve your particular problems and needs for concrete performance in any industrial situation. E-mail, fax, call or write to us with your job specifications and requirements, and we’ll contact you to discuss your requirements, then e-mail back to you a fully detailed proposal.
Top: Multi-Purpose Floor – 3,000m2 Joint – free, Hardened Freezable, for use as ice-rink Bottom: 13,000m2 Bulk Fertiliser floor: Jointless, Corrosion- proof, Membrane- Free, Hardened & Sealed
SERVICE ENVIRONMENT | EFFECT ON CONCRETE SURFACE | RECOMMENDED SPECIFICATION | EFFECT OF SPECIFICATION |
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General, no specific hazard | Slight wear, some cracking | SuperPlastet recommended to enhance all concrete floors | 40% increased hardness / low dust 20-30% less shrinkage |
General traffic and wear | Dusting and fretting | SuperPlastet + Diamite | Abrasion resistance increased 400-600% |
Ground damp, general floors | Coldness or damp | Everdure Caltite System, or 3CC System, or Aquapel + SuperPlastet | 98% reduction of damp 90% reduction of damp |
Warehousing / Manufacturing (fork-lifts), Car Parking / Workshops | Severe abrasion & erosion / Aggregate exposure / Dusting Staining and soiling | Diamite + Rokite | 5 to 8 x life of untreated floor Total elimination of dust. Anti-staining & easy cleaning |
Cold Rooms / Chiller Rooms | Break-up from freeze / thaw | Caltite System + Rokite | 5 to 8 x life of untreated floor |
Wet, swampy or acidic soil | Severe damp + corrosion | Everdure Caltite System | 98% reduction of transpiration No corrosion |
Sulphates or chlorides contaminated or re-claimed land, marine / coastal environments | Spalling and Disintegration through wick action | Everdure Caltite System | 500-600% life increase No corrosion |
Organic soil, acid, water | Slow corrosion | 3CC System | 500-600% life increase |
Impact and point-contact loads. Heavy machinery work. | Chipping and shattering | SuperPlastet +Steelite | 200-300% effective life improvement |
Impact and point contact loads, with wet environment | Shipping and shattering | 3CC System or Everdure Caltite System +Steelite | 200-300% effective life improvement |
Mineral oils and solvents | Severe staining, "sweating", corrosion in some cases | Diamite + Rokite PR | 200-400% effective life improvement |
Jet fuels and high temp lubricants | Severe staining, corrosion in some cases | Diamite + SuperShield | 200-300% effective life improvement |
Fruit juices, sugars, etc. (sugar refineries / terminals, soft drinks | Rapid corrosion | a) Everdure Caltite System or 3CC System + b) Diamite + Rokite or SuperShield | 5 to 8 x life of untreated floor |
Organic acids, acid tanning liquors, vegetable materials | Corrosion | Everdure Caltite System or 3CC System + Diamite + Rokite or SuperShield | 5 to 8 x life of untreated floor |
Acids, nitric, sulphuric and hydrochloric Superphoshate works. | Very severe corrosion | Everdure Caltite System + Diamite + SuperShield | 5 to 8 x life of untreated floor |
Abattoirs / Tanneries (animal fats, offal, blood) Meat-works / Food Processing Animal Husbandry / Quarantine (stables, kennels, etc.) Public Conveniences | Severe corrosion and surface break-up / deterioration Bacterial contamination Strong odours Poor hygiene Unsafe working conditions | Everdure Caltite System or 3CC System + Diamite + Rokite or SuperShield + Calgrains or Steelite, where appropriate. | 5 to 8 x life of untreated floor. Protects against odours and prevents bacterial contamination of floor 3 to 5 x normal coefficient of friction + impact resistance |
Alcohol, beer, wine, etc. (breweries, wineries, hotels, bars, nightclubs | Rapid corrosion / deterioration from organic acids / bacterial action etc. | 3CC System or Everdure Caltite System + Diamite + Rokite | 6 to 10 x life of untreated normal concrete |
Molasses | Slow corrosion from acids of fermentation | 3CC System + Diamite + Rokite | 5 to 10 x life of untreated floor |
Vinegar | Disintegrates | Everdure Caltite System + Diamite + Rokite | 6 to 10 x life of untreated normal concrete |
Hypo, (Sodium Hyposulphate) | Disintegrates | Everdure Caltite System + Diamite + Rokite | 6 to 10 x life of untreated normal concrete	 |
Electrolytic plating work, fluid spillage | Electrolytic plating work, fluid spillage Disintegrates | Everdure Caltite System + Diamite + Rokite or SuperShield | 5 to 8 x life of untreated normal concrete |
Caustic Soda | Affects siliceous aggregates | 3CC System + Diamite + Rokite | 5 to 8 x life of untreated normal concrete |
Urine | Severe corrosion | 3CC System + Diamite + Rokite | 5 to 8 x life of untreated normal concrete |
Printer's ink | Severe staining, and some corrosion | Diamite + Rokite | 500-600% life increase |
Cold Storage rooms | Slippery surfaces, some freeze/thaw cracking | N-Tair + Everdure Caltite System + Diamite + Rokite | 400-500% life increase |
Wool stores | Abrasion of surface (dusting) Prevention of damp, and spontaneous combustion | Diamite + 3CC System | 400-600% increase in abrasion resistance 90% reduction in damp transmission |
Chlorides (of Ammonia, etc.) | Slow disintegration | Diamite + Rokite | 400-600% increase of life |
Nitrates of Ammonia Sulphates of Ammonia | Disintegration | Everdure Caltite System + Diamite + Rokite | 5 to 8 x life of untreated normal concrete |
Vegetable Oils | Slow disintegration | Diamite + Rokite + Calgrains | 5 to 10 x life of untreated floor Increased traction for worker safety |
Cementaid will be delighted to answer any specific questions you may have, and to send you detailed proposals that will solve your particular problems and needs for concrete performance in any industrial situation. E-mail, fax, call or write to us with your job specifications and requirements, and we’ll e-mail back to you a fully detailed proposal.
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