Risk Assessment
Risk Assessment - A risk assessment is a document which details the potential hazards in a workplace.
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Retarding Admixtures
Retarding Admixtures - (or retarders) are chemicals added to a cement mix to slow down the hydration process.
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Restraint - Restraint inhibits the movement of the slab, leading to an build up of stresses within the concrete.
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Restrained Movement Joints - are provided in fabric reinforced floors to allow limited movement to relieve shrinkage-induced stresses between two adjacent floor panels.
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Slump Test - The slump test is a quick way to indicate the consistency and workability of a fresh concrete mix.
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Resin Flooring - is an extremely tough and durable synthetic product, providing functional, protective and decorative properties for concrete floors.
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Remedial Grinding - The process of removing areas of a floor surface by abrasive grinding of the hardened concrete, usually in order to achieve the required surface regularity.
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Release Agent - A release agent is a chemical which can be applied between two materials to stop them binding together.
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Reinforcement Schedule - A reinforcement schedule is a spreadsheet sent to a reinforcement supplier / fabricator specifying the type and quantity of loose bar and custom mesh reinforcement required for the slab design.
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Reinforcement - is added to concrete to improve its performance. The majority of reinforcement types using in industrial floor slabs increases the slabs bending moment resistance and therefore its load carrying capacity.
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