7 Special cements for floors with no shrinkage

True, there is such a material as "shrinkage-compensating" concretes, which are placed without any joints and show no cracks. But they are not sufficiently "foolproof" in use. J. Holland emphasised these facts with urgency at the 4^th International Colloquium "Industrial Floors '99".

This subject will again be one of the main topics when the experts in the field of industrial floors meet for the fifth time from 21 to 23 January 2003 at the Technical Academy in Esslingen (Germany) for "Industrial Floors '03". A special workshop

"How to reduce shrinkage in Portland cement concrete?"

will be held within the frame of the colloquium to identify the possible solutions and the limits to what is possible. The cement industry from around the world is invited to make its contributions to the discussion.