Frost Heave
Frost Heave
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Hi,
Wondering if someone could offer some advice!?
I am working on a project to convert an existing buidling into a freezer store to operate at -25 deg C/ -13 deg F.
The floor of the original building was not designed to prevent frost heave.
What measures can be taken to prevent frost heave on this existing floor slab??
thanks
Wondering if someone could offer some advice!?
I am working on a project to convert an existing buidling into a freezer store to operate at -25 deg C/ -13 deg F.
The floor of the original building was not designed to prevent frost heave.
What measures can be taken to prevent frost heave on this existing floor slab??
thanks





RE: Frost Heave
- sub-freezing tempuratures
- frost-susceptable soils
- water
You can insulate under the freezer floor, make sure you don't have silty soil under the building floor, put in foundation drains, or some combination of the above.Silts are the most frost-susceptible because, unlike sand or gravel, they are fine enough to wick moisture up several feet from the the water table, and unlike clay, they are permeable enough that capillary action can wick up large amounts of water.
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Does any one know of a more economical solution???
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