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Concrete Shrinkage and Its Effect on Ceramic Tiling of Commercial Swimming

Thu 28 Feb 2019 07:00 — 10:00

Eltham Leisure Centre, 40 Brougham St, Eltham VIC 3095

Event information

This event is sold out.

Overview of What the session is about

Over the past 5 years there has been an increasing occurrence of ceramic tile failures in commercial concrete swimming pools across Australia and New Zealand (“Australasia”). The failures experienced in Australasia follow similar experiences in other jurisdictions, notably in the United Kingdom and Europe. Failures have not necessarily been confined to swimming pools, with similar experiences occurring in Industrial and Commercial flooring applications in Australia and overseas, however given the nature of the ARV audience, the session will focus on failures in commercial concrete swimming pools including:

Context and history
Causes including actual project data
The Australian experience: Standards and practices
The Overseas experience: Standards and practices
Australian industry response and the way forward

Session Outcomes

Educate the audience on the physical phenomenon of ceramic tile failure in commercial concrete swimming pools – what happens and why
Provide a contextual history regarding ceramic pool tiling practices drawing on international and local standards and projects
Outline the roles of the various parties to the design and construction process
Educate the audience on how to avoid such failures in the future

Regarding speakers we will have the following: