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Relief of floor slabs where settlement occurs in piled foundations

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Relief of floor slabs where settlement occurs in piled foundations

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Ground heave protection to foundations is essential in areas where settlement occurs. MAX FRANK offers product solutions which act as a protective layer to avoid stress cracking in the floor slab.

Pecavoid^® ground heave solution

Pecavoid^® alleviates the problems of ground heave by creating a void. The panels, designed to crush at a calculated ground pressure, are supplied in various grades/depths to provide full protection to affected foundations.

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Egcovoid^® for load activation

The Egcovoid^® void former creates a load-free separation layer. Load activations are required, especially in the event of incalculable forces, to produce a targeted load transmission.

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June 2023

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