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FLOORS FOR BREWERIES
Author(s) -
Griffiths L. H.
Publication year - 1952
Publication title -
journal of the institute of brewing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.523
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 2050-0416
pISSN - 0046-9750
DOI - 10.1002/j.2050-0416.1952.tb02699.x
Subject(s) - spillage , asphalt , cement , forensic engineering , expansive , environmental science , shrinkage , waste management , engineering , civil engineering , composite material , materials science , compressive strength
Problems of floor construction are found chiefly in wort‐cooling rooms, fermenting rooms, yeast rooms, cellars and cold rooms, difficulties arising from the corrosive actions of spillage and from the detergent materials used; additionally, casks impose mechanical strain on cellar floors. Irregularities harbour micro‐organisms, and aesthetic objections to their development are accompanied by the corrosive effects of their activities and by the mechanical damage they cause. Asphalt surfacings have many useful applications, and composite floors over asphalt are particularly useful if construction is such as to permit thorough cleaning and avoidance of seepage. Other materials of value in particular situations include various types of cement and the recently‐developed latex‐cement, the latter being free from thermoplasticity and shrinkage.