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Currently, the trend is to increase the demand for high-rise buildings roofs that would serve as a social space or as a green roof. This trend is also confirmed by the fact that due to the lack of space in the city, the buildings are being built up even higher and the social space needs to be created as a part of them. The main idea of this article was to analyze the different shapes of the roofs using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation software and to demonstrate the suitability of their use. From seve...

This article discusses typical problem of industrial floors, i.e. cracks. Slight cracks are usually effect of volume changes such as shrinkage and creep. There are also other reasons why cracks appear. For example: inappropriate design, heavier load than expected or wrong realization of the concrete slab. Cracks, which are caused by mentioned reasons, are wider and deeper. Wide and deep cracks can cause another defects such as concrete crumbling along the crack. They can be a problem for maintenance and service li...