##### [[Building Elements]]
# Basement Slab
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```
TABLE WITHOUT ID Areas + " \ "+ BuildingElement + "<br><br>" + file.link as Issue, SECTION as Description
FROM "3 Resources/Issues"
FLATTEN BuildingElement as BuildingElement
sort AREA ASC
WHERE contains(BuildingElement,[[Basement Slab]])
FLATTEN list(filter(file.lists, (x) => meta(x.section).subpath = "Issue Description").text) as SECTION
```
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| Issue | Description |
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| [[3 Resources/Areas/Basement.md\|Basement]], [[3 Resources/Areas/Ground Floor.md\|Ground Floor]] \ [[3 Resources/Building Elements/Basement Slab.md\|Basement Slab]]<br><br>[[3 Resources/Issues/Cracking in Slab on Ground.md\|Cracking in Slab on Ground]] | <ul><li>Concrete slabs poured on the ground frequently crack.</li><li>If you ask an Engineer they will say they have "never seen a slab on ground which didn't have some cracking"</li><li>The cracking appears primarily around Basement Pits and around Columns.</li><li>It can be prevented by installing Trimmer bars and adding control joints to the slab.</li><li>The slab will still crack however by installing the control joints - the cracking will occur in the joints, we will be left with straight lines then rather than a spider web of cracks.</li><li>Customer don't like it when the cracks are unsightly, and it becomes one more issue to resolve with the Building Commissioner.</li></ul> |
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