Swimming Pools: Design and Construction, Fourth Edition

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ISBN: 9780419235903 | 0419235906
Cover: Hardcover
Copyright: 4/24/2000

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This book, the fourth edition of Perkin's classic work on the subject, has now been significantly revised. The subjects covered are general design principles, materials use, durability, uses of reinforced and pre-stressed concrete, finishing of the pool and the pool hall, water treatment and circulation, and operation and maintenance of pools, both public and private. This is the standard reference for all civil engineers, architects, consultants and swimming pool operators involved in the design, construction and maintenance of swimming pools.

Preface

xii

The planning and layout of swimming pools

(28)

General considerations

(21)

Introduction

(1)

Basic requirements for all swimming pools

(2)

Pools for private houses, clubs, hotels and schools

(4)

Covered pools for private houses, hotels, clubs and schools

(4)

Teaching/learner pools

(1)

Public swimming pools

(4)

Floor gradients

(1)

The drainage of walkways and wet areas

(1)

Hydrotherapy pools

(2)

Pools used for sub-aqua activities

(1)

Facilities for the disabled

(1)

Swimming pools with movable floors

(1)

Wave-making machines

(1)

Recommended procedure for getting a pool built: contracts and dealing with disputes

(5)

Introduction

(1)

Contracts: how to proceed

(1)

Dealing with disputes

(4)

Further reading

(2)

Basic characteristics of the materials used in the construction of swimming pools

(19)

Introduction

(1)

Portland cements

(2)

Aggregates from natural sources for concrete and mortar

(1)

Admixtures

(2)

Additions

(2)

Water for mixing concrete, mortar and grout

(1)

Steel reinforcement

(2)

Spacers

(1)

Non-ferrous metals

(1)

Bimetallic corrosion

(1)

Curing compounds for concrete and mortar

(1)

Polymers

(1)

Reactive resins

(1)

Joint fillers

(1)

Joint sealants

(1)

Ceramic tiles

(1)

British standards and euro codes

(1)

References

(1)

Further reading

(1)

Factors affecting the durability of reinforced concrete and cement-based materials used in the construction of swimming pools

(13)

Introduction

(1)

Corrosion of steel reinforcement in concrete

(2)

Carbonation of concrete

(1)

Chloride-induced corrosion of reinforcement

(2)

Deterioration of the concrete

(3)

Chemical attack on cement-based mortar

(1)

Swimming pool water and chemicals used in water treatment

(1)

Moorland water and the Langelier Index

(2)

Alkali-silica reaction

(1)

Further reading

(1)

Construction of swimming pool shells in insitu reinforced concrete

(27)

Introduction

(1)

Site investigations

(1)

Under-drainage of site

(1)

Flotation (uplift) of the pool shell

(1)

General comments on design and construction

(7)

Concrete construction in cold weather

(1)

Concrete construction in hot weather

(1)

Plastic cracking

(1)

Thermal contraction cracking

(2)

Swimming pools with floor slabs supported on the ground

(2)

Construction of the walls of the pool

(2)

Construction of walkway slabs and floors of wet changing areas

(2)

Curing the concrete floor and walls of the pool

(1)

Construction of suspended pool shells

(2)

Thermal insulation of swimming pool shells

(1)

Under-water lighting and under-water windows

(1)

Further reading

(2)

Construction of swimming pool shells in reinforced sprayed concrete and other materials

(19)

Reinforced sprayed concrete (shotcrete)

(8)

Introduction

(2)

Design and specification

(1)

Methods of application

(1)

Execution of the work

(3)

Thermal insulation

(1)

Pipework

(1)

Testing for watertightness

(1)

Under-water lighting

(1)

Swimming pools constructed with reinforced hollow concrete block walls and insitu reinforced concrete floor

(4)

Introduction

(1)

Construction of the floor

(1)

Construction of the walls

(2)

Pipework

(1)

Under-water lighting

(1)

Curing the concrete and protecting the blockwork

(1)

Testing for watertightness

(1)

Back-filling around the walls

(1)

Thermal insulation

100

(1)

Sandwich type construction with insitu reinforced concrete core wall and concrete blocks as permanent formwork

100

(3)

Introduction

100

(1)

Construction of the floor

101

(1)

Pipework

101

(1)

Construction of the walls

101

(1)

Under-water lighting

102

(1)

Finishes to floor and walls

102

(1)

Testing for watertightness

102

(1)

Back-filling around the walls

103

(1)

Thermal insulation

103

(1)

Other methods of construction

103

(3)

General comments

103

(1)

Pools constructed with mass (gravity) type walls

103

(1)

Curing the concrete

104

(1)

Testing for watertightness

104

(1)

Pools constructed in very stable ground such as chalk or rock

104

(2)

Pools constructed of precast post-tensioned concrete units

106

(1)

Pool shells of steel

106

(1)

Further reading

106

(1)

External works

107

(15)

General considerations

107

(1)

Paving

108

(9)

Surface water drainage

117

(1)

Walling

118

(3)

Further reading

121

(1)

Finishing the pool shell and associated structures; problems with pool hall roofs

122

(29)

Finishing the pool shell and associated structures

122

(27)

Cement-sand rendering to insitu concrete walls

123

(7)

Cement-sand rendering to sprayed concrete walls

130

(1)

Cement-sand rendering to concrete block walls

130

(1)

Cement-sand screeds on insitu concrete floors

131

(1)

Cement-sand screeds on sprayed concrete floors

132

(1)

Ceramic tiles and mosaic

132

(6)

Walkways and wet changing areas

138

(1)

Testing the completed tiling

138

(1)

Marbelite

139

(1)

Coatings and paints

140

(4)

Sheet linings to swimming pools

144

(1)

Glass-fibre polyester resin linings

145

(1)

Finishes to walls of pool halls

146

(3)

The roofs of swimming pool halls

149

(1)

General considerations

149

(1)

Pressurised roof voids

149

(1)

The warm-deck roof

149

(1)

Further reading

150

(1)

Water circulation and water treatment

151

(25)

Water circulation

151

(9)

Flow-through pools

152

(2)

Pools where the pool water is in continuous circulation

154

(5)

Ducts for pipework

159

(1)

Water treatment

160

(14)

Layout of treatment plant

162

(1)

Filtration and filters

163

(3)

Chemical dosing of the pool water

166

(2)

The disinfection of pool water

168

(1)

Chlorination

169

(1)

Ozone

170

(1)

Bromine

171

(1)

Chlorine dioxide

171

(1)

Metallic ions (silver and copper)

171

(1)

Ultra-violet radiation

172

(1)

The base-exchange process for softening pool water

173

(1)

Sulphates in swimming pool water

174

(1)

Further reading

174

(2)

Notes on heating swimming pools and energy conservation

176

(5)

Heating open-air swimming pools

176

(1)

Heating the water in indoor swimming pools

177

(1)

Heating and ventilation of pool halls and adjoining areas

177

(2)

Solar heating of swimming pools

179

(1)

Further reading

180

(1)

Maintenance and repairs to swimming pools

181

(43)

Maintenance of swimming pools

181

(3)

General considerations

181

(1)

Routine supervision: smaller pools

181

(1)

Shut-down periods

182

(1)

Algal growths: prevention and removal

183

(1)

Foot infections

184

(1)

Repairs to external works: paving

184

(5)

Remedial work to insitu concrete paving for pedestrians

185

(1)

Remedial work to insitu concrete paving for light commercial vehicles

186

(1)

Remedial work for precast concrete flag paving

186

(1)

Remedial work to precast concrete block paving

186

(1)

Remedial work to clay pavers

187

(1)

Remedial work to slippery paving

187

(1)

Preventing trips and falls

188

(1)

Repairs to external works: walling

189

(1)

Remedial work to free-standing walls

189

(1)

Remedial work to earth-retaining walls

189

(1)

Remedial work to pools under construction

190

(4)

General comments

190

(1)

Remedial work to thermal contraction cracks

190

(1)

Remedial work to drying shrinkage cracks

191

(1)

Remedial work to honeycombed concrete

192

(1)

Inadequate concrete cover to the reinforcement

193

(1)

Remedial work to existing pools: tracing leaks and investigations

194

(6)

Introduction

194

(2)

Tracing leaks

196

(1)

General investigations

197

(3)

Remedial work to existing pools: repairs following leak tracing and investigations

200

(5)

Remedial work to leakage

200

(3)

Improving support to the pool floor

203

(1)

Structural lining to the pool shell

203

(1)

Remedial work to finishes

203

(2)

Further reading

205

(1)

Appendix 1 Conversion factors and coefficients

206

(2)

Appendix 2 Testing swimming pools shells, walkway slabs and other wet areas for watertightness. Commissioning swimming pools

208

(5)

Introduction

208

(1)

Testing new pools

208

(1)

Testing existing pools

209

(1)

The leakage test procedure

209

(1)

General comments on testing

210

(1)

Watertightness test for walkway slabs and other wet areas

211

(1)

Commissioning swimming pools (filling and emptying)

211

(2)

Appendix 3 Investigations, sampling and testing

213

(2)

General considerations

213

(1)

Sampling and laboratory testing

213

(1)

Cover-meter survey

214

(1)

Appendix 4 The consultant/designer as an expert witness

215

(3)

Introduction

215

(2)

The form of the Expert's Report

217

(1)

The expert witness and the Construction Act 1996

217

(1)

Appendix 5 Notes on safety in swimming pools

218

(5)

Introduction

218

(1)

Water depths for diving

219

(1)

Signs for water depths in the pool

219

(1)

Other safety signs

219

(1)

Outlets for water in the pool floor

219

(1)

Water slides and play equipment

219

(1)

Slipping and tripping on floors of walkways, changing rooms etc.

220

(1)

Chemicals in water treatment

221

(2)

Appendix 6 List of organisation relevant to this book

223

(1)

Index

224

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