Designer's Knowledge Bank Search : 258 Matches Found
Category: Peer-Reviewed Technical Papers Architectural Precast Concrete Beautifies Shriners Hospital for Children in Sacramento
The new multi-million dollar Shriners Hospital for Children at the University of California-Davis in Sacramento, California, serves as the gateway to a multi-functional redeveloping medical center.
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Category: Peer-Reviewed Technical Papers Background and Discussion of the PCI Design Handbook - Fourth Edition
This report reviews the process that leads to each new PCI Design Handbook, using the last edition of the Handbook as an example. It also provides a history of the evolution of the precast and
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Category: Peer-Reviewed Technical Papers Background and Discussion of the PCI Design Handbook Fifth Edition
This report reviews the process that leads to each new PCI Design Handbook, using the most recently published Fifth Edition of the Handbook as an example. It goes through each of the eleven chapters
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Category: Peer-Reviewed Technical Papers Century Plaza
Built in the 1930's as a vocational high school, Century Plaza is beginning a new life as a modern office building - thanks to the innovative use of precast, prestressed concrete components.
Category: Peer-Reviewed Technical Papers Connecticut River Plaza
Precast concrete was used for this corporate office complex because it offered the developed design flexibility, economic advantages over other materials, and the ability to meet a fast-track
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Category: Peer-Reviewed Technical Papers Corrosion Resistance of Reinforcement in Architectural Precast Concrete
Presents the mechanism of corrosion of reinforcement and the conditions under which corrosion can occur in reinforced concrete. Chloride ingress and carbonation are discussed together with the
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Category: Peer-Reviewed Technical Papers Fabrication and Shipment Cracks in Prestressed Hollow-Core Slabs and Double Tees
This report is a catalog of cracks which can occur in prestressed hollow-core slabs and double tees during casting, stripping and shipment of the product. It lists the typical causes, preventions and
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Category: Peer-Reviewed Technical Papers Interstitial Precast, Prestressed Concrete Trusses for Ciba-Geigy Life Science Building
Architectural precast concrete and structural precast, prestressed concrete combine effectively to frame the new $126 million, three-story, Ciba-Geigy Life Science Building in Summit, New Jersey. A
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Category: Peer-Reviewed Technical Papers Multiple Facility Complex (M.S.I. #6), Greensville County, Virginia
A precast, prestressed concrete modular system was successfully adopted to build this $100 million prison complex in Virginia, one of the largest built in this state.
Category: Peer-Reviewed Technical Papers New England Bulb Tee Girder Brings Strength, Elegance and Economy to Jetport Interchange Bridge
The New England Bulb Tee (NEBT) girder played a prominent role in constructing the Jetport Interchange Bridge on the Maine Turnpike near Portland, Maine. The bridge has two 125 ft (38.1 m) end spans
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Category: Peer-Reviewed Technical Papers State-of-the-Art of Precast/Prestressed Sandwich Wall Panels
The purpose of this report is to present to the architect, engineer, contractor, precast/prestressed concrete producer and owner current well tested North American practices concerning uses, design,
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