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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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Category: Peer-Reviewed Technical Papers The San Francisco Marriott Hotel
Describes the design, detailing, fabrication and installation of GFRC architectural panels for a 42-story hotel - the largest GFRC clad building of its kind in the United States. The structure and
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Category: Peer-Reviewed Technical Papers Thin-Brick Panels Add Distinctive Accent to All-Precast Concrete Office Building
Precast and prestressed concrete, together with architectural precast concrete, were used innovatively to build the new $13 million, five-story 333 West Eleventh Street office building in Kansas
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Category: Peer-Reviewed Technical Papers Union Camp Paper Machine Building
Presents the design-construction highlights of a large capacity paper machine building erected using precast prestressed concrete. The structure is designed to resist unusually heavy loads, seismic
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Category: Books & Manuals Architectural Precast Concrete, Second Edition
This Manual is the second edition of a comprehensive design manual on architectural precast concrete. Design, detailing and specifying information is compiled into a practical, easy-to-use format.
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Category: Books & Manuals Bridge Design Manual Chapter 18
This two-volume, 16-chapter, comprehensive design manual includes both preliminary and final design information for standard girders and most precast and precast, prestressed concrete products and
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Category: Books & Manuals Collection of Ideas on Production of Architectural Precast Concrete Products
An excellent source of useful production information for every architectural precast plant. Six chapter of ""how-to' ideas based on years of invaluable production experience. Chapters include:
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Category: Books & Manuals Design and Typical Details of Connections for Precast and Prestressed Concrete, Second Edition
This manual updates and summarizes the state-of-the-art for connections in the precast and prestressed concrete industry for both structural and architectural products. Not since the First Edition
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Category: Books & Manuals Design for Fire Resistance of Precast, Prestressed Concrete, Second Edition
This design manual presents data on properties of materials at high temperatures, and procedures whereby floors, roofs, and walls can be analyzed for their fire endurance. Design information is
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Category: Books & Manuals Erection Safety Manual for Precast and Prestressed Concrete
This Safety Manual was prepared for the use and training of precast and prestressed concrete erecting personnel. It sets forth rules which must be observed in order to safely and efficiently carry
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Category: Books & Manuals Erectors' Manual: Standards and Guidelines for the Erection of Precast Concrete Products
This manual is intended to provide standards (shown in boldface) and corresponding guidelines (commentary) for the erection of plant-produced precast and prestressed concrete products, and to
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Category: Books & Manuals Fundamentals of Prestressed Concrete Design
An illustrated presentation of the basic principles of designing prestressed concrete structural elements. Softcover 133pp
Category: Books & Manuals Maintenance Manual for Precast Parking Structures
This manual is intended for the owners, operators, architects, and engineers of precast parking structures in order to assist them in extending their structure's service life. The recommendations
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Category: Books & Manuals Manual for Quality Control for Plants and Production of Glass Fiber Reinforced Concrete Products
This Standard and Commentary provide requirements of a quality control program in the manufacture of glass fiber reinforced concrete (GFRC) products. The recommendations for production have been
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Category: Books & Manuals Manual for Quality Control for Plants and Production of Structural Precast Concrete Products, 4th edition
Specifiers, producers, testing labs, inspection consultants, teachers, designers, and quality technicians should all have a copy of this QC manual! These standards and the accompanying commentary
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Category: Books & Manuals PCI Design Handbook - Precast and Prestressed Concrete, Sixth Edition
Recent changes in the building codes and standards issued by ASCE, ACI and IBC are the most significant in 40 years, according to some code experts. Practicing structural engineers and architects
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Category: Books & Manuals PCI Drafting Handbook - Precast and Prestressed Concrete, Second Edition
This handbook, which is a second edition of the ""Architectural Precast Concrete Drafting Handbook"" published in 1975, is an essential reference for individuals or firms involved in the preparation
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Category: Books & Manuals PCI Manual for the Design of Hollow Core Slabs
Purpose of Manual The application and design of precast, prestressed hollow core slabs is similar to that of other prestressed members. However, there are situations that are unique to hollow core
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Category: Books & Manuals PCI Safety And Loss Prevention Manual
Widely used over the years by scores of plants, this revised manual is again available in its 2000 version and remains a valuable resource. Included are guidelines for establishing and administering
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Category: Books & Manuals Quality Control Technician/Inspector Level III Training Manual
This Manual is a logical continuation of many of the topics presented in the Levels I & II Training Manual (TM-101). The format is similar. The text is written as easy-to-understand and includes
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Category: Books & Manuals Second Edition, Architectural Precast Concrete - Color and Texture Selection Guide
This extensive architectural precast concrete guide is also available in a free online format. To search the free online Color & Texture Guide, click here. A
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Category: Books & Manuals State-of-the-Art of Spliced Girder Bridges
Contains descriptions of structural systems; types of girder splices; construction methods and techniques; analysis and design; and design examples with cost analysis. Includes a report on a survey
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Category: Books & Manuals The State-of-the-Art of of Precast/Prestressed Integral Bridges
This 100-page publication is filled with details and design information on bridges made integral with their piers and abutments. The eleven chapters include: Introduction, Integral (Jointless)
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Category: Books & Manuals Tolerance Manual for Precast and Prestressed Concrete Construction
This new reference manual is intended to assist designers, producers and erectors of products for the building industry in determining the proper tolerances in every phase of the building process.
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Category: Articles 1954-2004, Celebrating milestones of an Industry and its Organization
The Walnut Lane Bridge launched an industry ... who could have imagined. This eight-page, full-color brochure strives to summarize the key milestones of both the Precast/Prestressed Concrete
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Category: Articles A New Concept in Structural Design for Mexico City Elevated Metro
The author describes the design and construction features of the new elevated line of Mexico City's Metro. This 5.6 km (3.5 mile) long structure, with beams spanning 40 m (131.23 ft), uses precast
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Category: Articles A New Dimension in Precast, Prestressed Concrete Bridges for Congested Urban Areas in High Seismic Zones
Twin precast, pretensioned concrete bridges were recently built over Tlalpan Freeway - in one of Mexico City's most densely populated areas. Designed for a clear span of 170 ft (52 m) over a major
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Category: Articles A Precast, Prestressed Concrete Structural System for Buildings Located in High Seismic Zones
Designed to resist seismic forces, this innovative precast prestressed structural system features groups of columns, each group acting as a ""resistance nucleus."" The design works as four large
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Category: Articles Admiral Clarey Bridge - Pearl Harbor Naval Station, Hawaii
The use of segmental precast construction techniques resulted in quality, durability and economy in the floating drawspan for this $84 million design-build project located in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
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Category: Articles Aesthetics of Architectural Precast Concrete
Aesthetics is playing an increasingly important role in the design of building facades. In North America and Europe that concept that aesthetics (form) must follow function is well established. This
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Category: Articles Alternate Designs Can Lower Bridge Costs
Access to competitive bid alternatives saves bridge owners considerable costs and creates more-efficient designs in concrete and steel. The Route 440 bridge in Pulaski County, Ark., now under
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Category: Articles An Innovative Design Solution for Precast Prestressed Concrete Buildings in High Seismic Zones
The authors describe the development of an imaginative new structural system for precast, prestressed concrete buildings in high seismic zones. The key element in the system is the beam-to-column
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Category: Articles An Overview of the PRESSS Five-Story Precast Test Building
As the culmination of the PRESSS (Precast Seismic Structural Systems) research program, a 60 percent scale five-story precast/prestressed concrete building will be tested under simulated seismic
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Category: Articles Bridges Testing Advantages In High Performance Concrete
Projects across the country will provide key data as industry gears up for international symposium in October. As the highway industry gears up for a major international symposium on the subject of
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Category: Articles Building Doctors
The work Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates performs to find cures for what ails various construction projects also aids the firm's future engineering projects. ""Forensic"" isn't a term that
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Category: Articles Cable-Stayed Bridges with Prestressed Concrete
Based on his more than 50 years of experience as a consulting engineer on specialized structures, the author presents a state-of-the-art report on prestressed concrete cable stayed bridges with
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Category: Articles Clay Product-Faced Precast Concrete Panels
This four-color publication presents the design and construction considerations for designers and plant personnel necessary for using brick, ceramic tile and architectural terra cotta faced precast
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Category: Articles Cracking, Ultimate Strength and Deformations of Prestressed Concrete Sections of General Shape
An interactive procedure is presented for determining the stresses and strains in partially prestressed concrete sections of general shape. The analysis is extended to determine the ultimate
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Category: Articles Criteria for Design of Bearing Pads
This report is based on a research study conducted by Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc., including both site surveys and testing of bearing pads used in building construction. Recommendations
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Category: Articles Curved Precast Ramp Adds Elegance and Function to Aventura Parking Structure
Designers of the Aventura Mall in Aventura, Florida, devised a precast concrete design to ensure a new six-level parking structure would be complete in time for the opening of a new retail store. A
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Category: Articles Design and Construction of Linn Cove Viaduct
Several innovative design and construction techniques were used to build the Linn Cove Viaduct - 1 1243 ft (379 m) long, S-shaped precast prestressed segmental concrete bridge - situated in one of
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Category: Articles Design of Connections for Precast/Prestressed Concrete Buildings for the Effects of Earthquake
This report, based on a study conducted by ABAM Engineers Inc., for the National Science Foundation, is the second phase of a three-part study on connections (Phase 1 resulted in TR-2-82). The work,
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Category: Articles Design of Segmental Bridges for Thermal Gradient
Thermocouple data from an instrumented prestressed concrete segmental bridge (North Halawa Valley Viaduct) have been efficiently reduced graphically to determine the critical positive and negative
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Category: Articles Design, Fabrication and Construction of New England Bulb-Tee Girder
The authors discuss the benefits of a partnership approach to problem solving through a case study examination of the development of the New England bulb-tee precast concrete bridge girder. A
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Category: Articles Designer's Notebook - Benefits and Advantages
Part I: PCI's Architectural Precast Concrete Services Committee explains key benefits to be gained by owners, designers and contractors by specifying architectural precast panels. Part II: Jim Van
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Category: Articles Designer's Notebook - Bullnoses
Part I: PCI's Architectural Precast Concrete Services Committee outlines the potential of precast's moldability, repetition and use of bullnoses in the first of a series focusing on panel details.
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Category: Articles Designer's Notebook - Cornices
Part I: PCI's Architectural Precast Concrete Services Committee outlines the potential of cornices in the second of a series focusing on panel details. Part II: Architect Richard E. Fencl, AIA,
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Category: Articles Designer's Notebook - Design Economy
PCI's Architectural Precast Concrete Services Committee offers insight on the architectural precast manufacturing process to help achieve design goals and control costs. With architectural
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Category: Articles Designer's Notebook - Multiple Mixes/Textures
Part I: PCI's Architectural Precast Concrete Services Committee explains the options available for expanding aesthetic detailing by combining mixtures and textures. Topics include: demarcation
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Category: Articles Designer's Notebook - Radiused Precast Concrete
Part I: PCI's Architectural Precast Concrete Services Committee illustrates how radiused precast can be designed creatively and cost-effectively. Part II: Jun Xia, vice president at Gensler,
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Category: Articles Designer's Notebook - Reveals
Part I: PCI's Architectural Precast Concrete Services Committee provides background and details on ways to take full advantage of reveals in the fourth in a series of articles. Topics include:
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Category: Articles Designer's Notebook - Sculptural Forms
Part I: PCI's Architectural Precast Concrete Services Committee explains the ease with which designers can add concrete sculptural forms to their projects. Topics include: form liners add impact,
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Category: Articles Designer's Notebook - Stone Veneer-Faced Precast
Discusses the benefits and design considerations for stone veneer-faced precast concrete panels. Considers stone strength and sizes, anchorage of stone facing, panel watertightness, veneer jointing,
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Category: Articles Designing For The Unknown
A Phoenix ""hotel"" for high-tech switching equipment makes a precast box into a one-of-a-kind building built without people in mind.
Category: Articles Efflorescence on Precast Concrete
Discusses what is efflorescence, causes and approaches to minimizing efflorescence, and removal methods. 6pp
Category: Articles Extra-Wide Double Tee Aids Parking Designs
Addition to the Trump Taj Mahal Casino parking garage shows advantages of 15-foot tee in design flexibility, erection speed and maintenance savings. Designers of an addition to the Trump Taj Mahal
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Category: Articles Fatigue Strength of Joints in a Precast, Prestressed Concrete Double Tee Bridge
The feasibility of using precast, prestressed double tees to form a monolithic bridge system is examined by conducting static and fatigue load tests on a 1:3.5 scale model of a two-span, transversely
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Category: Articles Feasibility Study of Transversely Prestressed Double Tee Bridges
Discusses the testing procedure an strength evaluation of two identical double tee prestressed concrete bridges owned by the City of Tallahassee, Florida. The various elements of each bridge were
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Category: Articles Fifty Years And Growing
A host of precast concrete projects both here and abroad show how TKLP has sustained its growth and technical expertise since opening in 1946. The Kling-Lindquist Partnership Inc., appears to have
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Category: Articles Flexural Strength and Ductility Analysis of Spirally Reinforced Prestressed Concrete Piles
A method to analyze the flexural strength and ductility of prestressed concrete piles containing spiral reinforcement is presented. A numerical design example is included to demonstrate the proposed
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Category: Articles Garage Maintenance Is Key To Long-Term Success
Periodic housekeeping and preventive maintenance programs provide inexpensive ways for parking structures to maintain long-term viability. In-ground costs for parking garages often become the
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Category: Articles GFRC Provides Arresting Exterior
Unique building shape, security needs, and high-traffic area lead designers to specify precast GFRC materials for California police facility. The new police facility in Redwood City, Calif., had to
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Category: Articles Hard Work Keeps Hammons Thriving
Development business succeeds on sound business judgment, accurate forecasting, a keen sense of timing, and a strong team that includes early input from the precaster. Midwest developer John Q.
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Category: Articles Helix Creates Unique Twist
Incorporating warp into double tees' castings helps create unique ramp and alleviates drainage concerns in mall's parking structure. Designers always are looking for new techniques they can use to
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Category: Articles Hollow-Core System Grows In Condo Use
Condominium projects like the Continental View Condominium are finding a series of advantages to using a combination steel-stud frame and hollow-core structure. Hollow-core floor slabs offer a
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Category: Articles How To Profit From Design/Build
Design/build systems offer advantages for owners, architects, and engineers, but all three must adapt their attitudes and operations to benefit. The design/build process means different things to
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Category: Articles Hybrid Precast Frame Meets Seismic Challenges
Precast concrete framing system combines high-strength and mild steel to both resist forces and absorb energy, proving superior to monolithic frames in speed, cost and durability. Producing precast
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Category: Articles Ideas By Design - Parking Structures Thrive Using Precast Components
Part of the Ideas By Design series of color brochures, this 12-page piece presents the benefits of using precast concrete in structured parking. Benefits include environmental friendliness, safety &
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Category: Articles Innovative Design and Erection Methods Solve Construction of Rock Cut Bridge
Transportation difficulties, elimination of the center pier and environmental restraints presented a major design-construction challenge for this nearly 200 ft (61 m) long bridge in a mountainous
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Category: Articles Lateral Deformations of Perforated Shear Walls for Low and Mid-Rise Buildings
Plane concrete shear walls have been used successfully in low and mid-rise buildings for the last 30 years to furnish the required resistance to wind and seismic forces. Due to functional
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Category: Articles Loadbearing Architectural Precast Concrete Wall Panels
This four-color publication presents the benefits of using loadbearing architectural precast concrete walls in buildings. Discussed are the various shapes and sizes of wall panels, major design
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Category: Articles Maintenance of Precast, Prestressed Concrete Parking Structures
This four-page, full-color brochure is intended to serve as a maintenance guide to owners and operators of precast, prestressed concrete parking structures. This brochure can assist in the
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Category: Articles Manufacturing Facilities
Part of a four-color series of promotional brochures explaining the merits of precast concrete wall panels.
Category: Articles Marta Elevated Rail System - Atlanta, Ga.
This precast segmental post-tensioned concrete project for the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority demonstrates the ability of the segmental technique to economically solve bridge
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Category: Articles Minimization of Floor Thickness in Precast, Prestressed Concrete Multistory Buildings
This paper presents a newly developed interior framing system for precast prestressed concrete multistory office buildings. The new system is optimized for gravity loads; however, it is also shown to
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Category: Articles New Connectors Aid Constructability
New connection technology aids site assembly and seismic durability, as seen in the Wiltern Center Parking Structure, winner of the Harry Edwards Award. The Harry H. Edwards Industry Advancement
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Category: Articles New Deep WSDOT Standard Sections Extend Spans of Prestressed Concrete Girders
This paper discusses the new deep precast, prestressed concrete girder sections that have been adopted as Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) Standards. Members of the Pacific
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Category: Articles NSP Red Wing Plant Access Bridge
Precast prestressed concrete bulb tee beams, with the aid of transverse post-tensioning, were used for strength and economy to build a six-span continuous bridge for a privately owned utility company.
Category: Articles Observations on the Performance of Structures in the Kobe Earthquake of January 17, 1995
From February 14 to 20, Dr. S.K. Ghosh, along with a select group of investigators, inspected the site of the Kobe earthquake in Japan. This article presents an overview of the author's assessment of
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Category: Articles Old Traditions Aid New Structure
County government selects precast panels to link new administration center to historic limestone courthouse. The Porter County, Ind., Board of Commissioners hated to turn its back on its long-time
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Category: Articles Payette's Leading Edge: Planning Total Environments
Design expertise in healthcare and research facilities evolves into master planning, aided by innovative uses of precast concrete. Boston-based Payette Associates Inc. has carved a niche in
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Category: Articles PCI Intern Program
A joint subcommittee of the PCI Professional Member Committee and the PCI Student Education Committee has collaborated to develop the PCI Summer Intern Program. The purpose of this program is to
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Category: Articles PCI Standard Design Practice
This document is the final version of a report which appeared in the July-August 1996 PCI JOURNAL presenting standard design practices for precast/prestressed concrete structures. The purpose in
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Category: Articles Performance of Precast/Prestressed Concrete Building Structures During the Northridge Earthquake
From February 14 to 20, Dr. S.K. Ghosh, along with a select group of investigators, inspected the site of the Kobe earthquake in Japan. This article presents an overview of the author's assessment of
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Category: Articles Performance of Prestressed Concrete Highway Bridges in the United States - The First 40 Years
Inspection, rating and other data are extracted from the National Bridge Inventory to trace the market growth and assess the performance of prestressed concrete bridges built during the last 40
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Category: Articles Plan Parking To Promote Security
Owners and designers can provide a safer environment for patrons by designing safety into their parking structures. Security is a key concern for owners and patrons of parking facilities of all
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Category: Articles Precast Concrete Fire Prevention: Setting the Record Straight
Recent building code revisions, with extensive sprinkler trade-offs and other concessions, have significantly reduced structural fire protection and related life safety. Now more than ever, building
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Category: Articles Precast Concrete makes the grade for K-12 School Facilities
Total Precast Concrete Systems Meet Schools' Total Lifetime Needs Architectural and structural precast concrete components save time, cut costs and provide a high-quality look. COST EFFECTIVENESS A
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Category: Articles Precast Concrete Panels: Tilt-up Doesn't Measure Up
When all attributes and true expenses are added up, precast concrete panels offer significant benefits in quality, speed and short- and long-term cost savings. Precast concrete panels offer benefits
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Category: Articles Precast Concrete Piers Protect Holland Tunnel From Wayward Ships
Quality control, construction speed, and low cost are among precast's advantages for Hudson River structure. Quality control plus prudent allocation of time and money led straight to precast
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Category: Articles Precast Cuts Time, Costs On Multi-Housing Project
Conversion of cast-in-place project to precast offered advantages for $87-million residential, retail, and parking project. Blending the new Ninth Square multi-use complex in New Haven, Conn., with
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Category: Articles Precast Delivers On Time For Giant UPS Shipping Hub
Company's largest-ever processing facility uses precast panels to meet need for enormous volume of material, quick construction and distinctive look. When designers began creating the new shipping
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Category: Articles Precast From The Foundation Up
Precast concrete forms both frame and cladding on recycling station. Little attention has been paid to the design and construction of solid-waste transfer centers. This lack of concern has been
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Category: Articles Precast Helps Data Center Meet 'Warp Speed' Schedule
All-precast structure helps State Farm Insurance consolidate regional data-processing into a durable, reliable facility and create major savings. When projects need to be completed quickly, they are
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Category: Articles Precast Helps Hotels Fit In
Whether a site's neighborhood consists of historic buildings or tight airport parking garages, architectural panels help structures mesh. Nestling a hotel among existing buildings so the new fits
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Category: Articles Precast Housing Kit
Looking for a new addition to your inventory of sales literature? Consider the new Housing Kit. This eight-piece set communicates the benefits of precast concrete in the housing market.
Category: Articles Precast Meets Concrete Needs
American Concrete Institute uses precast concrete structure and panels to create a distinctive headquarters showcasing the material's versatility. It might seem simple to decide what construction
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Category: Articles Precast Panels For Industrial Buildings
Part of a four-color series of promotional brochures explaining the merits of precast concrete wall panels.
Category: Articles Precast Sets The Standard
University of California at Davis's new patient support services facility sets design standard for campus while meeting functional needs of 12 departments. University of California at Davis
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Category: Articles Precast Structures in Regions of High Seismicity: 1997 UBC Provisions
The 1997 edition of the Uniform Building Code, for the first time, contains design provisions for precast concrete structures located in regions of high seismicity (seismic Zones 3 and 4). This paper
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Category: Articles Precast Super Bulb Tees Create Innovative Bridge
Original, 20-year-old plans for steel replacement bridge are scrapped for cost-effective plan using precast super bulb tees to span 190-foot gap. The replacement for a deteriorating bridge spanning
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Category: Articles Precast Tech Center Uses Innovative Layout
Crescent-shaped campus, early input from precaster help addition to complex succeed in Denver and form the basis for further expansion of all-precast development. The new Crescent Town Center
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Category: Articles Precast Trusses, Bridge Make Office Project Shine
Careful planning and close communication allow precast prestressed truss system and precast cable-stayed bridge to star. West Lake Union Center in Seattle offers a breathtaking site, pushed up
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Category: Articles Precast Wall Panels Aid Warehouse Designs
Warehouse-like structures as dissimilar as distribution centers, retail stores, and food-processing plants find insulated panels offer significant advantages for specialized needs. What do companies
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Category: Articles Preliminary Results From the PRESSS Five-Story Precast Concrete Test Building
A large-scale five-story precast concrete building constructed to 60 percent scale was tested under simulated seismic loading as the culmination of the 10-year PRESSS (Precast Seismic Structural
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Category: Articles Repeat Customers Keep Firm Growing
SRSS thrives by offering diverse project types, complete architectural services, and a judicious use of materials that keeps clients coming back. Every architectural firm hopes to cultivate a cadre
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Category: Articles Report Codifies, Details Sandwich Wall Panels
Report on the state of the art for precast, prestressed sandwich wall panels consolidates approaches and design examples into one, now-published volume. Precast, prestressed sandwich wall panels
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Category: Articles Research Boulevard Bridge
Precast prestressed concrete box beams with architectural precast fascia panels were selected for this three-span 192 ft. (58.6 m) long highway bridge located at a distinguished research park.
Category: Articles Simulated Seismic Load Tests on Prestressed Concrete Piles and Pile-Pile Cap Connections
The results of tests conducted in New Zealand on prestressed concrete piles and pile-pile cap connections subjected to simulated seismic loading are summarized. The piles were of prestressed
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Category: Articles Six Programs Keep RS&H Growing
Firm's expertise in bridge work, and five other market sectors, keeps it - and its interest in precast - growing. Balancing programs within an architectural and engineering firm requires clear
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Category: Articles Specifiers Learn Advantages Of High-Performance Concrete
As HPC's benefits in lower permeability, improved durability, and higher strength become clear, more owners and designers are learning to explore the possibilities. High-Performance Concrete (HPC)
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Category: Articles Spliced Segmental Prestressed Concrete I-Beams for Shelby Creek Bridge
The Shelby Creek Bridge is a five-span, high-level highway bridge nearly 1000 ft (305 m) long over a narrow valley in mountainous eastern Kentucky. Equal length prestressed concrete I-beams were
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Category: Articles Staying Abreast Of Trends Keeps DMJM At Forefront
Design and technical expertise, plus choice of materials, provide creative, functional, and cost-effective buildings to owners. Finding the balance between aesthetic needs and practical concerns
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Category: Articles Stone Veneer-Faced Precast Concrete Panels
Stone veneer-faced precast concrete panels have been used successfully to clad buildings in North America for the past 40 years. Their popularity is due to the aesthetics, strength, durability,
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Category: Articles Studies Offer Proof Of Precast's Durability
Survey of parking garages offers tips on design and maintenance, while chloride-permeability tests show existing standards are confusing. Creating a precast structure that will retain its durability
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Category: Articles Team Approach, Inside And Out, Aids Growth
Ellerbe Becket uses a coordinated approach to the building process and a newly restructured team approach to its staff to stay at the forefront. Ellerbe Becket long has been a proponent of an
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Category: Articles Team Solutions Timeline
This timeline points out the dramatic difference the precaster can make if brought into the construction team at the beginning planning stages of a parking structure. Their expertise and input can
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Category: Articles Technology Center Grows With Precast Buildings
Research park created in 1984 to encourage technology companies to locate together features a unified look thanks to precast-clad facades. The Miami Valley Research Park in Dayton, Ohio, offers an
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Category: Articles The Cause for Cracking in Post-tensioned Concrete
The appearance of distress in the form of cracking in any concrete structure is one of concern and consternation to all parties involved. It is evidence of an unfavorable stress condition and if
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Category: Articles The Florida Suncoast Dome
Describes the conceptual and structural design, production and erection of a $100 million multipurpose stadium in St. Petersburg, Florida. This all precast prestressed concrete structure utilizes
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Category: Articles The Precast, Prestressed Advantage for Owners and Developers
This four-page, full-color brochure includes the following topics targeted toward the owner: Precast Benefits, Structural Flexibility, Commitment to Quality, Aesthetic Versatility, High Performance,
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Category: Articles The Solution of Choice - Precast Concrete Sandwich Wall Panels
Part of a four-color series of promotional brochures explaining the merits of precast concrete wall panels.
Category: Articles Time-Dependent Stresses in Prestressed Concrete Sections of General Shape
A procedure is presented for determining stresses and strains in reinforced concrete sections with or without prestressing. Cross sections of arbitrary shape are considered and the immediate and long
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Category: Articles Timely Reconstruction
Destroyed Florida bridge is replaced in just 18 days, thanks to precast prestressed concrete, fast-track system, and fluid teamwork. In February, a tragic accident struck the southbound lanes of
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Category: Articles Tips and Techniques for Parking Decks
This four-page, full-color brochure covers the following topics: Elements for Success, Strength, Performance, Durability, Corrosion, Climatic Concerns, Durability Measures, Electrical Considerations,
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Category: Articles Total Precast Concrete Structures
Combining architectural and structural functions creates advantages that include speed, flexibility and aesthetics. The benefits offered by total precast concrete systems accrue to the owner,
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Category: Articles Warehousing and Distribution Facilities
Part of a four-color series of promotional brochures explaining the merits of precast concrete wall panels.
Category: Articles Why Architectural Precast Reinforcement Doesn't Corrode
PCI's Architectural Director outlines the advantages offered by precast, prestressed concrete in protecting reinforcement from corrosion. A key concern for owners and designers when planning a
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Category: Research Accelerated Curing
Current recommendations for accelerated curing generally reflect good practice and have a sound background; however, some specifications are overly restrictive and in fact may not result in high
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Category: Research Accelerated Curing Using Electrically Heated Forms
This bulletin is intended to remove some of the mystery surrounding the use of electric form heat for accelerated curing. It will give the operations manager and/or plant engineer: 1) a basis for
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Category: Research Accelerated Curing Using Electrically Heated Systems, Part I, Internal Curing
This bulletin presents a method of internal heat curing of 5- to 20-ton precast concrete products by passing a low voltage current through inexpensive disposable resistance wires embedded in the
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Category: Research Accelerated Curing Using Electrically Heated Systems, Part II, External Curing
This bulletin presents a curing cycle that is most suited to the electric curing method, discusses the design of the equipment to do the job, and examines problems encountered during its
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Category: Research Composite Flange Supported Tees
Contains design information including load tables for flange-supported tees that are assumed to act composite with concrete topping. The result is addtional capacity and safety regardless of whether
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Category: Research Composite Systems Without Roughness
The purpose of this report is to examine the concept of composite systems without roughness, with particular attention being paid to the performance of such systems under service and cracking loads
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Category: Research Composite Systems Without Ties
The recommendations presented in this bulletin are based on the principle that the horizontal shear stress at ultimate load should not exceed approximately one-half the minimum strength determined
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Category: Research Concrete Corbels Attached to Precast Concrete Columns
This project involves development of design and fabrication procedures for attaching concrete corbels to precast columns. The columns are are in long-line forms with minimal penetration. Procedures
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Category: Research Design of Ledger Beams (Including Supplement)
Presents a step-by-step approach for the design of ledger beams including shear and flexure in the ledge as well as beam shear and torsion. Design aids and examples are presented. Part of Volume
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Category: Research Design of Precast Shear Walls
Reviews procedures for earthquake design of low box-type precast buildings using the equivalent static load procedure of the UBC. Design procedures for wind loading are also included. The emphasis is
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Category: Research Design Procedure for Unstressed Strand
There are many practical situations in which it may be advantageous or desirable to use unstressed prestressing strand as tension reinforcement in precast flexural members. These may be technical,
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Category: Research Ductile Pullout Connections
A ductile pullout connection is investigated, including theoretical treatment, design criteria, and ultimate load tests. The concept is widely used for connecting columns for footings, walls to
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Category: Research Epoxies for Precast Concrete
This bulletin provides information on the uses of epoxies in precast concrete. A section is devoted to their use as adhesives for bonding hardened-to-hardened and plastic-to-hardened concrete. The
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Category: Research Flange Supported Tees
A means of supporting tee beams from end projections of their flange is developed. Discusses the rationale for application of the concept of a flange support and presents basic design and
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Category: Research Flexural Bond Performance
Load tables are developed to identify areas where partial prestressing is most advantageous. Two criteria are established: designs are based on flexural strength and the prestressing force is
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Category: Research Flexural Bond Performance
The test program included specimens from four different West Coast hollowcore manufacturers. These units were loaded to destruction to provide a comparison between their bond characteristics and the
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Category: Research Grouting Precast Floor Systems
Bulletin objectives: > Determine the current level of practice and the needs of contractors performing grouting of precast floor systems. > Assess the cost of site-batching against ready-mixed grouts
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Category: Research High-Strength Concrete
Discussed are methods of design and production of concrete with ultimate strength of 6,000 psi - 10,000 psi. The general usage of high-strength, precast concrete is discussed. Part of Volume II:
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Category: Research Load Bearing Insulated Walls
This bulletin presents structural design information on composite sandwich panels developed by CTA for load bearing insulated walls. Covers diaphragms, applied loads, and design examples. Part of
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Category: Research Low Relaxation Strand
Low relaxation strand offers several advantages over normal stress relieved strand which are seldom utilized by precasters. These include the possibility of reductions in the total amount of strand
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Category: Research Measurement Devices Used for Prestressed and Precast Concrete Production
The predominant characteristics of high-quality concrete can be narrowed down to the following three: high crushing strength, high density, adequate workability. Part of Volume I: Production and
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Category: Research Non-Destructive Testing of Concrete (Including Supplement: Methods for Evaluating the Concrete Strength of Dry-Cast Products)
The purpose is to promote the acceptance of non-destructive testing of concrete strength in prestressed concrete plants. Testing methods include the Schmidt Hammer, the Windsor Probe, and the
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Category: Research Partial Prestressing for the Precast Industry
Design methods for partial prestressing are reviewed and examples are given. There methods enable the engineer to take advantage of liberalized ACI code provisions for flexural tensile stresses.
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Category: Research Performance of Double Tees Without Web Reinforcement
Results of static load tests on three different double tees without web reinforcement - and a copy of the CTC double tee span load tables catalog - are included for completeness. Part of Volume
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Category: Research Precast, Biaxially Prestressed Concrete Bridge Decks
Development of a precast biaxially prestressed deck system adaptable to both deck replacement and new construction. Includes connection and deck tests. Part of Volume III: Precast Concrete Products
Category: Research Prestress Losses
The subject of prestress losses is treated in this bulletin with the intent of shedding some light on the mechanisms involved and the significance of losses in prestressed concrete structures. Part
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Category: Research Prestress Losses (Phase 1)
This bulletin presents two broadly applicable, easy to use, and accurate methods for calculating losses of prestress in precast, prestressed members. These are the modified PCI General Method and the
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Category: Research Prestressed Concrete Pile Splicing
The purpose of this bulletin is to present technical data and a critical review of prestressed concrete pile splicing methods. Eight different methods of splicing are discussed: wedge and sleeve
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Category: Research Review of ACI Code
Includes alternatives to the methods specified by the ACI code. The following is a list of fifteen topics where the code either explicitly suggests or implies the use of alternatives: Review of
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Category: Research Shear Diaphragm Capacity of Precast Floor Systems
A rational method of design, based on the shear friction concept, is introduced because of its structural and economical advantages. This information may be useful in justifying the application of
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Category: Research Shear Diaphragm Capacity of Untopped Hollow Core Floor Systems
This report presents requirements and test results of untopped precast hollowcore diaphragms. Such diaphragms must be able to resist lateral forces from wind and earthquakes and distribute them to
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Category: Research Shear Strength of Prestressed Concrete Beams
The shear capacities of precast, prestressed concrete beams are sometimes considerably higher than their code design strengths. The purpose of this bulletin is to determine the reasons for this
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Category: Research Thin Shell Roof Components
Precast thin shell roof components present opportunities to compete in markets which have often been closed to precasters. Three thin shell systems are reviewed as being the most promising for
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Category: Research Tube-in-Tube Corbels for Precast Concrete Columns
This bulletin reports the development of a rational design method for column-corbel connections for precast columns. Part of Volume II: Materials, Connections, and a Review of the ACI Code
Category: Research Untopped Flange Supported Tees
This project involves the development of hanger assemblies for 4-inch untopped flange supported tees. Part of Volume III: Precast Concrete Products
Category: Research Waterproofing Joints in Untopped Decks
Bulletin sections-- > Types of precast joints, stresses and strains in sealant materials. > Installation of sealants including preparation of joint surfaces and use of accessory materials. >
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Category: Research Web Shear Strength of Prestressed Concrete Members
The bulletin presents an analytical method and design procedure for determining the web shear strength of prestressed concrete members. Part of Volume IV: Design: Flexure, Shear, and Precast
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Category: Research Workability of Concrete
The workability desired of a concrete mix, whether stiff or plastic, should be considered as important as the strength criteria when designing the mix, the form, and the placement of the vibration
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Category: Recommended Practices Bridge Design Manual
This two-volume, 16-chapter, comprehensive design manual includes both preliminary and final design information for standard girders and most precast and precast, prestressed concrete products and
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Category: Recommended Practices Bridge Design Manual appendix a
This two-volume, 16-chapter, comprehensive design manual includes both preliminary and final design information for standard girders and most precast and precast, prestressed concrete products and
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Category: Recommended Practices Bridge Design Manual appendix b
This two-volume, 16-chapter, comprehensive design manual includes both preliminary and final design information for standard girders and most precast and precast, prestressed concrete products and
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Category: Recommended Practices Bridge Design Manual appendix d
This two-volume, 16-chapter, comprehensive design manual includes both preliminary and final design information for standard girders and most precast and precast, prestressed concrete products and
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Category: Recommended Practices Bridge Design Manual appendix e
This two-volume, 16-chapter, comprehensive design manual includes both preliminary and final design information for standard girders and most precast and precast, prestressed concrete products and
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Category: Recommended Practices Bridge Design Manual appendix f
This two-volume, 16-chapter, comprehensive design manual includes both preliminary and final design information for standard girders and most precast and precast, prestressed concrete products and
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Category: Recommended Practices Bridge Design Manual Chapter 1
This two-volume, 16-chapter, comprehensive design manual includes both preliminary and final design information for standard girders and most precast and precast, prestressed concrete products and
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Category: Recommended Practices Bridge Design Manual Chapter 11
This two-volume, 16-chapter, comprehensive design manual includes both preliminary and final design information for standard girders and most precast and precast, prestressed concrete products and
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Category: Recommended Practices Bridge Design Manual Chapter 12
This two-volume, 16-chapter, comprehensive design manual includes both preliminary and final design information for standard girders and most precast and precast, prestressed concrete products and
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Category: Recommended Practices Bridge Design Manual Chapter 15
This two-volume, 16-chapter, comprehensive design manual includes both preliminary and final design information for standard girders and most precast and precast, prestressed concrete products and
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Category: Recommended Practices Bridge Design Manual Chapter 16
This two-volume, 16-chapter, comprehensive design manual includes both preliminary and final design information for standard girders and most precast and precast, prestressed concrete products and
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Category: Recommended Practices Bridge Design Manual Chapter 17
This two-volume, 16-chapter, comprehensive design manual includes both preliminary and final design information for standard girders and most precast and precast, prestressed concrete products and
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Category: Recommended Practices Bridge Design Manual Chapter 2
This two-volume, 16-chapter, comprehensive design manual includes both preliminary and final design information for standard girders and most precast and precast, prestressed concrete products and
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Category: Recommended Practices Bridge Design Manual Chapter 3
This two-volume, 16-chapter, comprehensive design manual includes both preliminary and final design information for standard girders and most precast and precast, prestressed concrete products and
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Category: Recommended Practices Bridge Design Manual Chapter 4
This two-volume, 16-chapter, comprehensive design manual includes both preliminary and final design information for standard girders and most precast and precast, prestressed concrete products and
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Category: Recommended Practices Bridge Design Manual Chapter 6
This two-volume, 16-chapter, comprehensive design manual includes both preliminary and final design information for standard girders and most precast and precast, prestressed concrete products and
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Category: Recommended Practices Bridge Design Manual Chapter 7
This two-volume, 16-chapter, comprehensive design manual includes both preliminary and final design information for standard girders and most precast and precast, prestressed concrete products and
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Category: Recommended Practices Bridge Design Manual Chapter 8.1
This two-volume, 16-chapter, comprehensive design manual includes both preliminary and final design information for standard girders and most precast and precast, prestressed concrete products and
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Category: Recommended Practices Bridge Design Manual Chapter 8.10
This two-volume, 16-chapter, comprehensive design manual includes both preliminary and final design information for standard girders and most precast and precast, prestressed concrete products and
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Category: Recommended Practices Bridge Design Manual Chapter 8.11
This two-volume, 16-chapter, comprehensive design manual includes both preliminary and final design information for standard girders and most precast and precast, prestressed concrete products and
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Category: Recommended Practices Bridge Design Manual Chapter 8.12
This two-volume, 16-chapter, comprehensive design manual includes both preliminary and final design information for standard girders and most precast and precast, prestressed concrete products and
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Category: Recommended Practices Bridge Design Manual Chapter 8.13
This two-volume, 16-chapter, comprehensive design manual includes both preliminary and final design information for standard girders and most precast and precast, prestressed concrete products and
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Category: Recommended Practices Bridge Design Manual Chapter 8.14
This two-volume, 16-chapter, comprehensive design manual includes both preliminary and final design information for standard girders and most precast and precast, prestressed concrete products and
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Category: Recommended Practices Bridge Design Manual Chapter 8.2
This two-volume, 16-chapter, comprehensive design manual includes both preliminary and final design information for standard girders and most precast and precast, prestressed concrete products and
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Category: Recommended Practices Bridge Design Manual Chapter 8.3
This two-volume, 16-chapter, comprehensive design manual includes both preliminary and final design information for standard girders and most precast and precast, prestressed concrete products and
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Category: Recommended Practices Bridge Design Manual Chapter 8.4
This two-volume, 16-chapter, comprehensive design manual includes both preliminary and final design information for standard girders and most precast and precast, prestressed concrete products and
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