Title: Developing Structural Integrity in Bearing Wall Buildings
Date: January-February, 1980
Volume: 25
Issue: 1
Page number: 42-73
Author(s): John E. Breen
https://doi.org/10.15554/pcij.01011980.42.73

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Abstract

The prestressed concrete industry provides large volumes of precast floor and wall units for use in bearing wall buildings. In addition to the wide interest in precast panel bearing wall buildings, the  industry has a vital  interest in brick and concrete masonry bearing wall buildings which often utilize precast prestressed concrete  floor units. For decades, relatively little engineering research and development attention was paid to bearing wall construction. It is heartening to note  that the Prestressed Concrete Institute has taken a lead in this important field. This progress is reflected in the work of  CI Committees and published  reports and papers appearing in the PCI JOURNAL (see list of references at end of paper). Other useful information on the subject is contained in the current PCI   Design Handbook, the PCI Manual for  Structural Design of Architectural Precast Concrete, and some early issues of PCltems.

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