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Aspects of precast concrete construction planning for buildings and structures

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In India, pre-cast concrete construction is gaining popularity in construction projects. Because of the buildability requirements, larger infrastructure projects and urban transportation have embraced pre-cast construction. Even project-specific pre-cast construction quality delivery is now required. Current trends indicate that general pre-cast can also gain ground, given the fastest growing demand in the built environment, which is in the housing and office segments. The current study encompasses the planning aspects of such pre-cast construction in the General Pre-cast scenario, as well as specific case studies in which the author is involved.

Preparing

The four basic aspects of the planning that are discussed are the production plant, transportation, erection, and joint treatments.

Production

The availability of the following information n capacity is an important aspect of planning.

Precast vendors who can produce some or all of the following elements

  • Columns
  • Inverted tee beams or rectangular Spandrels
  • Wall panels with lights and structural wall panels
  • Slabs with hollow cores, single tees, and double tees
  • Stairs

The next important capacity is the vendor’s existing plant capacity within 50 kilometres of the proposed project site.

Transportation

Access to the site must be provided by roads with adequate capacity for 40 MT trailers radius in the approach roads. Furthermore, vehicles with the required capacity must be readily available.

Handling and Erection

Complete site access with adequate parking for trailers and crane operating space must be provided. The election must be planned so that the crane boo operating distance is available. Handling hooks, loops, and slings for HT cables must be designed.

Precast Construction Planning

The precast building concepts are based on the economy of buildability and the standardisation of precast components. Precast element stripping, storing, transporting, and erecting methods must be given special consideration.

General

The speed of precast construction is greatly influenced by the planning and execution of the installation sequence. Following are a few points that need to be considered when trying to implement smooth delivery and execution of your project

  • The crane is critical in ensuring that the components are quickly erected.
  • The crane's position in relation to the final panel location.
  • It is critical to consider the following delivery considerations, especially for precast concrete components.
  • On-time arrival.
  • Correct components were delivered on time.
  • Components were delivered undamaged.