Category: Precast Blogs
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CONCRETE WITH SPECIFICATION DIFFERENCE (N & S)
CONCRETE: (AS 1379 Specification and supply of concrete) A mixture of Cement, aggregates and water with or without the addition of chemical admixtures or other materials. Cement: (AS 3972 Portland or blended cement) A hydraulic binder composed of Portland or blended cement used alone or in combination with one or more supplementary cementitious materials. Concrete…
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BEAM Vs COLUMN
BEAM Vs COLUMN BEAM: A beam is a horizontal structural component that resists vertical loads. Its mode of deflection is primarily bending. It transfers loads imposed along its length to its endpoints to walls, column and foundations. The beam is structural element that stands against the bending. Mainly beam carries vertical gravitational forces, but also…
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Cracking of panels at opening Corners
Cause * During lifting * During Transportation * During Erection * After erection & slab pouringProblem * where the cracking of panel further affected the waterproofing by damaging the internal stud walls of the building. * Reinforcement getting Weak * If any interior work will damage due to the weather proof issue.Remedies * Get concentrate…
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CONSIDERATRIONS-LIFT SHOP DRAWINGS FOR PRECAST
The important things to be considered in lift shop drawings for precast is listed below: Core Setout. Door Opening. Recess at the bottom of lift door. Landing Call Buttons penetrations. Controller Box Penetrations. Service Penetrations and internal platform box. Lifting Eye Placements & capacity. 1. CORE SETOUT: Lift Core Panels Setout in Concrete plan…
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How to Quote For Jobs
The Golden Rule: Be very clear and specific about what you are quoting for. e.g. I am only going to work on the following (insert specific details), and everything else is excluded. Why is this important? Clarity: Your client will know exactly what you are quoting for. Use diagrams, and present documentation to improve clarity.…
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HOB AND ITS TYPES
HOB Hob is projection or recess on the top of slab, which is made up of concreate or sometimes precast. It will act as a base or foot for the precast panels and balustrade which are to be placed above the actual SSL (Structural surface level) and a locating guide sometimes with weather proof. HOB…
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Tek1 adds Revit and Tekla to precast Detailing
Tek1 has extended their tool kit by adding Revit Structural and Tekla Precast to detail precast concrete. We were trialing precast for a few months now. We have developed some internal tools to handle precast panel shop drawing efficiently. Tekla for Precast We are experts in using Teka for steel detailing. Now are embarking on…
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Revit Project Data and Parameters Populate in Title sheet
Input Data Project Details – Does the Revit file allow us to create Project Details. How and where is the data available to read? For Project information the details will be added and done in the Manage tab as shown below Step 1: Clicking to manage tab and click on the red clouded region…
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Information Gathering for precast detailing from STRUCTURAL PLAN
Here we are going to explaining about the thing needed to focus on STRUCTURAL PLAN for precast detailing Width /Thickness of panel: Panel width and thickness should satisfy min structural requirement because structural engineer worked with that structural requirement of panel to provide building strength and stability. If we provide less than structural thickness and…
