Category: Precast Blogs
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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…
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Types of Brace (Prop) Plan
Brace are used for temporarily support precast concrete elements until the permanent fixing are made.1. Single storey (Drop-in) panel propping2. Double storey (Spin-up) panel propping3. Panel higher than double storey propping4. Panel to panel propping5. Edge Propping6. Spandrels propping 1. Single storey panel propping: Single story panel are normally used 2 props a panel. Some…
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Information Gathering for precast detailing from Arch Conc Setout Plan
Here we are going to explaining about the thing needed to focus on ARCH CONC SETOUT PLAN for precast detailing Panel Set-out & width: Mostly we prefer to use Precast Set-out from Conc set-out but before proceed with this drawing , we need to raise RFI to Builder to confirm this Drawing need to follow…
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Bubbledeck Slab Shop Drawing
Extraction of individual Bubble deck Slab from Layout to Sheet Calculation for Volume and weight for minimum slab pour in Factory Placement of Lifters on the Min slab pour to lift the Min slab after pouring and curing form the factory Reinforcement setout panel copied from the Source panel Reinforcement Arrangements are done based on…
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Detailing Keys for Profile Spandrels, Shape columns in Precast concrete
Steps involved in shop drawing created from Mould Process flow Profile creation in 3d environments We want to understanding the shapes , If we draw the 3d models clarified with the visuals, So we do profiles in 3d 3d model views are easy to understand the Profiles & more clarity Analyze the 3d/isometric views &…
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Information Gathering for precast detailing from consultant drawings
Precast detailing is the process of create detailed drawings of each component in precast. The precast drawing is responsible for extract structural design calculations and Architectural innovative. Precast detailer utilises Architectural, structural and services drawings to gain a working knowledge of the overall design intent of the building. precast detailers will draw the precast detailed…
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Metal Edges in Bubbledeck Slab
Metal edge is the 2mm to 3mm thick Galvanized Sheet which are mainly placed in the building edges of the Slab to stop the overflow of concrete while pouring on the Bubble deck Slab arrangements. Metal edges are fixed in the factory and not on site; it will be fixed while pouring the…
