Category: Precast Blogs
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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…
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Precast Bubbledeck Slab Casting Process
STEP 1: TABLE PREPARATION STEP 2: CONCRETE POURING IN THE TABLE STEP 3: REINFORCEMENT SETOUT LIFITNG USING IN HOUSE LIFTERS STEP 4: REINFORCEMENT SETUP PLACEMENT IN TABLE WITH MIN HEIGHT CONCRETE ON IT STEP 5: VIBRATOR PRESSURE ON TOP OF MESH TO SUIT BOTTOM REO WITH CONCRETE STEP 6: CURING TIME FOR CONCRETE SETTING WITH…
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Bubble deck Slab
What is Bubble deck Slab? The slab that comprises of plastic void balls in middle which are sandwiched between top and bottom mesh to reduce the dead weight act on the slab It is a biaxial hollow core slab where the concrete which is not performing any structural function are eliminated lead to…
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Precast Panel (Irregular Profile) while lifting from Mould Study Using Miniature Prototype
Today we are going to show the miniature Prototype we done on the precast panel and its mould using a 3d printing device. By preparing miniature we have come across the difficulties and problem that happen during the realistic bound assembly of sheet metal joining for mould and removal of Panel from the Mould…
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Tek1 RFI System
Here is a preview on what is cooking in our kitchen. This is one of the feature which have built into the system to save a huge amount of time trying to avoid duplicate file downloads. The principle is simple and the execution beautiful. Saves us a huge amount of time. The entire RFI system…
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Internal Processes
Please find below the processes we expect all staff to follow: Document all instructions in writing. Why? Clients may call on the telephone. Communication may be confused. People say the wrong lengths, the wrong drawing numbers, and they might be working of the wrong revisions, and people hear the wrong things. If you receive instructions…
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How does Tek1 do Bubble Deck? Our Shop Drawing Processes
The best way is via demonstration. Please see some of the video demos we have put together. It is not by accident that our drawings come to you quickly. There are 10 distinct stages. We will upload the rest of the stages as we get and when we get an opportunity. Meanwhile, here are the…
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GrabCopy Demo – Precast Tooling Capabilities
Grab Copy Demo from Tek1 on Vimeo. This is a work in progress demonstrating our capabilities and what we can do re: shop drawing. This is a work in progress. We will Improve and update these tools and code.
