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What Do You Call This Type of Construction in Your Area?

jar546

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I would love to see how many variations there are for the same type of construction. What is this called to you?
I'll go first. Tilt wall construction.

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Is the variety where the pieces are cast at a precaster and shipped to the site differently named than where the pieces are cast on site.and tilted up?
 
bill1952 said:
Is the variety where the pieces are cast at a precaster and shipped to the site differently named than where the pieces are cast on site.and tilted up?
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Based on the second photo from the top left, I took it to be the type of construction where the wall panels are cast on-site after the floor slab has been poured, then the walls are simply tilted up and dropped into position.
 
Tilt-up construction. It is a form of precasting completed on site. The building’s slab-on-grade floor or a separate casting slab is used to form one side of the wall (typically the back side).

If the slab-on-grade floor is used for casting, the panels are then tilted up into position where they are located and anchored to the footing and to the adjacent panels. If using a separate casting slab, the panels are lifted and carried to the area of the building where they will be installed.
 
classicT said:
Tilt-up. (or Type I/II given you indicated Type of Construction ;))
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It could be any construction type, really, depending on the specified fire resistance.

You could have a concrete building with metal interior stud partitions within the allowable height and area for a Type VB building without requiring it to be a Type I or II building.
 
RLGA said:
It could be any construction type, really, depending on the specified fire resistance.

You could have a concrete building with metal interior stud partitions within the allowable height and area for a Type VB building without requiring it to be a Type I or II building.
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I know... was just being smart.
 
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