Fold-up concrete construction.

Details

• Creators:
  Zuk, William
• Corporate Creators:
  Virginia Highway & Transportation Research Council
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Concrete construction
• Publication/ Report Number:
  VHTRC 75-R50
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Virginia
• Corporate Publisher:
  Virginia Transportation Research Council (VTRC)
• Abstract:
  The fold-up method of concrete construction is a relatively new method of precasting a variety of structural shapes on a single flat surface and then folding portions up to form a three-dimensional shape. Structural members as beams, girders, columns, piers, footing, and retaining walls all having applications in bridge or building construction may thus be formed. Flat-cast panels, properly articulated, can also be folded up to form a variety of surface structures for architectural use. The advantages of fold-up construction over other types of precasting are those of simplicity, ease, and economy. The advantage of economy is particularly decisive for one-of-a-kind or individualized precasting as the need for expensive once used forms is eliminated. In some cases, fold-up construction greatly reduces the hauling weight of large precast components as well.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/18818/dot_18818_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 4.83 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:e10722493b25087adbb622a18bce6d3bb9280c4a36a3105e1f7bcbb28a227b34