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Fold-up concrete construction.

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  • Creators:
    Zuk, William
  • Corporate Creators:
    Virginia Highway & Transportation Research Council
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  • 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.
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    urn:sha256:e10722493b25087adbb622a18bce6d3bb9280c4a36a3105e1f7bcbb28a227b34
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