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TILT-UP CONSTRUCTION [4 records]

Record 1 2019-11-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Modern Construction Methods
  • Placement of Concrete
CONT

Whole wall sections are precast and later raised to position in what is called tilt-up construction.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Procédés de construction modernes
  • Mise en place du béton
DEF

Procédé de fabrication du béton par coulage des murs à plat sur le sol et leur mise en place au moyen de grues sur des fondations préparées d'avance.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Métodos de construcción modernos
  • Aplicación del hormigón
CONT

Construcción horizontal de elementos prefabricados que luego se ponen en pie para su montaje en obra.

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Record 2 2006-10-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Building Elements
  • Walls and Partitions
  • Supports and Reinforcement (Construction)
DEF

Applies to a framework of a house which has been stiffened against wind stresses, etc.

CONT

"Tilt-up construction... is a quick, economical method of constructing concrete walls. Wall panels are cast horizontally on the floor slab. Then, once they are strong enough, a mobile crane lifts the panels up and sets them on a foundation. The panels are temporarily braced while the roof and upper floor framing is constructed. An investigation of the incident in North Carolina revealed that the employer had failed to install adequate bracing, and/or had removed temporary braces on several of the tilt-up wall panels, before completing all permanent connections to the structure.... Ensure that tilt-up panels are properly braced to resist wind and lateral forces.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments du bâtiment
  • Murs et cloisons
  • Étayage et consolidation (Construction)
DEF

Se dit d'une charpente qui a été renforcée pour la raidir contre la poussée du vent, etc.

CONT

Un mur contreventé à l'aide de pièces de bois posées en diagonale [...] acquiert une résistance latérale et devient un mur de contreventement [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Elementos de edificios
  • Paredes y mamparas
  • Soportes y refuerzos (Construcción)
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Record 3 2006-08-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Walls and Partitions
  • Placement of Concrete
CONT

Tilt-up construction is a fast, economical way of erecting concrete walls. However when these structures are not properly supported and secured, the consequences can be fatal.... A few years ago, three construction employees in North Carolina were taking a lunch break in the shade of a concrete tilt-up wall panel. The 20-tonne, 23-foot-high, 20-foot-wide wall was inadequately supported and fell on the employees, killing all three.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Murs et cloisons
  • Mise en place du béton
CONT

[...] les panneaux muraux en béton préfabriqué pour mise en place par relèvement ont généralement une épaisseur de 6 po ou 8 po, même s'il existe des bâtiments construits en panneaux modulaires plus épais [...]

Spanish

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Record 4 2006-08-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Walls and Partitions
  • Placement of Concrete
CONT

Workers Crushed by Unsupported Concrete Walls. Tilt-up construction is a fast, economical way of erecting concrete walls. However when these structures are not properly supported and secured, the consequences can be fatal.... A few years ago, three construction employees in North Carolina were taking a lunch break in the shade of a concrete tilt-up wall panel. The 20-tonne, 23-foot-high, 20-foot-wide wall was inadequately supported and fell on the employees, killing all three.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Murs et cloisons
  • Mise en place du béton

Spanish

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