Saint Louis University Walk 
2008 Tilt-Up Achievement Award Winner :: Special Project Division
Submitted by Concrete Strategies of Saint Louis, Missouri
Originally designed as a cast-in-place structure, the 550-foot walkway connecting Saint Louis University’s new Edward A. Doisy Research Center with the campus’s other medical facilities was converted to Tilt-Up to save time and money, while making gains in safety and quality.
Having provided concrete services for the core and shell of the attached research center, Concrete Strategies was a natural choice to construct the arched, brick-clad walkway.
To place each of the 50,000-pound arched panels, Concrete Strategies designed a special rigging system that would lift the panels flat from the casting bed and then rotate them plumb in the air. In addition to this special consideration, the contractor also had to account for the fact that the walkway moved uphill, which required all of the panels to be poured, lifted and placed simultaneously.
To accommodate the cast brick slots necessary for the panels’ exterior brick façade, Concrete Strategies used a lintel beam to support the load of the brick. The finished walkway, featuring interior and exterior radius reveals, complemented the existing buildings while making a bold statement.
The project also utilized self-consolidating concrete in order to achieve the high quality finish of the Tilt-Up panels.
Project Notes
- Tallest Panel
- 23'-4"
- Largest Panel
- 395 sq ft
- Heaviest Panel
- 57,160 lbs
Participating TCA Members
- Concrete Strategies
- Role: Tilt-Up Contractor
- Alper Audi
- Role: Project Engineer
- Meadow Burke Products
- Products: Lifting Hardware
- Nox-Crete Products Group
- Products: Bond Breaker, Form Release
- White Cap Construction Supply
- Role: Braces
- Greenstreak Group
- Products: Tilt Up Accessories
- Sibaya Casino (Durban, South Africa)
- 2006 :: Special Projects Division
- Franklin Park Medical Center (Spokane, Washington)
- 2006 :: Innovation Division
- Walter Sisulu Dedication Square (Gauteng, South Africa)
- 2006 :: Innovation Division
The purpose of the TCA Awards Program is to recognize outstanding site cast Tilt-Up structures and advances in technology, products and methods used in the Tilt-Up industry. For more information on the program, submittal requirements and deadline dates, please refer to the awards submittal information page.
If you have further questions, please contact Jim Baty by email or by phone at (319) 895-6911.
Saint Louis University Walk
St. Louis, Missouri
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