Events > Tilt-Up Convention and Expo 2017 - Miami > Design Track

Engineering and Erecting the World's Tallest Tilt-Up Panel

September 29, 2017 from 12:00am to 12:00am

Gary Fischer

Mark Johnson, PE, PE, SECB

Forming and Lifting Faith and Art with Tilt-Up Construction

September 29, 2017 from 9:00am to 9:45am

Ruben Bravo

Paul Zilio

German Suarez

Arnaldo Delgado

Denise Santiago

TILT-UP BY STORM: Why the Tilt-Up System is the Best Choice for Hurricane Prone Areas

September 30, 2017 from 9:00am to 10:00am

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Mark Johnson, PE, PE, SECB

Tilt-up panels are used in almost all types of commercial construction in Florida, an area that is frequently hit by hurricanes. This presentation explores why the panel system is an obvious choice for high wind and storm regions.

Mr. Johnson will review wind definitions, how engineers compute wind pressures for designing buildings, and untangle the nuances between the Saffir - Simpson scale, ultimate wind pressures and allowable wind pressures. Using buildings that were featured on the building tour as examples, details will be explained about connecting the panels to the structure to make the walls a part of the building system as a whole. Through examples, Johnson will also explore what a "Category 5" building design may look like, and the concerns behind designing such a robust building including flood issues and flood design.

Structural Design of Composite Tilt-Up Panels

September 30, 2017 from 10:00am to 11:00am

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Jeffrey R. Needham, PE, SE, FTCA

The continued adoption of energy codes is pushing tilt-up designers to use more edge to edge, insulated panels. Using the two wythes of these panels working together in composite action is a logical solution for engineers to provide a strong and very efficient insulated panel. The use of composite design has been limited due to thermal bow concerns, lack of good design methods, and limited connector types. 

This presentation will explore the current-state-of-the-art in composite tilt-up panel construction and explain developments in design methods for tilt-up composite panels. The differences between solid panel design and two-wythe composite design will be illustrated and the limitations of current composite design methods will be shown. The future of composite panels in tilt-up construction will conclude the talk.

Three-Dimensional, Proactive Concrete Reinforcement Technology

September 30, 2017 from 11:00am to 12:00pm

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Helix Steel is the manufacturer of Twisted Steel Micro Rebar (TSMR), a 3 dimensional concrete reinforcement technology that quantifiably increases shear strength, durability and ductility while providing industry leading pre-crack capabilities. Simply put, by using TSMR, you are protecting your investment in concrete. At 4 times the tensile strength of rebar and one-third the weight, TSMR enables a tremendous reduction in overall carbon footprint and provides valuable LEED credits.

Since 2003, TSMR has been used in applications ranging from structural foundations, walls, and slabs to suspended structural concrete, paving and tunnels. In 2012, Helix Steel achieved IAPMO’s Uniform Evaluation Service (UES) Evaluation Report ER-279 on Helix Steel 5-25. Helix Steel 5-25 is the only discontinuous concrete reinforcement product in the world with an ISO certified design manual that can be followed to design vertical applications (such as walls) with Helix Steel as the primary concrete reinforcement.

Troubleshooting High-End Finishes

September 30, 2017 from 1:00pm to 2:00pm

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Tim Manherz, FTCA

Tilt-up construction is revered as one of the most broadly applied construction systems. Part of the attraction is the palette of high-end finishes that continues to grow in all regions. Design and construction professionals not only must recognize the wide range of finishes and techniques that are now available, accurate cost/waste estimating, informed detailing and the ability to understand the impact to schedule are imperative to solve the complex conditions they can create in the field.

The panel brings decades of high-end finish techniques and experience to this presentation. They will cover the design details, application and delivery options for such finishes as form liners, thin brick, exposed aggregate, staining, color admixtures, polishing and textured coatings.

Be sure to come prepared with your application questions to challenge some of the leaders in architectural tilt-up as this session will present common problems and solutions for successfully, and profitably, integrating high-end finishes on your next job.

Concrete in the Cloud: Elevate Your Team with Autodesk A360

September 30, 2017 from 2:00pm to 3:00pm

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Melanie Panutsos

Andrew Opalinski

Ditch your printed drawings and sky-rocket team collaboration with a centralized workspace in Autodesk A360. Join Wesex Corporation, a forward thinking design-build firm based in West Middlesex, PA to learn how they have transformed traditional collaboration from the office to the field by leveraging cloud computing.

Explore the fundamentals of A360 including how data is visualized and shared across multiple devices through the use of Virtual Design in Construction (VDC) and Building Information Modeling (BIM). Find out how real time data helps to reduce design & construction errors and learn about the best hardware to use in the field that will keep your data and devices secure.

Expanded Joint Floors - A Serviceable Floor While Reducing Panel Patching

September 30, 2017 from 3:00pm to 4:00pm

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Craig Olson, PE

Year after year at the TCA Convention one question is always asked by tilt-up contractors, “What are you doing with your floor joints in the areas of panel casting?”  What if you were to eliminate them… well most of them?

This talk will provide a case study and information to properly design a floor with expanded joints spacing and achieve a quality serviceable floor at the same time.