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Design Track DETAILS
Engineering and Erecting the World's Tallest Tilt-Up Panel
September 29, 2017 from 12:00am to 12:00am Central Time
Forming and Lifting Faith and Art with Tilt-Up Construction
September 29, 2017 from 9:00am to 9:45am Central Time
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 Central Time
Flicker 1-4
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...
Structural Design of Composite Tilt-Up Panels
September 30, 2017 from 10:00am to 11:00am Central Time
Flicker 1-4
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 compo...
Three-Dimensional, Proactive Concrete Reinforcement Technology
September 30, 2017 from 11:00am to 12:00pm Central Time
Flicker 1-4
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 you...
Troubleshooting High-End Finishes
September 30, 2017 from 1:00pm to 2:00pm Central Time
Flicker 1-4
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...
Concrete in the Cloud: Elevate Your Team with Autodesk A360
September 30, 2017 from 2:00pm to 3:00pm Central Time
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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 lev...
Expanded Joint Floors - A Serviceable Floor While Reducing Panel Patching
September 30, 2017 from 3:00pm to 4:00pm Central Time
Flicker 1-4
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...
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