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| Precast Industrial Buildings Detailing Manual |
Available as both hard copy and on disk, the Precast Industrial Buildings Detailing Manual will assist engineers with details in their drawings. Over 35 details such as footing to wall panel, wall panel to wall panel, wall panel to roof, will be covered. Other general details and information on temporary works will also be included. The details have been compiled and reviewed by National Precast Members from around the country, who are experienced in this form of construction |
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| Hollowcore Walling - Technical Manual (1992) |
16-page booklet covering design and construction using hollowcore wall panels.
Contents include:
Planning & Design, Design Checklist, Fire Resistance, Sound Insulation, Durability and Exposure Conditions, Panel Sections and Capacities, Panel Fixing Details, Surface Finishes, Guide Specifications and Sample Calculations. |
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| Hollowcore Flooring - Technical Manual (2003) |
32-page booklet covering design and construction using hollowcore floor planks.
Contents include:
Introduction, Design Approach, Pre-Planning, Preliminary Design, Final Design, Construction, Guide Specification, Bibliography and Sample Calculations. |
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Precast Concrete: Energy-Cost-Effective Building Facades
Author: Dr Edward L Harkness |
Architects know that windows should be shaded in the Australian environment, but may have difficulty convincing their clients to do so. This booklet will assist by providing examples of the reduction in peak airconditioning loads, size of airconditioning plant and environmental temperatures achievable by shading windows.
Contents include:
Factors Affecting the Thermal Environment Within a Building, Factors Affecting the Size of Air Conditioning Plant and Recurrent Energy Loads, Examples of Preferred Cross Sections for Economical Use of Precast Concrete as Shading Elements, Summary, References, Appendix and Glossary |
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| Precast Concrete - A Selection Guide for Surface Finishes |
Examines the criteria for the choice of concrete finishes, outlines methods, techniques of production, discusses advantages and constraints of the many types of finishes.
It is based on an article in Constructional Review, November 1987 |
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| Glass Reinforced Concrete |
Introduction to the building material which continues to make a significant contribution to the technology and aesthetics of the construction industry worldwide.
It covers the advantages of GRC, GRC in Architecture, GRC in Civil Engineering and GRC in Landscaping. |
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| Recommended Practice - Design, Manufacture and Installation of Glass Reinforced Concrete (GRC) |
Published by the GRC Group of National Precast, this comprehensive manual examines and discusses in its 15 chapters a wide range of aspects including:
Materials for GRC, GRC Manufacture, Curing, Physical Properties, Design Requirements and Procedures, Establishment and Quality Control of Characteristic Strength, Contract Considerations, Handling, Erection and Installation, Surface Finishes and Vibration-cast GRC. |
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| Recommended Specification for Manufacture, Curing and Testing of Glassfibre Reinforced Concrete (GRC) Products |
This specification refers to the manufacture of Glassfibre Reinforced Concrete (GRC) products by the spray process.
This process involves the simultaneous spraying of fibre and slurry onto a mould by manual or mechanical means. It is the commonly-used method of manufacture for relatively large GRC elements (eg cladding panels, noise barriers, permanent formwork) and other elements which are required to be thin in section and of high flexural strength. |
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Precast Concrete Handbook
(2009) |
The Precast Concrete Handbook is the definitive Australian text covering the design, manufacture and installation of precast reinforced and prestressed concrete. It is an essential resource for every precast concrete project.
The new second edition:
- Has been revised to comply with AS3600 (2009) and other relevant revised Australian Standards
- Contains new technical data on a range of precast concrete elements including sandwich panels
- Provides information on using precast concrete in sustainable designs
- Explains design impacts caused by recent changes to the Building Code of Australia
- Contains data on the thermal performance of precast concrete elements
- Provides data on the acoustic insulation properties of precast concrete elements.
Special prices are available for students (student disk only), National Precast and Concrete Institute Members - available by phone or fax only.
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| Precast Practice Notes |
Precast Practice Notes are a summary of information contained in the Precast Concrete Handbook and other sources, on various subjects of interest to Architects, Engineers and Builders. They are provided free online in PDF format. |
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| ONLINE DATA SHEETS |
| Surface Finish |
Acid Cleaning of Architectural Precast Concrete |
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| Surface Finish |
Oxide Colouring Pigments in Precast Concrete and GRC |
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| Surface Finish |
Specification of Surface Finishes under AS 3610 |
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Veneer Construction |
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| SOFTWARE AND CD-ROMs |
PCP4 Software
Click Here to View Video Tutorial |
This program is for the design and selection of hollowcore floor planks and features:
- Determination of exposure classification
- Selection of concrete covers
- Design of fire resistance
- Analysis of short/medium and ultimate shear forces and bending moments for simply-supported spans with complex loading
- Selection of suitable selections from Australian manufacturers
- Provision for more than 140 variables over which the user has full control
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Engineers Compendium
Phone: (02) 4862 1295
Fax: (02) 4862 2485
Mobile: 0407 067 279
Email: engcomp@australiaonline.net.au
Internet: www.engs-comp.com
Price: A$395.00 (single copy) |
| TranspanTM Software |
The Transpan Software is a piece of Software designed as an aid to the design of transfloor panels under construction loads, including proping and wet concrete. The Transfloor slab design program has been updated to AS3600-2001. |
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