Title: Review of Existing Precast Concrete Gravity Load Floor Framing Systems
Date: March-April, 1995
Volume: 40
Issue: 2
Page number: 52-68
Author(s): Stephen Pessiki, Richard Prior, Richard Sause, Sarah Slaughter
https://doi.org/10.15554/pcij.03011995.52.68
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Abstract
This paper reviews 19 precast structural floor systems from North America and overseas that are suitable for office building construction. This review includes a discussion of the impact of the structural system on the nonstructural systems. This review was conducted as part of a research project directed towards the development of new precast concrete floor systems for gravity loads for application in occupied office buildings having a regular spacing of columns. A companion paper presents the assessment of these floor systems. The research addresses the need for innovation in the design and construction of precast concrete buildings.
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