What is tilt?

tilt-up is a building whose shell is made using concrete panels poured on site; The crane lifts the panels to the place. In some buildings, interior walls with the same poured concrete panels are also produced. Light industrial and low -floor commercial spaces are the usual places for tilting buildings.

The preparation of the location begins with the process of creating a tilting building. The board will be poured on the wall panels and the track is installed. The board will be the basis for the building and the surface on which wall panels were poured. After the board is cured and cleaned, the forms for the walls are on it and concrete is poured into these forms.

When concrete panels have stiffened, the forms are removed and large cranes are used to lift the panels to the site. The name "tilt" comes from the way the panels are raised and tilted to the place. Brays in the panels are then connected to the motherboard. The wall panels are connected to each other by welding into the edges of the panels. Finally, the roof continues.

The

tilt-up design is fast and relatively cheap. The weight of the walls provides good insulation from external sounds and a very good sound separation between the spaces when used for the inner walls. These walls also provide good thermal insulation; If improved thermal insulation is required, wall panels can be poured into two phases, with the insulation of the sandwich between two concrete layers. Panels usually have reinforcement reinforcement and create high -quality shell with long expected life and low maintenance requirements.

walls made of concrete, provide very good fire resistance, good resistance to high -pressure fire Hosses and often do not have to be rebuilt after the fire. The inclined wall panels are poured in place so that they are not transported as whole units. Panels often weigh between £ 75,000 (34 019 kg) to £ 150,000 (68 038 kg) and are usually at least 25 ft (7.6 meters) high. Transport over vEastern systems would be cumbersome and expensive, so their pouring on the spot saves time and money.

The

concrete is preferably between 50 ° F (10 ° C) and 80 ° C (27 ° C). Uneven drying during the curing process can break the panels so that the drying concrete is normally moistened to ensure uniform curing. Large lawn sprinklers can be used for both humidification and to prevent overheating of concrete from the sun's heat. The warm climate of the weather is excellent for the tilting construction, allowing a year -round building.

The

tilt-up construction requires all doors and windows to be pre-planned, because if they are not in form, they cannot be inserted into the panel later. The acoustic properties of tilting buildings are bad; For better sound quality, carpets, wall curtains and pop -up acoustic ceilings are often added to the offices. This design method is more difficult in very cold climatus, due to the shorter construction season and a higher chance of problems with the foundation.