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096 Jaylina Rana
096 Jaylina Rana
Domone
UCL Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering, Gower St, London ,WC1E 6BT
Left : Propped Twin wall; Right: Cast-in lifter Source: LOR Design Guide (2010)
The Project
This project seeks at analysing and developing the new insulated twin wall technology structurally. This form of Hybrid Concrete Construction is greatly dependent on the degree of composite action taking place and therefore it can sometimes be difficult to establish this boundary. There is a clear lack of information or standardised building codes providing design guidance of such systems. The research is currently analysing the longitudinal shear behaviour of the twin wall panels. Test specimen will then be tested under single point loading and the longitudinal shear behaviour observed and measured by strain gauging. The Ultimate Limit State (flexural strength, shear strength, bearing/anchorage and, interface shear transfer) and the Serviceability Limit State (cracking, deflection, differential shrinkage) will be also explored.
Advantages
Precast quality finish for walls and soffits No formwork for vertical structure Structural connection between wall and slabs is by standard reinforced concrete detail: inherently robust and, for basements, watertight No permanent sealing at connections between precast units Flexible for casting-in items
References
Goodchild CH, Glass J (2004), Best practice Barrett P.S (2003), Hybrid concrete: improved processes and performance, Structures & Buildings Guidance for Hybrid Concrete Construction, The Concrete Centre, Surrey 156 Issue SB2, Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, pp 193-203 Goodchid CH (1995), Hybrid Concrete Construction: combining structural materials for speed, quality and Concrete Centre (2005), Hybrid Concrete economy in buildings, BCA, Crowthorne, Construction combining precast and in-situ concrete for better value structural frames, The Whittle R, Taylor H (2009), Design of Hybrid Concrete Centre, Surrey Concrete Buildings- A guide to the design of buildings combining in-situ and precast concrete, The Elliot K (1996), Multi Storey Precast Concrete Concrete Centre, Surrey Framed Structures, Blackwell Science, UK Glass, J. and Baiche, B. (2001), Perceptions of Hybrid Concrete Construction in the UK Construction Industry, Engineering, Construction and Architecture Management, Vol. 8 No. 1, pp 67-77
Disadvantages
The smaller dimension of the precast units can be a maximum of 2.8m, so joints in walls and soffits must be dealt with: expressed or concealed Reduced flexibility of layout as there are walls rather than columns
as fast as in-situ concrete Cost neutral compared to in-situ and cheaper than fully precast