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December 2001
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These days one wonders whether there is such a thing
as good news – “THERE IS”! Tilt-up maintains its reputation as a “FAST”, RELIABLE construction system. In the United States a tilt-up crew lifted 53 panels of 14.33 metres high and averaging 27t – 36t in one day, which was a panel every 11.5 minutes. When those who canvass the benefits of Tilt-Up construction, phrases such as “fast track” & “early building occupancy” pervade the conversation. This is not idle chatter, but facts which make the tilt-up method so attractive to developers, financiers and owner-occupiers alike. Often, the stories told about aggressive schedules involve a school, high tech office building, shopping centres where the occupancy is critical to meet a specified time frame to catch a market or a time dependent on a deadline. The building referred to earlier in this article was 60,000 square metres, and 202 linear metres of panels were erected in a 10-hour day. In other words, the crew, with planning and ingenuity, worked together to complete 247 panels in just 8 days. When extensive pre-planning is coupled with
experienced engineering and construction, the tilt-up
process becomes even more efficient, clearly making it the
ideal choice of construction method for the design-build
team, as well as the owner. ABS is proud to have introduced the first ground release components to Australia, which allowed the Tilt-Up System to be so eagerly adopted by developers, financiers and builders. The new SLI III 10t face-lift inserts
offer more efficient construction; with cost benefits over
the commonly used 5t face-lift inserts.
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