Title:
Award-Winning Precast Concrete Water Tower
Author(s):
Celal Kozanoglu
Publication:
Concrete International
Volume:
13
Issue:
9
Appears on pages(s):
27-29
Keywords:
connections; joints (junctions); precast concrete; prefabrication; tanks (containers); towers; Design
DOI:
Date:
9/1/1991
Abstract:
Describes the design and construction of a 35 m (115 ft) high 200 m3 (260 yd3) capacity precast concrete water tower in Turkey. The shaft of the tower consists of 20 hollow sections, hexagonal on the outside and circular on the inside, with a diameter of 3 m (10 ft). The tower received the Prefabricated Concrete Construction Project of the Year award for 1989 from the Prefabricated Concrete Construction Industry Association of Turkey.