Title:
Monolithic Concrete Wall Buildings - Methods, Construction, and Cost
Author(s):
Robert Aiken
Publication:
Concrete International
Volume:
2
Issue:
4
Appears on pages(s):
24-30
Keywords:
concrete construction; concrete panels;
construction costs; construction materials; history;
jacking; reinforced concrete; structural design; tilt-up
construction.
DOI:
Date:
4/1/1980
Abstract:
Reprinted from ACI Proceedings V. 5, 1909, this is a description of one of the earliest site-cast, tilt-up wall panel construction projects undertaken. According to the article, the recent invention of a new mechanical method of erecting buildings of concrete without the use of forms or falsework, eliminating costly, cumbersome practices of erecting two wood walls to get one concrete wall is, itself, an invention of great moment and worldwide value especially in these days of scarce lumber and labor.The author describes the construction techniques used on numerous structures at Camp Logan, Ill., and Camp Perry, Ohio, using a massive site-cast, erection technique. Human labor and jacking procedures were used then compared to the mobile crane lifting techniques used today. This technique is compared to the modern day method in a discussion by Victor Leabu, which follows this reprint.