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1 online resource |
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Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; About the Editors; Notes on Contributors; Preface; Part I Modernisation of Precast Concrete Structures; Chapter 1 Historical and Chronological Development of Precast Concrete Structures; 1.1 The five periods of development and optimisation; 1.2 Developing years and the standardisation period; 1.3 Optimisation and the lightweight period; 1.4 The thermal mass period; References; Chapter 2 Industrial Building Systems (IBS) Project Implementation; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Routes to IBS procurement |
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2.3 Precast concrete IBS solution to seven-storey skeletal frame2.4 Manufacture of precast concrete components and ancillaries; 2.5 Minimum project sizes and component efficiency for IBS; 2.6 Design implications in construction matters; 2.7 Conclusions; References; Chapter 3 Best Practice and Lessons Learned in IBS Design, Detailing and Construction; 3.1 Increasing off-site fabrication; 3.2 Standardisation; 3.3 Self-compacting concrete for precast components; 3.4 Recycled precast concrete; 3.5 Building services; 3.6 Conclusions; References |
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Chapter 4 Research and Development Towards the Optimisation of Precast Concrete Structures4.1 The research effort on precast concrete framed structures; 4.2 Precast frame connections; 4.3 Studies on structural integrity of precast frames and connections; References; Part II Mechanisation and Automation of the Production of Concrete Elements; Chapter 5 Building Information Modelling (BIM) and Software for the Design and Detailing of Precast Structures; 5.1 Building information modelling (BIM); 5.2 Technologies; 5.3 BIM in precast construction; 5.4 Summary; References |
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Chapter 6 Mechanisation and Automation in Concrete Production6.1 Development of industrialization and automation in the concrete prefabrication industry; 6.2 CAD-CAM BIM from Industry 2.0 to 4.0; 6.3 Automation methods; 6.4 Integrated and automated prefabricated production process; 6.5 Limits of automation; 6.6 Summary and outlook; Part III Industrialisation of Concrete Structures; Chapter 7 Lean Construction -- Industrialisation of On-site Production Processes; 7.1 Work process planning (WPP); 7.2 Construction production process planning procedure |
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7.3 Work process planning (WPP) -- work execution estimation7.4 Work process planning (WPP) -- planning the processes and construction methods; 7.5 Planning the execution process; 7.6 Procedure for selecting construction methods and processes; 7.7 Conclusions to Chapter 7; References; Chapter 8 Lean Construction -- Industrialisation of On-site Production Processes; 8.1 Introduction -- top-down / bottom-up work planning scheduling and resource planning; 8.2 Scheduling and resource planning; 8.3 Site Logistics; 8.4 Weekly work plans; 8.5 Construction site controlling process |
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8.6 CIP -- the continuous improvement process |
| Summary |
Precast concrete can provide high-quality, durable and reproducible construction components in a safe and economical manner. Developments in concrete technology and building information modelling, as well as the application of best practice in design and manufacturing techniques are all driving significant gains in the efficiency of precast concrete production, providing components with exceptional utility in the construction process |
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Modernisation, Mechanisation and Industrialisation of Concrete Structures highlights the use of automation and industrialisation in the design and manufacture of precast concrete components, showing how |
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Design and manufacturing techniques can be best exploited for the construction of modern precast concrete buildings and structures |
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An industrialised building system ethos can control the supply chain from client to sub-contractor, and can best utilise building information modelling methods and design/detailing software |
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Concepts of automation and robotics can be applied to concrete production |
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Industrialisation of off-site production and on-site processes can be exploited in construction projects |
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Technologies discussed include the design, development and automated manufacture of facade panels, insulated panels, twin walls, hollow core slabs, Omnia type floors with welded girders and reinforcement cages. Automated finishing, polishing and etching are also covered |
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Kim S. Elliott is a consultant to the precast industry in the UK and Malaysia. He was Senior Lecturer in the School of Civil Engineering at Nottingham University from 1987-2010, and was formerly at Trent Concrete Structures Ltd., one of the UK's leading precast concrete manufacturers. An active researcher into the behaviour of precast concrete structures, he has published extensively on the subject. He is a member of FIB Commission on Prefabrication |
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Zuhairi Abd. Hamid is Executive Director of the Construction Research Institute of Malaysia (CREAM). With more than 32 years of experience in the construction industry, his research interests and expertise falls within the area of Strategic Management of IT in Construction, Strategic Facilities Management in the Health Sector, Structural dynamics (wind engineering and earthquake engineering), prefabricated building construction and the Open Building System. --Book Jacket |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Concrete construction industry.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industries -- General.
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Concrete construction industry
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Elliott, Kim S., editor
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Hamid, Zuhairi Abd, editor
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| ISBN |
9781118876541 |
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1118876547 |
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9781118876503 |
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1118876504 |
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