It is no surprise that the double tee is the workhorse of precast, prestressed concrete parking structures, and one of the most commonly found features is the use of dapped stems. Stem daps are typically found at exterior spandrels and interior inverted tee beams as shown in Details 1 & 2 below. On occasion engineers and architects have detailed extended …

Precast concrete benefits the bottom line of any project that involves construction with concrete. You can use it for roofs, walls, floors, beams, and columns and just about any other part of a building for less money than concrete cast on-site. Concrete is involved in the majority of major projects and makes up 60 percent of the built environment. At …

Precast concrete construction for school buildings is a definite trend on the rise. The move toward precast concrete components for all sorts of public buildings has increased leaps and bounds over the past few decades. There are many reasons for this trend, and it’s a good lesson learned for administrators and builders planning new schools. Schools are a unique environment. …