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Designer's Knowledge Bank
Designer's
Knowledge Bank is a Web site created for one clear
purpose — to assist design and construction professionals
in understanding precast, prestressed concrete products and
structures. This is your free link to a dynamic and constantly
updated precast resource.
Much of the material here is absolutely free-of-charge
and immediately available online. Other material such as
comprehensive hardcover design manuals may be purchased
through this site. In the case of manuals for sale, sample
pages are often available free-of-charge.
In addition to searching the online library, you will receive
periodic E-mail updates on the topics that you choose. This
will take the form of our Issues & Answers newsletter.
The contents of the Designer's Knowledge Bank include the
following:
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Peer-reviewed
technical papers - This is a continuously updated
collection of authored papers, report documents, and guide
specifications. Included in this category are such topics
as design of connections, state-of-the-art of sandwich
wall panels, tolerances, durability studies, and hundreds
more.
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Industry Recommended Practices- Scores
of recommended practices and industry guidelines from over
50 long-standing PCI technical committees are also available.
Included in this category are such topics as design of columns
and walls, use of admixtures, grouting, bridge deck panels,
GFRC, and more.
- Research - Extensive reports and technical
bulletins on a wide array of cutting-edge precast research
programs comprise this section. Also included are topics
such as seismic design, column behavior, dapped-end beams,
acoustical properties, connections, and many more.
- Articles - Case studies, project reports
and profiles can be found in this section. Article topics
include cladding, veneers, mix designs, color and texture,
bullnoses, plasticity, corrosion, and much more.
- Online presentations - The PCI Interactive
Ideas Generator Series - "How-to" presentations covering
parking structures, hollowcore products, commercial buildings,
stadiums, bridges, industrial facilities, and housing structures.
- Books & Manuals - Preview sample
pages and abstracts of 20 state-of-the-art precast manuals
and design handbooks currently published by PCI including
the PCI Design Handbook Fifth Edition, Architectural Precast
Concrete Manual, Hollow Core Manual, Quality Control Manuals,
Erectors' Manuals, and more.
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