Description

L-Girders span columns and walls and serve as structural support for CarbonCast® and MEGA-TEE® Double Tees, Hollowcore Plank and other spanning members.

Applications

L-Girders resist gravity, seismic and wind loads in all-precast structures, typically at the perimeter of the structure.

Cost: $$-$$$

 

Concrete

Mix: structural mix with EcoMix® (up to 50% supplementary cementitious materials recycled content, per design requirements)

Water-cement ratio: <.38

Strength: 7-9,000 psi

Color: structural buff or gray

Specifications:

Certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PCI Factory Certification

Design. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ACI 318-95

Prestress strand . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ASTM A 416

Reinforcing steel. . . . . . . . . . . . . .ASTM A 615

Welded wire fabric . . . . . . . . . . . .ASTM A 185

Structural steel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ASTM A 36

Aggregate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ASTM C 33

Cement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ASTM C 150 Materials

LEED Potential Point Contributions

Credit		Potential Point Contributions
Sustainable Sites
SS Credit 5.1	Site Development, Protect or Restore Habitat	1

Materials & Resources
MR Credit 4.1	Recycled Content, 10% (post-consumer + pre-consumer)	1
MR Credit 5.1	Regional Materials, 10% Extracted, Processed & Manufactured Region	1
MR Credit 5.2	Regional Materials, 20% Extracted, Processed & Manufactured Region	1

Innovation & Design Process
ID Credit 1.1	Innovation in Design: Provide Specific Title	1
ID Credit 2	LEED® Accredited Professional	1