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#ConcreteTough - Are You Tough Enough?
29 minutes | 0.5 PDH/LU
Featuring Jereme Montgomery from Stephens & Smith Construction Co. Inc., this presentation covers #ConcreteTough, a Nebraska based workforce recruiting/workforce development campaign for concrete careers. Even though it started in Nebraska, participants of this webinar will hear the steps we ...
Embedded Thin Brick Veneer Design for Tilt-Up Panels
36 minutes | 1 PDH/LU
This seminar presents a general introduction of thin brick veneer and the tilt-up process, including a brief history with successful installation examples. Explanation of the product and code compliance based on tilt-up standards and compatible form liners as well as design capabilities with thin...
Lift Day: Time, Money, and Life Saving Tips and Tricks
92 minutes | 2 PDH/LU
We all know that the big day on a tilt-up job is the day that panel lifting commences. It is also one of the most critical events in time where all safety practices and procedures are adhered to in order to assure everyone's well being, and to provide the customer with the confidence in you, as w...
OSHA and COVID-19: Regulations, Policies and Practices
60 minutes
Featuring Julia Kunlo of Evolution Safety Resources, this webinar is available to TCA members and will discuss the recent announcement by OSHA categorizing COVID-19 as a recordable illness for OSHA 300 logs and the expectations this places on employers. Learn from Ms. Kunlo about the truths for t...
Project Dylan
47 minutes | 1 PDH/LU
Project Dylan is a new prototype fulfillment center. The warehouse building has an approx. footprint of 700,000 SF slab on grade and another 1.95 million SF of elevated deck. The exterior is clad with 330,000 SF of insulated tilt-up panels. The panels are non-load bearing for gravity but as a VE ...
Surface Preparation of Tilt-Wall Panels Prior to Coating
46 minutes | 1 PDH/LU
Because of the casting and erection process of tilt-up construction, surface irregularities and aesthetic imperfections in the exposed surfaces are common. These conditions include spalls, gouges, cracks, dents, chips, bug holes and honeycombs. Such imperfections may occur on exterior or inter...
The Best of the TCA Cyber Round Table
44 minutes | 1 PDH/LU
The TCA Cyber Round Table has become THE trusted resource for TCA members to get their urgent technical questions answered by a community of tilt-up industry experts in design and construction. In this presentation, David and Erik will review the best questions submitted to the Cyber Round Table ...
Tilt-Up 101: Introductory Session
18 minutes | 0.5 PDH/LU
This seminar introduces the six modules consisting of the content for preparation to the ACI/TCA Tilt-Up Technician Certification Exam and the industry’s broad certification efforts as well as discussing the primary components contributing to the strategic and impressive growth of tilt-up c...
Tilt-Up 101: Module 1 - Safety | Planning | Scheduling
16 minutes | 0.5 PDH/LU
This session is part 1 of 6 modules discussing the construction process known as tilt-up or tilt wall, covering aspects important to the knowledge base for preparation to the ACI/TCA Tilt-Up Technician Certification Exam. This module covers safety communications and procedures, planning the tilt-...
Tilt-Up 101: Module 2 - Site Preparation | Structural Systems
11 minutes | 0.5 PDH/LU
This session is part 2 of 6 modules discussing the construction process known as tilt-up or tilt wall, covering aspects important to the knowledge base for preparation to the ACI/TCA Tilt-Up Technician Certification Exam. This module covers the initial steps involved in starting a tilt-up project...
Tilt-Up 101: Module 3 - Layout | Forming
13 minutes | 0.5 PDH/LU
This session is part 3 of 6 modules discussing the construction process known as tilt-up or tilt wall, covering aspects important to the knowledge base for preparation to the ACI/TCA Tilt-Up Technician Certification Exam. This module covers the steps to lay out and complete the forming of tilt-up...
Tilt-Up 101: Module 4 - Concrete | Placement
19 minutes | 0.5 PDH/LU
This session is part 4 of 6 modules discussing the construction process known as tilt-up or tilt wall, covering aspects important to the knowledge base for preparation to the ACI/TCA Tilt-Up Technician Certification Exam. This module covers the properties of concrete specific to tilt-up construct...
Tilt-Up 101: Module 5 - Erection | Bracing
13 minutes | 0.5 PDH/LU
This session is part 5 of 6 modules discussing the construction process known as tilt-up or tilt wall, covering aspects important to the knowledge base for preparation to the ACI/TCA Tilt-Up Technician Certification Exam. This module the processes of erecting and bracing tilt-up panels, widely co...
Tilt-Up 101: Module 6 - Panel & Building Finishes
17 minutes | 0.5 PDH/LU
This session is the final, part 6 of 6 modules discussing the construction process known as tilt-up or tilt wall, covering aspects important to the knowledge base for preparation to the ACI/TCA Tilt-Up Technician Certification Exam. This module detail many of the options for panel finishes and th...
Troubleshooting High-End Finishes
39 minutes | 1 PDH/LU
Tilt-up construction is revered as one of the most broadly applied construction systems. Part of the attraction is the palette of high-end finishes that continues to grow in all regions. Design and construction professionals not only must recognize the wide range of finishes and techniques that a...
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18 minutes
Join architects from Lamar Johnson Collaborative on a project site visit as they review panel construction prior to casting. Learn what they’re looking...
22 minutes
Completed in 2017, Fort Worth Camera has become an instant icon in Fort Worth. The site-cast concrete panels dominate the buildings facade with an unedited,...
Leveraging the Strength of Tilt-Up to Achieve Playful Architecture
22 minutes
Tilt-up concrete construction has unique properties that can be integrated into architectural design. This presentation will discuss techniques and methods...
What's Next When A Bad Break Happens?
97 minutes
Consistently in industries like tilt-up construction, the concrete cylinder is misunderstood. Specified as a regular measure of quality control, their...
Troubleshooting High-End Finishes
39 minutes
Tilt-up construction is revered as one of the most broadly applied construction systems. Part of the attraction is the palette of high-end finishes that...
Tilt-Up Panels On Shim Pads - Wall Footing Trim Bar Design
33 minutes
This seminar presents the design of foundations for loads imposed while panels are being erected on shims or grout pads, as well as the control of cracking...
3 minutes
In March 2018, Confluence Park opened to the public in San Antonio, Texas. The product of over 10 years of development by the client, the San Antonio...
Lift Day: Time, Money, and Life Saving Tips and Tricks
92 minutes
We all know that the big day on a tilt-up job is the day that panel lifting commences. It is also one of the most critical events in time where all safety...
3 minutes
Thanks to a partnership with the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community (SRP-MIC), Scottsdale Community College is the only two-year public higher-education...
The Best of the TCA Cyber Round Table
44 minutes
The TCA Cyber Round Table has become THE trusted resource for TCA members to get their urgent technical questions answered by a community of tilt-up industry...
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Founded in 1986, the Tilt-Up Concrete Association (TCA) strives to improve the quality and acceptance of site-cast Tilt-Up construction - one of the fastest growing industries in the United States, combining the advantages of reasonable cost with low maintenance, durability, speed of construction and minimal capital investment. Over 10,000 buildings, enclosing more than 650 million square feet, are constructed each year using this construction method.
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