Case Study in Performance Based Alternative Design
October 7, 2020 from 9:00am to 10:00am Central Standard Time
Courtois Auditorium
Introduction to performance-based design and code provisions allowing alternative design approaches and materials as they apply to Tilt Wall Construction. Review of successful case studies in insulated tilt walls in Ontario Canada.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Review differences between prescriptive and performance-based codes.
- Understand alternative design and material allowances currently available in codes.
- Learn about implementation of performance-based design in tilt walls.
- Update on use of Helix 5-25 Micro Rebar in insulated tilt walls in Ontario Canada using alternative performance-based design.
SPONSORS
Dayton Superior Corporation
Concrete Strategies, Inc.
Insteel Engineered Products
Needham DBS
Leviat
White Cap
White Cap
Leviat
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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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