Casino Queen
The use of integral design for the Casino Queen led to the very first floating gaming facility that has a land-based casino shell and a gaming floor that is rafted on a floating concrete barge.
The owners of the facility used Tilt-Up methods because of its structural integrity. On each panel, Concrete Strategies used a TCA-grade A patch – the highest grade of patch that the industry has. With an admirable approach at efficiency, the unused concrete materials were recycled.
The concept of the Casino Queen was the first Tilt-Up casino construction in the St. Louis area. Because panels were large-scale, 4,000 and 5,000-PSI mix was used for about 13,000 cubic yards of concrete. Concrete Strategies sequenced two panels and installed casting beds to reduce cost and match the square footage of the wall panels to the floor slabs.
A 300-ton crawler crane was used to pick up heavy panels.
Project Location
East St. Louis, IL 62201
United States
TILT-UP ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
The Tilt-Up Achievement Awards were established to honor projects that use site-cast tilt-up concrete to introduce new building types, advance industry technology and provide unique solutions to building programs. Winning entries illustrate the variety, beauty, and flexibility of tilt-up construction.
ACHIEVEMENT
2008
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Project Team (TCA Members)
- General Contractor:
- Clayco
- Concrete Contractor:
- Concrete Strategies, Inc.
- Architect:
- Engineer:
- Leviat
- Suppliers:
- Nox-Crete Products Group
- Leviat
- Photographer(s):
Project Specifics
- Project Category:
- Entertainment
- Building Types:
- Casino
- Restaurant
- Finishes:
- Exterior insulation and finish system (EIFS)
- Paint (Flat)
- Stucco
- Features:
- Curved Panels (Elevation-Edge)
- Insulation:
- Post Applied (Interior)
- Environmental:
- Number of Floors:
- 0
- Number of Panels:
- 92 panels
- Tilt-Up Wall Area:
- 84,279 sq ft (7,830 sq m)
- Project Footprint:
- 14,700 sq ft (1,366 sq m)
- Tallest Panel:
- 57 ft 1 in (17.40 m)
- Widest Panel:
- 38 ft 1 in (11.62 m)
- Largest Panel:
- 1,242 sq ft (115.4 sq m)
- Heaviest Panel:
- 144,350 lbs (65,476 kg)
Tilt-Up Concrete Association (TCA)
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402 1st Avenue SE
Mount Vernon, IA 52314
United States
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About the Tilt-Up Concrete Association
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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