{"id":17423,"date":"2024-02-22T11:02:50","date_gmt":"2024-02-22T16:02:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tilt-up.org\/tilt-uptoday\/?p=17423"},"modified":"2025-10-28T10:06:45","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T15:06:45","slug":"mays-and-maguire-to-write-tca-design-guide-for-tilt-up-partially-composite-insulated-wall-panels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tilt-up.org\/tilt-uptoday\/es\/2024\/02\/22\/mays-and-maguire-to-write-tca-design-guide-for-tilt-up-partially-composite-insulated-wall-panels\/","title":{"rendered":"Mays and Maguire to Write TCA Design Guide for Tilt-Up Partially Composite Insulated Wall Panels"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In a significant stride toward advancing best practices in the world of tilt-up concrete construction, the Tilt-Up Concrete Association (TCA) is proud to announce the forthcoming publication of the \u201cTCA Design Guide for Tilt-Up Partially Composite Insulated Wall Panels.\u201d This essential resource for practicing engineers, architects, and construction professionals is set to become a cornerstone in the industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Building on the \u201cGrey Book\u201d Legacy<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The foundation for this groundbreaking guide was laid with the completion of the research report titled \u201cTilt-Up Partially Composite Insulated Wall Panels.\u201d This extensive research effort was sponsored by the TCA and conducted by Dr. Marc Maguire, assistant professor, and Salam Al-Rubaye, graduate research assistant, at the Durham School of Architectural Engineering and Construction, University of Nebraska-Lincoln.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The \u201cGrey Book,\u201d as the report has come to be known, describes the most extensive and complete, full-scale testing of site-cast, composite, and non-composite panels ever undertaken. It was conducted to ensure the safety of this form of construction as wall panels grow in height and complexity, and are connected using a variety of shear transfer products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A supplementary study was conducted in collaboration with Tilt Lab during the Tilt-Up Convention and Expo in St. Louis in 2021. The goal was to predict stresses in the concrete and rebar in various lifting configurations. The data collected will inform the development of the design guide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Authors and Structure of the Design Guide<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The groundbreaking design guide will be authored by Dr. Timothy W. Mays, PhD, PE, and Dr. Marc Maguire, PhD. Dr. Mays is an associate professor of civil engineering at The Citadel in Charleston, SC, and a recognized expert in code applications, structural design, seismic design, steel connections, structural dynamics, and civil engineering aspects of antiterrorism. Dr. Maguire, an assistant professor at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, is known for his expertise in structural mechanics, probabilistic methods, and structural health monitoring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The \u201cTCA Design Guide for Tilt-Up Partially Composite Insulated Wall Panels\u201d will cover a wide range of topics, including the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n