Title:
Tilt-Up Design Pitfalls
Author(s):
Trent Nagele, John Lawson, and Jeff Griffin
Publication:
Concrete International
Volume:
46
Issue:
2
Appears on pages(s):
55-59
Keywords:
wall, moment, deflection, moment
DOI:
10.14359/51740471
Date:
2/1/2024
Abstract:
Slender concrete walls for tilt-up construction are typically designed following the alternative slender wall provisions in ACI 318. Wall designers however may implement different theoretical approaches with the belief that their efforts will increase accuracy and efficiency. Unfortunately, these usually run counter to the observed experimental behavior and can lead to significantly unconservative wall designs.
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