Title:
Destin Towers
Author(s):
Sepp Firnkas
Publication:
Concrete International
Volume:
9
Issue:
11
Appears on pages(s):
54-56
Keywords:
architectural concrete; concrete panels; connections; construction costs; exposed aggregate concrete; high-rise buildings; hollow-core slabs; post-tensioning; precast concrete; prestressed concrete; walls; wind pressure; Construction
DOI:
Date:
11/1/1987
Abstract:
The article describes and illustrates the design and construction of a 16-story building using a prefabricated concrete bearing wall system with precast prestressed hollow-core floor slabs. Principal connection of wall and floor elements is achieved by ve