The development of an alternate building system based on the use of an existing standardized component : precast, prestressed, hollow-core concrete slab

• Main Author: Simovic, Laszlo
• Other Authors: Waclaw Zalewski.
• Format: Others
• Language: English
• Published: Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2005
• Subjects: Architecture.
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/15328

Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1984. === MICROFICHE COPY AVAILABLE IN ARCHIVES AND ROTCH. === Bibliography: leaves 152-153. === The primary scope of this thesis is a conceptual design implementation for a new building systems approach. This system is based on a standardized, economically feasible and widely used prefabricated structural component. The type in question is a precast, prestressed, hollow-core concrete slab, extending its use from its current application in floor and roof decks to load - bearing wall panels. The system incorporates three additional structural members in order to perform autonomously: continuous prefabricated reinforced concrete beams, high - strength steel bolts and prefabricated reinforced concrete support panels. Its application, though primarily directed towards the housing industry, can be utilized in the commercial and industrial areas as well. === by Laszlo Simovic. === M.S.