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Tilt-up Concrete Construction Photos

First Step - Preparing the Concrete Panels' Forms

Prior to the tilt-up process beginning, the floor slab is poured to create the floor, where the tilt-up panels will be created.
The first step in creating the tilt-up panels is to draw lines on the floor slab where the panels will be formed and poured.
Prior to the tilt-up construction process beginning, the cement slab is poured to create the floor, where the tilt-up panels will be created.
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The first step in creating the tilt-up panels is to draw lines on the cement floor slab where the concrete panels will be formed and poured.
Photo courtesy of constructionphotographs.com
Once the lines have been drawn, workers place brackets to outline where the tilt-up panels' outside boundaries, windows and door openings will be.
Once the lines have been drawn, workers place brackets to outline where the tilt-up panels' outside boundaries, windows and door openings will be.
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Ensuring the exact placement of the forms is critical to the success of the project. The tilt-up panels must be sized and positioned in precisely the right dimensions and location.
Ensuring the exact placement of the cement forms is critical to the success of the project. The tilt-up concrete panels must be sized and positioned in precisely the right dimensions and location.
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Workers build the tilt-up panel forms out of wood connected to the braces.
Workers build the tilt-up panel forms out of wood connected to the braces.
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Once assembled, the tilt-up panel forms create a jigsaw puzzle pattern on the floor slab. But the random appearance to the forms' placement is deceiving; each form is positioned precisely to allow the crews to tilt them into their final spot in the coming days.
Once assembled, the tilt-up construction panel forms create a jigsaw puzzle pattern on the floor slab. But the random appearance to the forms' placement is deceiving; each form is positioned precisely to allow the crews to tilt them into their final spot in the coming days.
Photo courtesy of constructionphotographs.com
Rebar is placed in the completed forms. Rebar is a critical component of the tilt-up construction process. The rebar strengthens the tilt-up panels, making them safer to lift into a standing position and more durable once in place.
Rebar is placed in the completed cement panel forms. Rebar is a critical component of tilt-up construction. The rebar strengthens the tilt-up concrete panels, making them safer to lift into a standing position and more durable once in place.
Photo courtesy of constructionphotographs.com
Rebar is placed in the completed forms. Rebar is a critical component of the tilt-up construction process. The rebar strengthens the panels, making them safer to lift into a standing position and more durable once in place.
Rebar is placed in the completed cement panel forms. Rebar is a critical component of tilt-up construction. The rebar strengthens the tilt-up concrete panels, making them safer to lift into a standing position and more durable once in place.
Photo courtesy of constructionphotographs.com
Workers also position embeds and inserts into the tilt-up panels so they will become part of the tilt-up panels once the pouring takes place.
Workers also position embeds and inserts into the tilt-up panels so they will become part of the tilt-up concrete panels once the pouring takes place.
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With the wood forms securely constructed and the rebar and embeds / inserts in place, the tilt-up panels in the photo above are ready to be poured with concrete.
With the wood forms securely constructed and the rebar and embeds / inserts in place, the tilt-up concrete panels in the photo above are ready to be poured with concrete.
Photo courtesy of constructionphotographs.com

Next Step: Pouring the Panels

 

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