Precast Concrete

As a building material, precast concrete allows a wide range of sculptural forms and design options. By treating the surface in various ways, fascinating textures and fine finishes can be produced. This book provides a systematic overview of the variety of applications for such concrete elements throughout Europe. Author David Bennett provides in-depth information on newly developed, especially lightweight forms of concrete such as GRC (Glass-Fibre Reinforced Concrete), Ductal and CRC (Compact Reinforced Composite). A selection of some 24 projects which are of particular significance, are documented in detail and provide a wealth of inspiring design ideas.

In this series of tutorials I'll teach you how get started modeling precast concrete structures in Revit 2014.We'll begin by getting our grids, levels and reference planes in place. Once we've set the stage for the project, we'll begin placing foundations and columns. You'll learn how to use the mirror and copy tools to speed up your modeling work flow and reduce some of the complexity involved in modeling structures. We'll explore how to accurately place corbels and beams at the right elevations. And finally, we'll learn how incorporate a double-T flooring system into our building design.