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Handbook History
Presentation Outline
• PCI history
• Notable modifications to the 6th Edition
• General chapter by chapter overview
Formation of PCI
• Develop a standard
practice
Goal of PCI
• Develop a standard
practice
• Benefits of a standard
design practice
– Shared design
research
– Increase engineering
knowledge
– Promote production
efficiency
Publication Timeline
PCI Design Handbook – 1st Edition
• Motivation
– Standard approach to design
– Illustrate application of product
– Assist design practices
– Disseminate consistent product
specifications
PCI Design Handbook – 1st Edition
• Motivation
– ACI 318-02
– IBC 2003
– ASCE 7 - 2002
– Reflect the most recent research
• 736 pages, 111 more than the 5th
Review Process
• Handbook Committee
– Industry Producer Engineers, Industry Engineering
Consultants, and Academia
• Technical Activities Committee (TAC)
– Industry Producer Engineers, Industry Engineering
Consultants, and Academia
• Blue Ribbon Review Committee
– Industry Producer Engineers, Industry Engineering
Consultants, and Academia
Notable Modifications
• Overview of
precast concrete
Applications and Materials
• Overview of precast
concrete
• Applications
– Shows many
uses of precast
concrete
Applications and Materials
• Overview of precast
concrete
• Applications
– Shows many uses of
precast concrete
• Material
Discussion
Applications and Materials
• Overview of precast
concrete
• Applications
– Shows many uses of
precast concrete
• Material Discussion
• Production
Process
Chapter 2 – Preliminary Design
• Preliminary analysis
• Deck members
• Beams
• Compression
members
• Piles
Chapter 3 – Analysis and Design
• Stripping and
Handling Forces and
Stresses
• Yarding and storage
• Transportation
• Erection
• Erection bracing
Chapter 6 – Design of Connections
• Product tolerances
• Erection tolerances
• Clearances
• Interfacing tolerances
• Volume changes
Chapter 9 – Thermal, Acoustical, Fire
• Beam Tables
General Design Information
• Beam Tables
• Material
properties
General Design Information
• Beam Tables
• Material properties
• Bolts, Nuts, and
Washers
General Design Information
• Beam Tables
• Material properties
• Bolts, Nuts, and
Washers
• Rebar Detailing
General Design Information
• Beam Tables
• Material properties
• Bolts, Nuts, and
Washers
• Rebar Detailing
• Welding
Information
General Design Information
• Beam Tables
• Material properties
• Bolts, Nuts, and
Washers
• Rebar Detailing
• Welding Information
• Design
information
Questions?