Precasting Methods

Precasting Method Where Used Dimensions and Advantages and

Weights Remarks
Individual Mould • Ribbed slabs, No limit in size and • Strengthening og
Method – easily beams, girders, weight, Depends on the cross section
assembled out of window panels the equipment used is possible
bottom and sides, box type units for demoulding, • Openings are
transportable. It and other special transporting and possible in two
may be either in elements placing. planes.
timber or in steel • Prestressed
using needle or railway sleepers,
mould vibrators and parts of precast
capable of taking girders etc
prestressing forces
Precasting Methods
Precasting Method Where Used Dimensions and Advantages and
Weights Remarks
Battery form Interior wall panels , • Length : 18m Specially suitable for
method (the shell elements, • Breadth : 3m mass production of
shuttering panels reinforced concrete • Mass : 5t wall panels where
may be adjusted battens, rafters , shuttering cost is
into the form of a purlins and ,roof reduced to a large
battery at the and floor slabs extent and
required distance autoclave or trench
equal to the steam curing may
thickness of the be adopted by
concrete member) taking the steam
pipes through the
shuttering panels.
Precasting Methods
Precasting Method Where Used Dimensions and Advantages and
Weights Remarks
Stack method – In • Floor and slab • Length : any For casting identical
this method panels desired lenth reinforced or
horizontal modules • Breadth : 1-4m prestressed panels
are made. It can • Mass : 5t one over the other
vary according to with separating
the types of precast media interposed in
elements. between.
Horizontal stacking
of slab/ beam or
column units can be
done with
supporting spacers.

Supporting
spacers
Precasting Methods
Precasting Method Where Used Dimensions and Advantages and
Weights Remarks
Long Line • Double tees , • Length : any Ideally suited for
prestressing bed ribbed slab , desired lenth pretension
method – purlins , piles and • Breadth : 2m members.
All segments of a beams • Height : 2m
span are • Mass : up to 10 t
manufactured on a
fixed bed with the
formwork moving
along the bed for
successive casting
operation.
Precasting Methods
Precasting Method Where Used Dimensions and Advantages and
Weights Remarks
Tilting mould • Exterior wall • Length : 6m Suitable for
method – This panels where • Breadth : 4m manufacturing
method is capable spcial finishes are • Mass : 5t external wall panels
of being skipped required on one
vertically using face
hydraulic jacks • Sandwich panels
Precasting Methods
Precasting Method Where Used Dimensions and Advantages and
Weights Remarks
Extrusion method - Roof slabs , foam • Length : any May be used with
long concrete mould concrete wall panels desired lenth advantage in the
with constant cross- and beams cross - • Breadth : less case of un-
section where section where than 2 m reinforced blocks ,
concreting and concreting and • Height : less than foam concrete
vibration are done vibration are done 3m panels.
automatically just as automatically just as
in hollow code slab in hollow cored slab
casting casting.