Modernisation, Mechanisation and Industrialisation of Concrete Structures

Content: Cover
 Title Page
 Copyright
 Contents
 About the Editors
 Notes on Contributors
 Preface
 Part I Modernisation of Precast Concrete Structures
 Chapter 1 Historical and Chronological Development of Precast Concrete Structures
 1.1 The five periods of development and optimisation
 1.2 Developing years and the standardisation period
 1.3 Optimisation and the lightweight period
 1.4 The thermal mass period
 References
 Chapter 2 Industrial Building Systems (IBS) Project Implementation
 2.1 Introduction
 2.2 Routes to IBS procurement 2.3 Precast concrete IBS solution to seven-storey skeletal frame2.4 Manufacture of precast concrete components and ancillaries
 2.5 Minimum project sizes and component efficiency for IBS
 2.6 Design implications in construction matters
 2.7 Conclusions
 References
 Chapter 3 Best Practice and Lessons Learned in IBS Design, Detailing and Construction
 3.1 Increasing off-site fabrication
 3.2 Standardisation
 3.3 Self-compacting concrete for precast components
 3.4 Recycled precast concrete
 3.5 Building services
 3.6 Conclusions
 References Chapter 4 Research and Development Towards the Optimisation of Precast Concrete Structures4.1 The research effort on precast concrete framed structures
 4.2 Precast frame connections
 4.3 Studies on structural integrity of precast frames and connections
 References
 Part II Mechanisation and Automation of the Production of Concrete Elements
 Chapter 5 Building Information Modelling (BIM) and Software for the Design and Detailing of Precast Structures
 5.1 Building information modelling (BIM)
 5.2 Technologies
 5.3 BIM in precast construction
 5.4 Summary
 References Chapter 6 Mechanisation and Automation in Concrete Production6.1 Development of industrialization and automation in the concrete prefabrication industry
 6.2 CAD-CAM BIM from Industry 2.0 to 4.0
 6.3 Automation methods
 6.4 Integrated and automated prefabricated production process
 6.5 Limits of automation
 6.6 Summary and outlook
 Part III Industrialisation of Concrete Structures
 Chapter 7 Lean Construction --
Industrialisation of On-site Production Processes
 7.1 Work process planning (WPP)
 7.2 Construction production process planning procedure 7.3 Work process planning (WPP) --
work execution estimation7.4 Work process planning (WPP) --
planning the processes and construction methods
 7.5 Planning the execution process
 7.6 Procedure for selecting construction methods and processes
 7.7 Conclusions to Chapter 7
 References
 Chapter 8 Lean Construction --
Industrialisation of On-site Production Processes
 8.1 Introduction --
top-down / bottom-up work planning scheduling and resource planning
 8.2 Scheduling and resource planning
 8.3 Site Logistics
 8.4 Weekly work plans
 8.5 Construction site controlling process 8.6 CIP --
the continuous improvement process