ARCHITECTURAL PRECAST FAÇADE CONSTRUCTION FOR HIGH RISE BUILDINGS – CONSTRUCTION METHOD APPROACH

S. Madhu Anand

Abstract: Every High rise building is unique in nature. Approach towards high rise building with 162m of architectural precast element is also need innovative construction methodology. The project BNRI URBANA is the tallest building 162m located in the eastern India with precast as architectural features. This is the first of its kind in India with precast elevation façade panels for 162m.The structure being a shear wall construction, it was difficult to accommodate with different architectural feature along with structure construction. Hence precast technology has been adopted to meet the elevation requirements. The methodology planning has become more challenging as the height of the building was 162m for 7 Towers with building plan of shape Z, H with 12000 nos of Architectural precast elements with stringent delivery period. Planning construction methods for such a project requires selection of equipment, logistic planning, adoption of proper technology to meet the time, cost without compromising quality and safety. This Paper mainly focus on the construction methodology adopted to complete the above requirement with proper planning, design, casting, curing, handling, transportation, connection and erection methods.

Keywords: Precast Planning, Casting, Handling, and Erection

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15623/ijret.2016.0532008