Arbt 5: Lift-Slab Construction
Arbt 5: Lift-Slab Construction
Arbt 5: Lift-Slab Construction
ARBT 5
Lift-Slab construction
Lift-Slab Construction
Lift-slab construction is a method of construction where the concrete floors and
roof slabs are cast atop one another at ground level and then are lifted into their
final position by means of jacks. The method was invented and developed in the
early 1950s by a collaboration of Philip N. Youtz and Thomas B. Slick. resulting
Youtz-Slick Lift-Slab Method of Construction.
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Factors to Consider
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Construction Sequences
Construction
Sequences
for mid-rise
buildings
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Advantages
Disadvantages