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CHAPTER 1 SPECIFICATIONS
Specs & Codes to Use With Precast Products
Specs & Codes to Use With Precast Products, Cont.
More Specs & Codes to Use With Precast Products
Still More Specs & Codes to Use With Precast Products
CHAPTER 2 LOADS ON STRUCTURES
External Soil & Water Loads on Structures
Top Slabs in Round Structures with a Centerline Hatch
Top Slabs in Round Structures with a Large Hatch
CHAPTER 3 DESIGN OF STRUCTURES
How Does Concrete Resist Forces?
Does Cracked Concrete Mean a Beam has Failed?
Engineering Methods Other Than ASD & LFD
Formulas Used to Determine Resistance
CHAPTER 4 HANDLING AND SHIPPING
Lifting Equipment for Precast Products
More Lifting Equipment for Precast Products
Knowing the "Rated Working Load"
CHAPTER 5 TESTING PRECAST PRODUCTS
Types of Testing on Precast Products
More Types of Testing on Precast Products
Watertight Testing of Precast Products
Three Methods of Testing for Water Leaks
CHAPTER 6 INSTALLATION
Installation Problem & Fixes, Continued
More Installation Problems & Fixes
Still More Installation Problems & Fixes
CHAPTER 7 FLOTATION
Methods to Overcome a Buoyancy Problem
Methods to Overcome Buoyancy Problem, Continued
Yet More Methods to Overcome Buoyancy Problem
CHAPTER 8 MANUFACTURING
So You Want to Be a Precaster....Production Basics
Waiting Period Before Installation of Precast Products
Increasing The 1 to 7-Day Concrete Strength
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