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AS 3850.2:2024
[Current]Prefabricated concrete elements, Part 2: Building construction
AS 3850.2:2024 provides requirements which impact on safety in the planning, manufacturing, construction, design, casting, transportation, erection and incorporation into the final structure of prefabricated concrete elements in building construction
Published: 28/06/2024
Pages: 83
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Table of contents
Header
About this publication
Preface
1 Scope and general
1.1 Scope
1.2 Normative references
1.3 Terms and definitions
2 Design and documentation
2.1 General
2.2 Design stages
2.3 Erection design
2.4 Building stability during erection and construction
2.5 Design considerations for manufacture, handling and erection
2.5.1 Size and shape
2.5.2 Determination of design loads
2.5.3 Typical rigging configurations
2.5.3.1 Special considerations for rigging for mid-air rotation of elements
2.5.4 Lifting inserts
2.5.4.1 General
2.5.4.2 Re-use of lifting Inserts
2.5.5 Bracing inserts
2.5.5.1 General
2.5.5.2 Cast-in fixing and brace inserts (ferrules)
2.5.5.2.1
2.5.5.3 Specifying inserts
2.5.5.4 Specifying loads
2.5.5.5 Selection and location of inserts
2.5.5.6 Post-installed fixings and bracing inserts
2.5.6 Wind loads
2.5.7 Strength specification of concrete
2.5.8 Design of elements for manufacture, transport, installation and erection
2.5.9 Temporary bracing
2.5.9.1 General
2.5.9.2 Design of temporary bracing for vertical elements
2.5.9.3 Design of temporary propping for horizontal elements
2.5.9.4 Design of temporary supports, subject to combined vertical and horizontal loading
2.5.10 Slenderness, size and shape of concrete elements
2.5.11 Supports
2.6 Superimposed construction loads
2.7 Joints between prefabricated concrete elements
2.8 Footings
2.8.1 Permanent footings used for temporary support
2.8.2 Temporary footings, including deadman anchors and concrete mass blocks
2.9 Connections
2.9.1 General
2.9.2 Horizontal restraint of vertical elements
2.9.2.1 Construction conditions
2.9.2.2 In-service conditions
2.9.3 Strongbacks
2.10 Documentation
2.10.1 General
2.10.2 Essential information
2.10.3 Review of Product Documentation:
2.10.3.1 General
2.10.3.2 Shop drawings and product-specific documentation
2.10.3.3 Erection documentation
2.11 Tolerances
3 Casting
3.1 General
3.2 Layout
3.3 Moulds
3.3.1 General
3.3.2 Formwork (surface finish)
3.4 Curing and release agents
3.5 Concrete strength for lifting
3.6 Lifting, brace and fixing inserts
3.7 Steel reinforcement
3.8 Welding of lifting, bracing or fixing inserts
3.9 Identification and orientation
3.10 Inspection
3.11 Compaction of concrete
4 Transport, cranage and erection
4.1 Transport
4.1.1 Planning
4.1.2 Loading
4.1.3 Unloading
4.2 Storage and multiple handling
4.3 Cranes and rigging
4.3.1 Cranes
4.3.2 Rigging
4.4 Erection and installation
4.4.1 Planning
4.4.2 Erection preparation
4.4.3 Erection platform
4.4.4 Element assessment prior to lifting
4.4.5 Element release
4.4.6 Lifting and placing
4.4.7 Release of rigging
4.5 Elements with circular or near circular cross-section
5 Temporary supports
5.1 Installation and inspection of temporary bracing and propping
5.1.1 General
5.1.2 Brace connections
5.1.3 Minimum concrete strength
5.1.4 Superimposed loads
5.1.5 Levelling pads and shims
6 Fixing and grouting of structural elements and removal of temporary supports
6.1 Fixing of elements
6.2 Grouting of elements
6.3 Inspection and removal of temporary supports
6.4 Damage and repair
Appendix A
Appendix B
B.1 Component design
B.2 Erection design
B.3 In-service design
B.4 Product specific design
B.5 Pre-casting inspection
B.6 Rigging
B.7 Storage Design
B.8 Supported element inspection
B.9 Temporary support inspection
B.10 Post installed fixing installation
B.11 Transport inspection
Appendix C
C.1 Guidance to the design process for lifting and handling
Appendix D
Bibliography
Cited references in this standard
AS/NZS 1554 (series)
Structural steel welding
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