NATIONAL UNIVERSITY

COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE

B U I L D I N G T E C H N O LO GY 5 :
A LT E R N AT I V E B U I L D I N G C O N S T R U C T I O N S Y S T E M S

TILT – UP
CONSTRUCTION
P R E PA R E D BY:

C A B UG AWA N , K I M B E R LY AN N E A.

M OR E N O ,A BY G A I L
WHAT IS TILT-UP CONSTRUCTION?
• T H E T E R M “ T I LT- U P ” WA S C O I N E D I N T H E
L AT E 1 9 4 0 S T O D E S C R I B E A M E T H O D
F O R C O N S T R U C T I N G C O N C R E T E WA L L S
R A P I D LY A N D E C O N O M I C A L LY W I T H O U T
T H E F O R M W O R K N E C E SS A RY F O R
P O U R E D I N - P L A C E WA L L S .

• W I T H T I LT- U P C O N S T R U C T I O N , T H E
E X T E R I O R WA L L S O F A B U I L D I N G A R E
C R E AT E D AT T H E W O R K S I T E U S I N G
W O O D F R A M E S , R E B A R A N D R E A DY- M I X
C O N C R E T E . T H E B U I L D I N G ’ S WA L L S A R E
P O U R E D D I R E C T LY AT T H E J O B S I T E I N
LARGE SLABS OF CONCRETE CALLED
“ T I LT- U P PA N E L S ” O R “ T I LT WA L L
PA N E L S . ” W H E N T H E WA L L S A R E R E A DY,
A C R A N E R A I S E S T H E PA N E L S I N T O
POSITION AROUND THE BUILDING’S
PERIMETER FORMING THE EXTERIOR
WA L L S . A L L B U I L D I N G E N T R A N C E S A N D
WINDOW OPENINGS ARE SHAPED INTO
T H E WA L L F O R M S .
 HOW TILT – UP CONSTRUCTION WORKS
• T I LT- U P C O N S T R U C T I O N F E AT U R E S S E R I E S O F
C O N C R E T E PA N E L S T I LT E D U P I N T O P L A C E T O F O R M
A B U I L D I N G ’ S E X T E R I O R WA L L . T H E S E PA N E L S A R E
C R E AT E D AT T H E W O R K S I T E U S I N G W O O D F O R M S ,
REBAR AND CONCRETE. THE FORMS ARE SHAPED
A N D R E B A R C U T T O M AT C H F I N A L D E S I G N S .

• N E X T, C O N C R E T E I S P O U R E D I N T O T H E F O R M S A N D
FINISHED.

• W H E N T H E WA L L S A R E R E A DY, T H E Y ’ R E T I LT E D I N T O
V E RT I C A L P O S I T I O N A N D S E T O N F O U N D AT I O N A L
FOOTINGS WHERE THEY FORM THE EXTERNAL
S T R U C T U R E O F T H E B U I L D I N G . E A C H PA N E L I S
T E M P O R A R I LY B R A C E D U N T I L T H E R O O F T I E S T H E
STRUCTURE TOGETHER.

• T H E O U T WA R D - FA C I N G P O RT I O N O F T H E S E PA N E L S I S
A B L A N K S L AT E O N W H I C H A L M O S T A N Y E X T E R I O R
SIDING, CLADDING OR VENEER CAN BE APPLIED.
SAME GOES FOR THE INTERIOR, WHICH CAN BE
F U RT H E R I N S U L AT E D O R O T H E R W I S E C OAT E D T O
M E E T T H E S P E C I F I C N E E D S O F A FA C I L I T Y.
 ADVANTAGES
• F LE X IB LE F IN I SH E S
• F IN A N C IA L G A IN
• RO B U ST
• AC O U ST I C S
• F IR E R E S ISTA N C E
• SE C U R IT Y
• PR O GR A M
• H EA LT H A N D SA F E T Y
• MA IN T E N A N C E A N D
DU R A BI LI TY
DISADVANTAGES
• S I T E L I M ­I ­TA­T I O N S
• HIGHER UPFRONT COSTS
• SAFETY CONCERNS
• TOO EXPENSIVE FOR
SMALLER PROJECTS
• W E AT H E R D E L AY S
• I N C O N ­S I S ­T E N T W I T H
C R E AT I V E A R C H I ­T E C ­T U R ­A L
DESIGNS
• R E M O T E S I T E I N E F ­F I ­C I E N ­C I E S
• U N F O R ­G I V ­I N G P R O C E SS
• L AT E R C H A N G E S D I F F I C U LT
OR EXPENSIVE
REFERENCES:
• H TTP S:/ /W W W. C ON C R E T E C E N T R E . C O M /B U I LD I N G - S OLU TI ON S /WA LL S
/ TILT-UP-C ON S TR U C T I ON . A S P X
• H TTP S:/ /W W W. KO RT E C O. C O M/ C O N S T R UC T I ON -I N D U S TRY-A RT I C LE S /B
A S IC S -TILT-C O N S T R UC TI ON /
• H TTP S:/ /WATC H D OG P M . C OM /B LOG /W H AT-I S -T I LT-U P- C ON S T R UC TI ON/

• H TTP S:/ /W W W. B A U TE XS YS TE M S . C OM / B LO G/ P R OB L E M S -W I T H -T ILT-U P

-WAL L S
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