Precast Concrete, Tilt-up Construction and Tiltwall: Whats the Difference in These Terms?
Several terms – tilt-up panel construction, tiltwall construction, precast concrete building construction – are used to reference new or nontraditional cement building processes. Do they all mean the same thing? If not, what are the differences? As previously stated in this article, tilt-up and tiltwall are two terms used to describe the same process. For a tilt-up concrete building, the walls are created by assembling forms and pouring large slabs of concrete called panels directly at the job site. The panels are then tilted up into position around the building’s slab. Because the concrete tiltwall forms are assembled and poured directly at the job site, no transportation of panels is required. One major benefit of this is that the size of the panels is limited only by the needs of the building and the strength of the concrete panels themselves. Tiltwall panels can sometimes be extremely wide and/or tall. Tilt-up panel have been measured at just over 69 feet across and almost 93 feet
