Precast Solutions - July/August 2008 - (Page 12) TYPICAL DETAILS DeSutter, who adds that the original design called for post-tensioned, cast-in-place concrete. “Through the schematic phase, we actually designed it both ways: post-tensioned, and then with the precast concrete.” Once the schematic phase was completed, the project owners conducted budget pricing on both options and selected the precast option. “The price on the precast was slightly less, but more importantly the schedule called for the structure to be erected during some of the winter months in Michigan,” says DeSutter. “Cast-in-place would have been difficult to manage, so they went with precast.” Using precast also allowed the engineer to examine the functionality of the main construction components and eliminate several columns that were planned for the hotel’s interior. “That was a big plus,” says DeSutter. Key challenges during the engineering process included an approximately 35-foot grade change across the width of the building. “One side of the hotel was about 35 feet lower than the other side, with the total width being about 65 feet,” recalls DeSutter. “That is a pretty rapid change (the high lateral loads resulted from soil 12 PRECAST SOLUTIONS | JULY/AUGUST 2008
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