PCI Manual for Structural Design of Architectural Precast Concrete (PCI Publication Number MNL-121-77)

The primary objective of this, the First Edition, is to enable the designer to greatly improve and shorten his procedures for designing architectural precast concrete. It is intended to provide the designer with information sufficient to permit the safe design of architectural precast concrete, in accordance with commonly accepted industry practice. [from Foreword] Chapters: 1. Materials 2. Connections for Architectural Precast Concrete 3. Tolerances 4. Design Analysis for Product Manufacture 5. Walls 6. Sandwich Panels 7. Architectural Precast Concrete Used as Forms for Cast-in-Place Concrete 8. Column Covers and Mullions 9. Veneered Faced Panels 10. Segmental Architectural Concrete 11. Earthquake Design 12. Fire Resistance of Walls 13. Thermal Design of Bldg. Envelopes 14. Acoustical Properties 15. Guide Specifications