SPONSORED BY
Rubin M. Zallen
AND
David B. Peraza
ASCE
Published by the American Society of Civil Engineers
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ABSTRACT
Lift-slab construction has been used since the 1950's and, under
certain conditions, is an economical method for the construction
of multi-story buildings. As with all new technologies, there have
been problems and failures, but not until the collapse of
L' Ambiance Plaza in Bridgeport, Connecticut in 1987 have there
been any fatalities. This collapse prompted the Technical Council
on Forensic Engineering of ASCE to fonn a task comlnittee to
study the technology of lift-slab construction and make recommendations for its safe use. This book is based on the deliberations
of the task committee. It describes the various lift-slab systems
and reviews the problems and failures of lift-slab construction.
The book addresses various engineering considerations such as
lifting collars, lifting equipment, stability during lifting, Ininimuln
loads, and progressive collapse. The book also addresses the planning and execution of lift-slab construction.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
PREFAcE
1.1
1.2
General Considerations
1.3
1.4
1.5
12
1.6
15
1.7
18
Lift-Slab Construction
22
2.1
22
2.2
23
2.3
24
2.4
24
2.5
25
30
3.1
General
30
3.2
30
3.3
30
3.4
32
3.5
34
3.6
35
3.7
35
3.8
35
3.9
35
3.10
36
3.11
38
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4.1
39
4.2
39
4.2.1
40
4.2.2
42
4.2.3
44
4.3
47
4.2.5
47
47
4.4
48
4.5
49
50
50
51
53
4.7.1
Gravity Loads
53
4.7.2
Lateral Loads
54
4.7.3
Impact Load
54
4.6
4.7
4.8
54
4.8.1
55
4.8.2
55
4.8.3
55
56
5.1
Current Practice
56
5.2
57
62
6.1
62
6.2
Engineering Responsibilities
62
6.3
Contractors Responsibilities
REFERENCES
APPENDIX A
63
64
Other Lift-Slab Systems
66
A.1
66
A.2
Cortina System
69
INDEX
74
PREFACE
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Marshall Long
International Lift-Slab
North Palm Beach, FL
Richard D. Marshall (deceased)
Formerly with National Institute
of Standards and Technology
Gaithersburg, MD
Pablo Cortina Ortega
Bernard Grossfield
Consulting Engineer
Hawthorne, NY
German Gurfinkel
University of Illinois
Urbana,IL
Kolbjorn Saether
Kolbjom Saether and Associates
Chicago,IL
Ed Hamilton (deceased)
Formerly with Rainhart Co.
Austin, TX
Auko A Smid
Spanlift International
Soest, The Netherlands
Neil M. Hawkins
University of Illinois
Urban,IL
Peter Vanderklaauw
Lift-Plate International, Inc.
Miami, FL
Michael H~lyford
Century T'I\/ est Engineering
Portland, OR
Rubin M. Zallen
Zallen Engineering
Framingham, MA
The authors wish to acknowledge the many contributions to the information in this book
by the members of the Task Committee.
Rubin M. Zallen
David B. Peraza
June 2003
ENGINEERING CONSIDERATIONS FOR LIFT-SLAB CONSTRUCTION
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