Application Profiles
Conveyor & Pipe Support Systems
Conveyor & Pipe Support Systems
Ensuring Cost-Effective Structural Integrity with Precast
Precast, prestressed concrete structures offer the structural integrity, rigidity and fire resistance needed for low-cost bulk materials handling. Precast overcomes steel trade-offs by striking a balance between flexibility and rigidity, and it offers cost-effective performance that actually enhances the maintainability and longevity of handling systems.
Precast, prestressed concrete structures offer the structural integrity, rigidity and fire resistance needed for low-cost bulk materials handling. Precast overcomes steel trade-offs by striking a balance between flexibility and rigidity, and it offers cost-effective performance that actually enhances the maintainability and longevity of handling systems.
Projects
Design Features
Structural Elements
Functional Characteristics
Federal Paper Board Co.
Riegelwood, NC
Union Camp
Savannah, GA
Olin Pipe Bridge
Augusta, GA
RL Sutton Water Reclamation Facility
Smyrna, GA
Trunkline LNG Facility
Lake Charles, LA
UAB Bridge
Birmingham, AL
Seabreeze Marina
Charleston, SC
McDowell Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant
Huntersville, NC
Riegelwood, NC
Union Camp
Savannah, GA
Olin Pipe Bridge
Augusta, GA
RL Sutton Water Reclamation Facility
Smyrna, GA
Trunkline LNG Facility
Lake Charles, LA
UAB Bridge
Birmingham, AL
Seabreeze Marina
Charleston, SC
McDowell Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant
Huntersville, NC
- Can be designed for future expansions
- Inherent fire resistance with no additional costs
- Slow heat transfer rate provides a fire shield between adjacent spaces
- Factory-controlled manufacturing ensures consistent, quality components
- Catwalks for easy maintenance access
- Small construction footprint minimizes site disruptions
- Compressed design-build schedules
- As-needed delivery of materials reduces on-site disruption
- Factory-controlled manufacturing prevents formation of cracks
- Precisely positioned joints eliminate corrosion of the reinforcing steel
- Design can include corrosion inhibitors, special reinforcement coatings and treatments, stainless steel connections for exposed joints or increased material over reinforcements
- Less affected by extreme or rapid temperature changes than steel
- Diminishes vibrations by casting in attachments to anchor suspended equipment
- Embedded plates or inserts cast in for attachments of piping racks, fittings, valves and other in-line components
- High lateral stability
- Durability to withstand corrosive compounds
- Not susceptible to rust, sagging or warping
- Not susceptible to embrittlement when exposed to severe cold
- Capability of supporting a variety of complex piping runs and configurations of any size
- Rigid framing maintains alignment of conveying systems to minimize wear of bearings, transmission equipment and belts