1994. Planning and design handbook on precast building structures. (PDF)

The main task of the FIP Commission on Prefabrication is to promote research, development, and investigation in precast concrete construction. More than twenty technical reports, guides to good practice, and design recommendations have already been published on various interesting topics.

The present handbook is a synthesis of the knowledge gathered by the Commission on the design of precast building structures. It has been written to help architects and engineers achieve a full understanding of precast concrete building structures and their specific design philosophy. Ideally, its purpose is to provide architects and engineers who have never designed a precast concrete project with sufficient information in this handbook to enable them to produce a correct initial design. It is also hoped that professors and students from universities and technical institutes will find useful basic information on precast concrete construction in this handbook.

The present document has been produced and reviewed by the whole Commission over the past two years under the leadership of the Commission Chairman, who also carried out the final editorial work. The FIP Commission on Prefabrication hopes that the Planning and Design Handbook on Precast Building Structures will contribute significantly to a better understanding and wider use of precast concrete structures.

The Commission is also grateful for the financial support from precast concrete federations, manufacturers, and other industries, through which the publication of this handsomely illustrated document was made possible.

Arnold Van Acker
Chairman
FIP Commission on Prefabrication