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Types oF Precast Walls

Precast concrete wall systems can be comprised of a variety of shapes, and wall types.

Typically, precast concrete wall systems fall into three basic categories: solid, sandwich and thin-shell.

Solid Walls

Solid wall panel simply refers to walls being made of solid concrete as opposed to including integral insulation. These wall systems require some form of insulation and an interior wall/finishing system to complete the building enclosures.

 

Sandwich Walls

Insulated sandwich wall panels can be strictly architectural, strictly structural, or a combination of both. The difference between typical panels and insulated sandwich wall panels is that the latter are cast with rigid insulation "sandwiched" between two layers, or wythes, of concrete.

Lite Walls

Light or "lite" walls are shear walls used in parking structures cast with an opening in their center to provide visual continuity and to allow daylight or artificial illumination to penetrate deeper into an interior. The components provide openness and a feeling of security. These components should not be confused with "light wells," which are internal, open courtyards designed to provide daylight to the center of parking structures and other buildings.

 

Resource: pci.org

 

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