NATIONAL Forming/Shoring & Tilt-Up Systems Map Forming/Shoring System Partners * *Available in select locations ® Tilt-Up Partners Tilt-Up Construction ® General and Technical Information VALUE ADDED SERVICES RVICES SERVICES VALUE ADDED SERVICES ing and ng Rental Tilt-up Brace Rental Jobsite Delivery Tilt-up is a job-site form of precast concrete construction. It involves prefabricating concrete wall sections (panels) flat on either the building floor slab or on a temporary casting slab, then lifting or tilting them up and carrying them to their final position with a mobile crane. Once they are in position, the panels are temporarily braced until they are tied into the roof and floor system and become an integral part of the completed structure. It is a fast, simple, and economical method of construction, which has been used extensively for single and multi-story structures. Today, walls of up to four stories in height are being cast and tilted into position. Currently, there have been several instances of wall panels as high as six stories being cast and erected by the tilt-up method of construction. Will Call The economic benefits of tilt-up lie in its simplicity of construction. The critical factors in this method of construction are handled in the pre-construction planning stage. Skill in laying out panel erection sequences and designing safe lifting elements which fully utilize crane time will provide for the effective and safe completion of the job. Expanded Everything Forming, Shoring & Tilt-Up Rental 7,000+ Associates | 150K+ Customers | 450k+ SKUs | 15+ Trades Served Rebar Fabrication panded erything Rebar 2-hour Will Call Fabrication Forming and Shoring Rental Tilt-up Brace Rental Early History of Tilt-Up By renting equipment, you can get what you need to meet any spec and reduce costs compared to buying. Robert Hunter Aiken erected the earliest know tilt-up building around 1893, at Camp Logan, Illinois located just north of the town of Zion. As mobile cranes were not available during this time-period, Mr. Aiken used a specially designed tipping table on which to cast and erect the wall panels. Jobsite Delivery Expanded Everything Mr. Aiken is recognized by many as being the father of what is now known as tilt-up construction. In addition, Mr. Aiken developed the first insulated tilt-up wall panels, which consisted of 2" of concrete, 2" of sand and 2" of concrete. As the panels were tipped into position, workers washed the sand from between the concrete wythes, leaving an insulating center air space. Project Takeoff and Engineering Jobsite Safety Training 2-hour Will Call We can knock out large and customized orders fast, minimizing waste and saving you time and money. We stock common sizes of Rings, Stirrups and L-Bars. Only two mid-western buildings constructed using Mr. Aiken’s “method of house building” are known to survive. They are the Memorial United Methodist Church of Zion, IL and the Camp Perry Commissary Building 2009 located near Port Clinton, Ohio. The Zion church was erected in 1906 and the Commissary in 1908. Both buildings stand today as monument to the longevity of tilt-up construction. 7,000+ Associates | 150K+ Customers | 450k+ SKUs | 15+ Trades Served 7,000+ Associates | 150K+ Customers | 450k+ SKUs | 15+ Trades Served In 1911, Robert Aiken and his Aiken Reinforced Concrete Company, Inc. used his innovative construction method to erect 111-foot x 644-foot Paint Shop building, containing 36 rail car bays, for the Los Angeles Railway Company. The building’s 106-foot long, 100-ton wall sections were cast horizontally and then tipped into position. This building is undoubtedly the largest of its era to employ tilt-up construction. Jobsite Delivery Also in Los Angeles, Mr. Thomas Fellows, developed a variation of the Aiken system in 1910 and used it to construct a low-cost demonstration house. Mr. Fellows cast the modular wall units horizontally on the ground and later lifted them into place using a mechanical crane. WhiteCap.com In 1912, a San Diego based architect, Mr. Irving Gill used the Aiken tipping wall technology in the Banning House in Los Angeles and in the large La Jolla Women’s Club building of 1913. In 1912, Mr. Gill purchased the patent rights of the bankrupt Aiken Reinforced Concrete Company and formed his own Concrete Building and Investment Company. However, the Aiken method was determined not to be very useful in concrete construction and Gill did not employ it much after 1913. Although Mr. Aiken, Mr Fellows and Mr. Gill pioneered tilt-up construction, modern day tilt-up’s popularity is based on two WW II era developments, the introduction of the ready-mix concrete batch plant and mobile cranes. Project Takeoff and Engineering Jobsite Safety Training 2-hour Will Call White Cap offers delivery of in-stock items. Call for details. Jobsite Delivery Will Call Expanded Everything Project Takeoff and Engineering Rebar Fabrication WhiteCap.com Jobsite Safety Training Forming and Shoring Rental 2-hour Will Call VALUE ADDED SERVICES VALUE ADDED SERVICES Slab forming system HV The aluminium slab formwork system • Can be adapted to fit any plan layout with just four main components: - main beam - secondary beam - HV panel - drop-head Rebar Fabrication Jobsite Delivery Forming and Shoring Rental Will Call Tilt-up Brace Rental Expanded Everything Rebar Fabrication Forming and Shoring Rental Tilt-up Brace Rental • Combines the advantages of panel and beam slab formwork • Excellent efficiency • System fits tight against walls in all directions • Simple handling Project Takeoff and Engineering Will Call Rebar In an article published around 1910, Mr. Aiken reported that two men were able to erect a wall, in one hour, that was 76 feet long by 27 feet tall and weighed 76 tons. In this same article, Mr Aiken stated he had used his tipping table method of construction to erect fifteen structures in five different states. His method of construction was known as the “Aiken method of house building.” VALUE ADDED SERVICES Fabrication Forming and Shoring Rental Let us calculate everything you need—including products, materials, and engineering costs—to complete your project. Project Takeoff and Engineering Jobsite Safety Training Tilt-up Brace Rental Jobsite Safety Training • Safe working: erecting and stripping formwork from a safe position below according to the regulations We offer a variety of jobsite training courses to help you stay safe and OSHA compliant. 2-hour Will Call 2-Hour Will Call WhiteCap.com Tilt-up Brace Rental WhiteCap.com WhiteCap.com/locations The next time you need something fast, use our two-hour will call service and skip the wait. 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