{"id":{"repo_id":"mit","oai_identifier":"oai:dspace.mit.edu:1721.1/66823"},"canonical_url":"https://search.dev.ndltd.org/etd/mit/oai:dspace.mit.edu:1721.1/66823","repository":{"repo_id":"mit","name":"MIT","base_url":"https://dspace.mit.edu/oai/request"},"display":{"title":"Tilt-up concrete panels : an investigation of flexural stresses and punching shear during lifting","abstract":"Tilt-up construction is becoming more popular in the United States due to its ease of construction, reliability, and relatively low construction and maintenance costs. In its most typical form, a concrete panel is cast on the ground. After the concrete sets and has reached a prescribed compressive or flexural strength, a crane lifts the panel off the ground and hoists it into place. The flexural stresses during liftoff are often times greater than those corresponding to service loads. Concentrations of high shear stress and the associated punching shear in the vicinity of the pick points could result in pullout. For these reasons, it is particularly important to design the concrete and steel reinforcement to handle the flexural and shear stresses associated with panel erection. This thesis investigates the flexural stresses and punching shear of a concrete panel designed for tilt-up. Finite element models confirm static hand calculations, and experimental results indicate that these models appropriately predicted erection stresses. The acceptability of the design provided is confirmed.","abstract_html":"Tilt-up construction is becoming more popular in the United States due to its ease of construction, reliability, and relatively low construction and maintenance costs. In its most typical form, a concrete panel is cast on the ground. After the concrete sets and has reached a prescribed compressive or flexural strength, a crane lifts the panel off the ground and hoists it into place. The flexural stresses during liftoff are often times greater than those corresponding to service loads. Concentrations of high shear stress and the associated punching shear in the vicinity of the pick points could result in pullout. For these reasons, it is particularly important to design the concrete and steel reinforcement to handle the flexural and shear stresses associated with panel erection. This thesis investigates the flexural stresses and punching shear of a concrete panel designed for tilt-up. Finite element models confirm static hand calculations, and experimental results indicate that these models appropriately predicted erection stresses. The acceptability of the design provided is confirmed.","abstract_has_math":false,"creators":["Bono, Matthew P. (Matthew Paul)"],"institution":"Massachusetts Institute of Technology","degree_name":null,"degree_level":null,"degree_discipline":null,"degree_department":"Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering.","school":null,"contributors":[],"advisors":["Jerome J. Connor."],"committee_chairs":[],"committee_members":[],"year":2011,"date_issued":"2011","date_published":"2011","updated_at":"2026-07-22T22:22:12Z","subjects":["Civil and Environmental Engineering."],"languages":["eng"],"rights":["M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission."],"rights_urls":["http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582"],"identifier_entries":[]},"links":{"outbound_url":"http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/66823","outbound_label":"Handle","outbound_source":"dc:identifier.uri"},"metadata_groups":[{"id":"people","label":"People","entries":[{"key":"dc:contributor.advisor","label":"Advisor","values":["Jerome J. Connor."]},{"key":"dc:contributor.department","label":"Department","values":["Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering."]},{"key":"dc:contributor.other","label":"Dc Contributor Other","values":["Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering."]},{"key":"dc:creator","label":"Author","values":["Bono, Matthew P. (Matthew Paul)"]}]},{"id":"academic_context","label":"Academic Context","entries":[{"key":"dc:date.accessioned","label":"Dc Date Accessioned","values":["2011-11-01T19:49:08Z"]},{"key":"dc:date.available","label":"Dc Date Available","values":["2011-11-01T19:49:08Z"]},{"key":"dc:date.issued","label":"Date","values":["2011"]},{"key":"dc:publisher","label":"Institution","values":["Massachusetts Institute of Technology"]},{"key":"dc:type","label":"Dc Type","values":["Thesis"]}]},{"id":"subjects_keywords","label":"Subjects and Keywords","entries":[{"key":"dc:subject","label":"Dc Subject","values":["Civil and Environmental Engineering."]}]},{"id":"language_rights","label":"Language and Rights","entries":[{"key":"dc:language.iso","label":"Language (ISO)","values":["eng"]},{"key":"dc:rights","label":"Dc Rights","values":["M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission."]},{"key":"dc:rights.uri","label":"Rights URI","values":["http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582"]}]},{"id":"identifiers","label":"Identifiers","entries":[{"key":"dc:identifier.uri","label":"Identifier URI","values":["http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/66823"]}]},{"id":"additional","label":"Additional Metadata","entries":[{"key":"dc:description","label":"Description","values":["Thesis (M. Eng.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2011.","Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.","Includes bibliographical references (p. 75)."]},{"key":"dc:description.abstract","label":"Abstract","values":["Tilt-up construction is becoming more popular in the United States due to its ease of construction, reliability, and relatively low construction and maintenance costs. In its most typical form, a concrete panel is cast on the ground. After the concrete sets and has reached a prescribed compressive or flexural strength, a crane lifts the panel off the ground and hoists it into place. The flexural stresses during liftoff are often times greater than those corresponding to service loads. Concentrations of high shear stress and the associated punching shear in the vicinity of the pick points could result in pullout. For these reasons, it is particularly important to design the concrete and steel reinforcement to handle the flexural and shear stresses associated with panel erection. This thesis investigates the flexural stresses and punching shear of a concrete panel designed for tilt-up. Finite element models confirm static hand calculations, and experimental results indicate that these models appropriately predicted erection stresses. The acceptability of the design provided is confirmed."]},{"key":"dc:description.degree","label":"Dc Description Degree","values":["M.Eng."]},{"key":"dc:title","label":"Title","values":["Tilt-up concrete panels : an investigation of flexural stresses and punching shear during lifting"]}]}],"canonical_facts":{"dc:contributor.advisor":["Jerome J. Connor."],"dc:contributor.department":["Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering."],"dc:contributor.other":["Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering."],"dc:creator":["Bono, Matthew P. (Matthew Paul)"],"dc:date.accessioned":["2011-11-01T19:49:08Z"],"dc:date.available":["2011-11-01T19:49:08Z"],"dc:date.issued":["2011"],"dc:description":["Thesis (M. Eng.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2011.","Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.","Includes bibliographical references (p. 75)."],"dc:description.abstract":["Tilt-up construction is becoming more popular in the United States due to its ease of construction, reliability, and relatively low construction and maintenance costs. In its most typical form, a concrete panel is cast on the ground. After the concrete sets and has reached a prescribed compressive or flexural strength, a crane lifts the panel off the ground and hoists it into place. The flexural stresses during liftoff are often times greater than those corresponding to service loads. Concentrations of high shear stress and the associated punching shear in the vicinity of the pick points could result in pullout. For these reasons, it is particularly important to design the concrete and steel reinforcement to handle the flexural and shear stresses associated with panel erection. This thesis investigates the flexural stresses and punching shear of a concrete panel designed for tilt-up. Finite element models confirm static hand calculations, and experimental results indicate that these models appropriately predicted erection stresses. The acceptability of the design provided is confirmed."],"dc:description.degree":["M.Eng."],"dc:identifier.uri":["http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/66823"],"dc:language.iso":["eng"],"dc:publisher":["Massachusetts Institute of Technology"],"dc:rights":["M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission."],"dc:rights.uri":["http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582"],"dc:subject":["Civil and Environmental Engineering."],"dc:title":["Tilt-up concrete panels : an investigation of flexural stresses and punching shear during lifting"],"dc:type":["Thesis"]},"updated_at":"2026-07-22T22:22:12Z"}