Arrabelle - Vail

• Installing safely eleven (11) 120’-0 tall precast cores for the ArraBelle project in Vail, Colorado became the first order of business for management.  The idea of stacking precast boxes was immediately observed as a good solution. It insured immediate stability and it would possibly shorten the erection duration
   

• Monolithic casting of panels also would greatly improve the capacity for the cores to restrain the massive lateral loads.  In several cases the loading is so severe that 60 - #11 bar NMP splice sleeves spaced at 4” o.c. was required in one 8’-0 X 8’-0 elevator core.

   

• Casting of the cores vertically also allowed for both sides of the walls to receive a smooth form finish and improve dimensional controls in all three dimensions.  Savings to the owner was also recognized via deleting the fire caulk with vertical joints eliminated.  The deleted joints eliminated unattractive welded connections and the disruption to the finishing of the walls. 

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