Long Span Precast Concrete Beams

Beam and block load span tables.

Long span precast concrete beams.

However recently there is a preference for large floor areas with column free space and spans. Nitterhouse precast concrete beams are custom produced year round in our centrally located chambersburg pa facility. Beams and columns can vary in both size and shape to meet the structural and architectural needs and requirements of the project. Whether your project is a large industrial complex or multi level indoor parking structure you can count on our precast concrete plank beam spans for long lasting service life and reliability.

Balcony bespoke continuous edge ground pitched c4 warehouse prestressed. Precast concrete is a versatile structural material and can be used as the structural system of a building bridge or other structure. Most of these will fall into categories of beams columns or walls. Traditionally column spacings and floor spans in these buildings have been in the range of 6 to 9 metres to both contain costs and simplify construction.

Banagher precast concrete has been designing and manufacturing prestressed concrete bridge beams for over 40 years. Bridge beams can be used in beam and slab solid slab and voided slab deck types and are suitable for simply supported continuous and integral spans. Precast structural systems are comprised of a variety of shapes and components. These tables are are provided as a guide only.

On the other side the span of the beam has some limitations. Generally reinforced concrete becomes not economic with spans bigger than 10m. Shay murtagh precast pre stressed concrete beams greatly reduce and simplify in situ concrete construction whilst simultaneously ensuring a high quality robust structural core. Using precast beams and columns allow for reduced column counts and provides for wider open spaces.

The precast concrete load span tables provided below are to be used as a guide only. For bigger spans you use prestressed concrete and you. We manufacture a complete range of precast concrete bridge beam scattering for spans from 5m to 45m. The load span tables show the maximum clear span for both domestic and other loading conditions such as nursing homes hotels and commercial developments.

We manufacture a wide variety of precast beam types including.