MAINTAINING PRECAST STRUCTURES: TAKING PROPER CARE OF YOUR INVESTMENT

Building a parking structure is a large and costly undertaking. The formula for the most favorable return on the investment is to begin with the highest quality structure possible and then to maintain it properly. A recent study conducted by the Precast Concrete Institute reports that a typical deck repair is made when a parking facility is 10 to 15 years old. The study also says that, of the 2,500 structures used in the study, precast structures accounted for only 10% of the total repair dollars spent, illustrating the durability of precast concrete. This article offers some recommendations on how to maintain these durable structures.

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• Corporate Authors:

  National Parking Association

  1112 16th Street, NW, Suite 2000
  Washington, DC  United States  20036
• Authors:
  • Angelillo, D-M
• Publication Date: 1994-6

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: p. 36-38
• Serial:
  • Parking: the magazine of the parking industry
  • Volume: 33
  • Issue Number: 5
  • Publisher: National Parking Association
  • ISSN: 0031-2193

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Concrete construction; Maintenance; Parking facilities; Precast concrete
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Terminals and Facilities; I60: Maintenance;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00666321
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 8 1994 12:00AM