• The Shear Tabs

bond to the concrete

• Composite Panels

are fabricated utilizing

bonded Concrete &

Steel

• Load Bearing Wall System

• Shear Wall

• Non – Load Bearing Cladding

System

• Floor or Roof Framing System

• Concrete Fascia transfers out of

plane lateral forces to studs via

concrete bonding to shear tabs

• Studs transfer force to diaphragms

at foundation via track

• Stud & Track Flange punched on 1 side or 2 sides

at approximately 6 inches on center

• Shear Tabs behave as embedded “J Bolts” or

“Nelson Studs” in standard concrete applications

• The calculated strength of the tabs is from latest

American Iron & Steel Institute (AISI) standards for

shear, tension & shear rupture capacities

• Composite strength of HTT Systems is established

through transformed section properties, governed by

stud & track size & gage, thickness & strength of

concrete

6 in track

2 in

concrete

Track is screwed to form

elevated 2 in minimum

Studs insert into track

• Single Concrete

Wythe – Vertical

loads carried by the

heavy gage studs to the

foundation. Exterior

concrete fascia

combined with interior

sheathing or strapping

braces the flanges in the

weak direction.

• Concrete Wythe both

Sides – Vertical

loads carried by

composite section to the

foundation + added

insulation value.

• Cast Concrete Columns &

Beams - Integrally cast in

concrete columns and beams within

the wall resolve concentrated loads

where necessary in either single

wythe or 2 wythe panels.

4, 6, 8 inch

HTT Studs

Punched

on both

Flanges

2 in Bottom

Face

Concrete Pour

Thermal Block

Coating Option

applied to HTT

Studs for > R Value

Rigid Insulation

placed between

studs

2 inch Concrete

Topping Slab

poured

Omit Insulation for

Solid Concrete

Bottom Concrete

Top

Concrete

HTT Stud & Track

Rigid

Insulation

in Stud

Cavities

Block Out for

Drilled Anchor

to Foundation

Block Out for Panel to

Panel Weld Plate

• Exterior concrete Wythe

acts as a Vertical

Diaphragm to resolve

Lateral Shear Forces

• Standard 5” x ½” Quick

Bolts anchor panels to the

foundation.

• Supplemental Tie-down

Anchors to the foundation

at the end of a wall or

panel resolve Uplift and

Overturning Forces

• HTT Panels weld to steel

structural beams & columns

• Speed of erection

coordinates with structural steel

or concrete frame erection

• Heavy Gage studs can be

welded directly or by clip

angles

• Horizontal HTT

Cee Joists either

single or double

members at 61 cm

spacing

• Panels provide

cee joists &

concrete floor in

one erected

assembly

• Cold formed

gage cees have

increased strength

to resist gravity

loads due to

stiffened

compression flange

Double Cee Joists

spot welded @ 6 in

centers

• HTT 16 ga. or 14 ga. Double Cee Joists welded together back to back form small steel structural beams

• Blocking & form material is used to pour 2.5 inch thickness

of concrete

• Panels can be poured on or off site

• 6, 8 or 10 inch x 16 ga. or 14 ga. Cee Joists based on

design load & span

HTT Floor Panels

bearing on

Beam

• Panels are erected and braced utilizing lugs in cast-in

inserts placed in thickened concrete sections of the panel

• Insert Hardware locations & sizes are custom

engineered to minimize stresses during panel lifting

• Panels can be erected in 48 hours after pour

• Before final assembly of all structural components,

HTT Panels are braced to the floor slab with pipe

braces connected to insert hardware anchored in

thickened concrete sections of the HTT panel

Pipe Braces

• Site Cast Hi-Tech Tilt (HTT) Panels for site

erection in 48 hours

• Precast HTT Panels at a Plant or Offsite for

delivery to the project

• Modular HTT Panel Unit fabrication in a Plant for

delivery to the project

• All applications reduce time and costs

16 Weeks =>

16 Months + =>

• Power Wash Wall

Surface to Remove

Bond Breaker

• Install Backer Rod +

Joint Sealant in Joints

• Apply Primer – Roller

or Spray

• Apply Finish Color

Coats – Elastomeric

Coating - (External

Vapor & Moisture

Barrier)

• Option for Emissive

Coating

• Plaster 2 – 3 Coats + Finish Coat(s) Requires Multiple

Scaffold Modifications & Changes

• Cement Materials must be Handled up the Scaffold

Typical Wood

Perimeter & Opening

Forms on Concrete

Slab or Casting Bed

w/ Quality Finish

Prep, Bond Breaker

& WWM Reinforcement

HTT Framing -

Track, Studs,

Lift Hardware

& Openings

Pour & Vibrate

Concrete then

Float Finish Only

HTT Panel Erection

by Small Crane w/

Spreader Bar(s)

Braced HTT Panels

Actual House

Design Rendering

Panels Cast at

Remote Site

Loading

Pre – Cast

HTT Panels

on Trailer

Erect & Brace

1st Wall

Erect Next Walls

Welded to

Braced Wall

HTT Roof Panels

erected & welded

to Wall Panels

Actual Model House

Design Rendering

Front View

Front View - Two HTT Structural Panels

Side View - HTT Panels support Roof

Side View - HTT Structural Panels

• Electrical Conduits

• Plumbing Risers

• Communications

• Fire Cabling & Conduit

• Blocking for Hardware

• Blocking for Accessories

• Insulation Materials

• Interior Finish Options

Offsite

Casting Beds

Ready to Pour

Offload

Panels from

Truck

Panels Braced to

Concrete Slab

Spreader

Bars for

Lifting Panels

20 in Thick HTT

Thermo Panel

Accent Panel

at Entrance

Thin Brick

cast into

HTT Panel

Thin Brick

cast into

HTT Panel

Form liners for

concrete

texture

Applied

Stone

3 Story 41,000 SF

Shell Bldg. for

Professional

Office w/ 7,000 SF

Finished

Common Area

completed in

9 months

4 Story 120,000 SF Climate Controlled Storage

Building w/ Metal Panel interior walls

completed in 5 months

• Table of Contents p 1

• ASTM E330-2 Wind Load Testing Data p 2 - 4

• Glossary of Terms p 5 - 12

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• Shear Tab – The deformed projecting segment punched

from the structural framing member that bonds to the

poured concrete.

• Composite Panel – The completed HTT panel with

concrete face(s) bonded to the structural framing

members in a dimensional vertical or horizontal panel.

• Load Bearing – Carrying the major structural loads for the

structure.

• Cladding – Panels acting as a non-load bearing panel

that completes all or portions of the building envelope.

• Concrete Fascia – The minimum 2 inch poured concrete

segment of the composite panel on either external or

internal face of the HTT Panel.

• Stud – The structural framing member spaced at 24 in

that typically carries vertical loads in the wall panels.5

• Track – The top & bottom structural framing member that

the studs fit into that completes the perimeter panel frame.

Studs are screwed into the track.

• J Bolts – Steel Bolts with a J on the end that embeds into

concrete to connect future materials to cured concrete.

• Nelson Studs – Smooth steel dowels with an enlarged

head in various diameters & lengths that weld to steel

beams, plates & angles for structural bonding to cured

concrete.

• Concrete Face Thickness – Typical thickness = 2 inch;

Heavier Commercial or Military Structural requirements =

2.5 inch.

• Concrete Wythe – a continuous plane of a specified

thickness of concrete material.

• Concentrated Loads – Beam or Girder end reaction

loads (dead + live) that bear on a panel or column within

the panel at a single point, causing larger than normal

structural stresses.6

• Rigid Insulation – Formed Insulation boards of various

types in dimensional sheets that fits into the cavity

between the studs in a HTT Panel. R- Values vary from 3.5

to 5.3 per 1 inch thickness.

• Thermal Block Coating – a specialized coating that

bonds to the HTT framing members and allows the

concrete to maintain its physical bond to the members.

This coating reduces the thermal conductivity of the steel

framing members within the HTT Panel.

• Diaphragm – a horizontal or vertical structural element

that acts like a giant beam or plate spanning between

horizontal or vertical stabilizing elements.

• Supplemental Tie-down Anchors – Specially designed

supplemental components that are connected to critical

framing members at specified locations to increase

resistance to uplift, overturning or seismic forces.

• Cee Joists – the structural framing members that have

identical cross sectional shape as studs, but that act as a

horizontal framing member rather than a vertical stud.7

• Assembly – a segment of building composed of erected

panels for walls, walls & floor(s), or walls, floors & roof.

• Cold Formed – structural members that are roll formed

from coil steel of various thicknesses into different cross

sectional shapes with specified structural properties.

• Gage or Gauge – material thickness in cross section

• Compression Flange – the side of the structural member

that is being “shortened” in resisting the applied loads.

• Single Cee Joist – the framing member acts alone as a

horizontal joist.

• Double Cee Joists – the horizontal HTT framing members

are placed back to back & welded together to form a

unified horizontal joist.

• Erection – the action of lifting, stabilizing and anchoring

panels in position to function as a panelized structural

segment.

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• Lift or Brace Inserts – Specialized hardware designed to

be cast into a concrete tilt-up panel to function as a

connector cast into the HTT Panel for specially designed

lifting or bracing devices.

• Pipe Braces – Specially designed pipes with a foot

device at the concrete slab and a swivel connection

device at the panel insert. Braces engineered by pipe

weight & diameter to resist various loads during the

temporary loading conditions.

• Site Cast – HTT Panels that are cast at the project site,

either on the concrete floor slab or temporary casting

beds.

• Precast – HTT Panels that are cast remotely from the

project site and transported to the project.

• Modular Fabrication – Precast HTT Panels assembled into

a structural unit with a floor, walls and a roof. Modular

units can have various degrees of interior and exterior

completion as a part of the project design.

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• Power Wash – the process of utilizing a high pressure

sprayer to clean the panel surface of the bond breaker

materials, debris, dirt and cementitious residues.

• Bond Breaker – the chemical material that is spray

applied to the pour surface of the slab or casting bed to

prevent concrete bonding to the pour surface, allowing

the panel to be freely lifted.

• Backer Rod – a closed cell foam rod used to fill the

joints between panels as a baker to the sealant installed

in the joint. Backer rod diameter is oversized 30 – 50%

larger than the joint, then wedged & recessed into the

joint.

• Primer – the first surface coating applied directly to the

concrete surface of the panel.

• Elastomeric Coating – a pigmented (for color) coating

material that has flexure properties that allow for

coverage of small cracks and minor panel movement.

This coating also acts as a moisture & vapor barrier.

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• Emissive Coating – an applied coating with the

capability of re-radiating a percentage of energy into the

atmosphere rather than absorbing 100% of that energy.

• Forms – perimeter materials (typically wood) to establish

the dimensions of the HTT Panels and window or door

openings.

• Reinforcement – typical HTT Panel reinforcement is

welded wire mesh (wwm) in flat sheets varying from

6 x 6 W 1.4/1.4, 6 x 6 W 2.1/2.1 to 6 x 6 W 2.9/2.9

• Float Finish – a rough leveling concrete finish with a float

trowel, rather than a finishing trowel.

• Concrete Vibrator – a device used during the concrete

pouring process to vibrate and consolidate the wet

concrete to remove voids provide uniform finishes.

• Spreader Bars – Steel beam assemblies connected to

the crane hook allowing for multiple cable connections,

allowing the panel to pivot from horizontal to vertical.

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• Accent Panel – a specially designed panel, typically

perpendicular to the main wall, acting as a structural

design element creating an accent at an entry or other

architectural opening.

• Thin Brick – application of brick design on the casting

surface of the HTT Panel prior to the installation of

reinforcing and HTT track and studs. Concrete is poured

into the form, bonding the HTT framing materials and the

brick materials into a panel. Actual brick dimensions vary

from 2-1/4 in x 7-5/8 in x 9/16 in; 3-5/8 in x 7-5/8 in x 9/16 in

to 3-5/8 in x 11-5/8 in x 9/16 in.

• Form Liners – preformed plastic or latex sheets

configured to create the texture of various more labor

intensive construction materials. Common liners replicate

stone, wood, or dimpled shapes.

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