Tips for Improving the Constructability of Cast-in-Place Concrete Building Structures

This seminar reviews 35 practical and easy-to-implement tips designers can use to improve constructability and reduce the cost of cast-in-place concrete building structures (conventionally reinforced as well as post-tensioned structures). Illustrations and examples comparing constructable and "constructability-challenged" details are used to show how relatively small modifications to connection details and framing configurations can significantly improve constructability, enhance drawing clarity, and reduce cost. Attendees will learn how to identify and avoid common constructability problems to make their cast-in-place concrete structures safer, more economical, and more constructable.

Learning Objectives:

1. Learn why consideration of constructability by design engineers is important.
2. Review tips for improving the constructability of CIP concrete building structures.
3. Learn the strategy for investigating the constructability of concrete structures.

About Our Speaker:

Clifford Schwinger, P.E. is a Senior Structural Engineer at IMEG Corp. He graduated from Lehigh University in 1976, serves on the AISC Manuals Committee, was awarded an AISC Lifetime Achievement Award in April 2023, and has more than 40 years of experience designing building structures. From 2002 - 2022 Cliff was the fulltime Quality Assurance Manager at The Harman Group, during which time he trained new engineers, established and maintained a library of more than 1,000 typical details, and performed more than 700 Structural Engineering Quality Assurance reviews. Since IMEG’s acquisition of The Harman Group in 2022, he has continued performing QA reviews and has assisted with updating IMEG’s engineering and detailing standards.