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Storm-Tested Buildings
The precast concrete walls of five buildings, constructed by Speed Fab-Crete, remained intact during a devastating tornado which struck Fort Worth, Texas in 2000. None of the walls sustained structural failure despite 157-mile-per-hour winds!
Five buildings, with exterior precast concrete walls produced and installed by Speed Fab-Crete, were in the path of the 2000 Fort Worth, Texas tornado March 28. At each location, the walls remained intact! Three of the buildings re-opened within days despite total destruction around them.
At each building, the Speed Fab-Crete precast concrete wall system apparently was unaffected by the Fujita scale "F-2 category" winds up to 157 miles per hour. This is consistent with previous independent tests by the Construction Research Center at UT-Arlington. And, now an "F-2 category" tornado proved it!
Other Specialty Applications Using the Speed Fab-Crete Precast Concrete Wall Building System
The precast concrete walls are produced as "sandwich panels" for refrigerated facilities and church building customers in "colder climate" regions. Normally, the thickness of the wall is ten inches with a two-inch thick, rigid insulation board covered on both sides by concrete.
Other Precast Applications
- Electrical, blower & pump utility buildings
- Elevator shafts
- Bell towers
- Microwave and fiber optic transmission stations
- Vaults (Bank Protection Act approved)
- Chemical & munitions storage buildings
- Gymnasium & stadium bleachers
Precast Concrete Highway & Embankment
Retaining Walls
Speed Fab-Crete Retaining Walls, Trinity Railway Express
Dallas, Texas
Two Fort Worth-Dallas Metroplex construction specialists, Speed Fab-Crete and Texas Welded Wire, are fabricating the Hilfiker retaining wall system for state highway projects.
The major component of the system is a panel manufactured by Speed Fab-Crete. Each panel literally is stamped with a "seal of approval" by the State of Texas before shipment for erection.
Special field-applied reinforcement for the system is manufactured by Texas Welded Wire. The reinforcing system involves a franchised wiremesh connection used like a "deadman" to support the wall sections.
Speed Fab-Crete is not a "broker type" general contractor. The company offers self-performing technicians for 60% of a project's work elements.
We bring a variety of in-house professional staff, major equipment, design and engineering services to your project site. This is a major factor in controlling the project for respect of your budget, quality workmanship and components and timely completion.
Bridge Crossing for Gated Community
Dallas, Texas
Precast Arch-Box Units
For Construction Of Bridges & Overpasses
Speed Fab-Crete is a prime Southwest regional producer of precast components for bridges and overpasses for CONTECH Bridge Solutions, West Chester, Ohio. The arched concrete sections are available in a series of C-span systems, ranging from 12 to 48 feet, variable heights and lengths determined by the number of units placed end-to-end.
The custom designed precast system, approved by the Texas Departmenet of Transportation, allows for total "set in place" construction of bridges, overpasses, culverts and underground structures, including requirements for retention and containment. Backfilling of these bridge configurations can begin immediately! The arch system also allows for curved alignments.
The off-site fabrication and production assures faster installation, minimizes road closings and detours and eliminates costly maintenance of an exposed bridge deck and bridge deck icing.
The versatility of the arch-box system makes it cost effective and appealing for a variety of other applications, including wine storage, airports, railroads, golf courses, boat passages, pedestrian walkways, storage, retention, enclosures and containment. All are easily enhanced with architectural treatments.
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