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Pole-Type Tilt-Up Design and Construction

Published by the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, St. Joseph, Michigan www.asabe.org

Citation:  Applied Engineering in Agriculture. 2(2): 161-166. (doi: 10.13031/2013.26734) @1986
Authors:   Homer T. Hurst, Robert L. Price III
Keywords:   Farm building design, Outbuilding, Pole buildings

POLE-TYPE tilt-up design and construction as developed and practiced at Virginia Polytechnic Institute over a 25-year period is discussed. Both farm service and residential prototype buildings have been successfully designed and built by these methods. Most have proved to be more economical than conventional designs and all prototypes have been durable and have performed well. The technique is also considered for light commercial buildings.

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