Describes the basic elements of a precast concrete building system especially suited to housing. The main feature of the system is the use of modular, thin wall, ribbed panel components. The application of the system in three custom built houses in the Montreal area is illustrated and discussed.
1. Zielinski, Z. A., and Zielinska, C., "Survey on Development and Behaviour in Time of Thin Wall Ribbed Panel Buildings Under Extreme Climate Conditions," International Journal for Housing Science and its Applications, Pergamon Press, V. 2, No, 6, 1978, pp. 499-509.
2. Zielinski, Z. A., "Building Industrialization Trends in India," Industrialization Forum (Journal published jointly by the University of Montreal, MIT and Washington University), V. 3, No. 2, December 1971, pp. 43-52.
3. Zielinska, C., and Zielinski, Z. A., "UCOPAN Component Building Systems," Proceedings, International Symposium of IASS (International Association for Shells and Spatial Structures), Udine, Italy, September 23-24, 1974, pp. 1-36.
4. Zielinski, Z. A., and Abdulezer, A., "Ultimate Strength in Diagonal Splitting of Reinforced Thin Wall Ribbed Panels," Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, V. 4, No. 2, 1977, pp. 226-239.
5. Taner, N., Fazio, P. P., and Zielinski, Z. A., "Strength and Behaviour of Beam-Panels -Tests and Analysis," ACI journal, Proceedings, V. 74, No. 10, October 1977, pp. 511-520.
6. Troitsky, M. S., Zielinski, Z. A., and Christodoulou, H., "Bearing Strength Investigation of Thin Wall Ribbed Reinforced Concrete Panels," ACI Journal, July-August, 1982,
7. Zielinski, Z. A., Troitsky, M. S., and El Chakieh, E., "Bearing Capacity of Reinforced Concrete Thin Wall Panels," Paper submitted to the PCI JOURNAL May 26, 1982, 24 pp. (Manuscript now under review.)
8. Zielinski, Z. A., and Zielinska, C., "Building System and Precast Module for Use Therein," Canadian Patent No. 11078640, 1980. (U.S. patent pending.)
9. Zielinski, Z. A., and Kuper, F., "On-Site Concrete Frame and Panel System for Multistory Buildings," Concrete International, December 1981, pp. 38-42.
10. Zielinski, Z. A., and Zielinska, C., "H-Frame Module and Panel - A System for Rapid Construction of Multistory Buildings," Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, V. 9, No. 1, 1982, pp. 47-62.
