Evaluation of Precast Exterior Panel Walls (Used in Tunnel Formwork Applications) in Terms of Environmental Quality

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Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Selcuk University, Konya, Turkey.

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The scope of this work is the research of the positive esthetical effect of precast panel walls used in residence buildings’ facades that are built in the system of tunnel formworks. The target of the work is the determination of the effect of this usage to environmental quality. Tunnel formwork systems are being preferred because of fast and economical production despite the housing shortage in Turkey. Moreover, these systems contain durability, quality and esthetic in its structure. During the tunnel formwork system execution precast panel walls usage, accelerate the production. In addition to this it provides advantages in the aspects color, pattern and solid. Panel walls and balcony parapet walls are produced in either factory or in situ. Then these walls are being integrated to the system gaps that have already being left for them. These pre-produced panel walls do not need any additional effort for the integration except painting and reduce the monotony of the tunnel formworks. In the extension of this work, the visional quality that gained from the usage of panel walls and balcony parapet walls has been observed. These tunnel formwork examples contain both panel exterior walls and non-panel exterior walls. Finally, the positive effects of using precast panel wall in tunnel formworks to the environmental quality and city silhouette are exhibited.

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