Construction Glossary
Cast In Place Concrete
Cast-In-Place Concrete, which is also known as site-cast or poured-in-place concrete refers to concrete that is placed directly on a construction site using formwork as opposed to precast concrete which is cast offsite and then brought to a construction site to be assembled.
What Is Cast In Place Concrete?
Cast-In-Place Concrete is used to create foundations, walls, beams, and other structures. To do this construction workers will set up forms and place reinforcing bars as specified by the construction specifications. Once the forms and reinforcements are in place then ready-mix concrete is poured or placed into the forms. Ready-mix concrete can be put into forms using: - Directly from ready-mix trucks - Using pump trucks - Using a concrete conveyor - Manually with wheelbarrows Cast-in-place concrete is popular because it offers a limitless amount of possibilities to architects and engineers. Certain elements are also required to be cast-in-place like foundation caissons, spread footings, slabs on grade, and many other structural elements that are too heavy or large to transport from a precast construction facility.
Example
Almost every building foundation is created using at least some element if not entirely cast-in-place concrete. For example, a concrete wall is an element that can be created using cast-in-place concrete.