Hybrid concrete construction - the best of both worlds From: Concrete | Date: January 1, 2004| Author: Minson, Andrew | Copyright The Concrete Society 2004. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

The UK has been slow to realise the benefits of hybrid concrete construction (HCC), despite the widely appreciated construction benefits. One of the barriers to the use of HCC has been the lack of comprehensive guidance. This has now been addressed by a new publication from The Concrete Centre entitled Best Practice Guidance for Hybrid Concrete Construction.

Hybrid concrete construction can be described as being a 'dream ticket'. It marries the advantages of precast and in-situ concret...

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