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Precast concrete is widely adopted in the construction industry. In the UK, precast concrete represents about 25 % of the market for cementitious products, including a wide range of products such as blocks, pavings, suspended floors, precast concretes, cast stone and architectural claddings (Glass 2000). The precast concrete industry is especially important for the construction industry in Singapore due to its large demand from public housing projects. The Housing and Development Board (HDB) was formed in 1960 to bring clean and decent homes in public housing estates to the population as quickly as possible, which constitute one of the main engines of Singapore’s economic and social stability (Tan 1999).
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Wu, P., Low, S.P. (2013). The Precast Concrete Industry. In: Lean and Cleaner Production. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-42062-7_4
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