Tilt slab

Imagine building a tower out of your building blocks. You stack one block on top of another until you have a tall tower. Now imagine building a bigger tower made out of big blocks that are too heavy to lift. How are you going to build it?

Tilt slab construction is kind of like building a big block tower but instead of stacking the blocks on top of each other, you lay them flat on the ground and then tilt them up into place.

Builders will start by pouring a big slab of concrete on the ground. This is like your base when you build with your blocks. Then they will put up some wooden or metal forms that outline the shape of the wall they want to make. It's a bit like using cookie cutters to make shapes out of dough.

Once the form is ready, they will pour concrete into it. This is like adding dough into the cookie cutter. They smooth out the top of the concrete and wait for it to dry.

Now it's time for the tilt! A big crane will come in and attach some lifting cables to the top of the hardened slab. The crane will slowly start to lift the slab up until it's standing vertically. This is kind of like tilting a big bookshelf up onto its side.

The slab is supported while it's being tilted, so it won't crack or break. It's a bit like holding the bookshelf steady while it's being leaned over.

Once the slab is standing upright, builders will attach braces to hold it in place while they pour another slab for the next wall. They repeat this process until they have all the walls they need for the building.

So there you have it, tilt slab construction is like building a tower out of big blocks by laying them flat on the ground and then tilting them up into place, supported by a crane.