Galaxy Towers, developed by Aurobindo, is a project to construct a 24-story precast office building in Hyderabad, India.

It will be the tallest office tower in India built using precast technology.

The building consists of four basement floors and 24 upper stories, with 1.9 million sq. ft. of leasable area, which will include health clubs, food courts, cafés, a business center, ample parking, and a waiting lounge.

The project is expected to be completed in half the time of a comparable conventional cast-in-situ construction, demonstrating how precast technology has gained popularity due to its efficiency.

For this landmark project, Dextra supplied a critical component of the precast structure: Groutec couplers, half-grouted sleeves designed for the connection of precast elements. These couplers are manufactured in compliance with Eurocode 2, BS 8110, ACI 318, IBC, AASHTO, and IS 16172.

By installing Groutec couplers into the precast columns and walls at the precast factory, fast and secure connections of walls and columns are achieved by injecting cementitious non-shrink grout into the sleeves on-site. A total of 102,000 Groutec couplers have been supplied for this project.

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