Parking structures are one of the most demanding applications for precast connections. Double tee diaphragms, flange connections, spandrels, beams, walls, ramps, stairs, vehicle loading, thermal movement, moisture, and deicing exposure all place demands on the connection system.
MKA Connections provides proven products for parking deck applications, including double tee diaphragm connections, field-topped double tee conditions, spandrel and wall interfaces, and production support for consistent connector placement.
Parking decks depend on reliable double tee flange connections. These connections help tie the deck together, support diaphragm action, transfer wind and seismic forces, carry vertical loads from vehicles and pedestrians, and accommodate thermal movement.
The Original Ming Wing was designed with these parking structure conditions in mind. It provides a practical, economical connection option for repeated double tee flange and diaphragm applications.
The Original Ming Wing is a time-tested precast connector with decades of use in demanding parking structure environments. It has been used for more than 30 years in highly corrosive environments, including more than 700 precast parking structures.
For owners, engineers, precasters, and erectors, that history matters. Parking decks are repetitive, exposed, and schedule-driven, making proven connection details and practical installation workflows especially important.
For projects where diaphragm performance and seismic detailing matter, the Original Ming Wing provides an AC468-qualified option for precast concrete diaphragm connections. Published capacities and project-specific connection requirements should be reviewed by the precast specialty engineer or engineer of record.
Not every parking deck uses the same flange condition. Field-topped double tees and 2-inch flange conditions can require a smaller, more compact connector geometry.
The Ming Wing mini was developed for these thin-member applications, giving parking deck designers and producers another option where a full-size connector may not be the best fit.
Parking decks are not only double tees. Spandrels, IT beams, walls, stairs, risers, ramps, and foundation-adjacent elements create repeated precast-to-precast connection conditions.
For parking structure connections beyond the double tee diaphragm, the Universal Precast Connector helps standardize common precast-to-precast details. UPC can support applicable conditions involving double tees, IT beams, spandrels, walls, grade spandrels, stairs, risers, and columns.
Parking deck projects are repetitive and schedule-driven, which makes connector placement critical. For Original Ming Wing and Ming Wing mini applications, matching Wing Blockouts help production teams position the connector in steel or wood forms, create a clean molded pocket, improve weld access, and provide a uniform area for caulk installation.
Original Ming Wing is the primary product for double tee flange and precast diaphragm connections in parking decks.
Ming Wing mini supports 2-inch double tee flanges, field-topped double tee conditions, and other thin-member applications.
Universal Precast Connector supports applicable double tee-to-spandrel, double tee-to-wall, double tee-to-IT beam, IT beam-to-column, grade spandrel-to-foundation, and stair/riser-to-wall conditions.
Contact MKA Connections for Original Ming Wing, Ming Wing mini, and UPC embeds for your project.
The Original Ming Wing is the primary MKA product for connecting double tee flanges together to form a diaphragm that transfers wind and seismic shear loads to lateral force-resisting elements.
Ming Wing mini is designed for 2-inch double tee flanges in field-topped applications and for thinner precast member conditions.
Yes. UPC can support applicable parking structure interface conditions involving double tees, IT beams, spandrels, walls, grade spandrels, stairs, risers, and columns.
Original Ming Wing is the primary product for double tee flange and precast diaphragm connections in parking decks.
Ming Wing mini supports 2-inch double tee flanges, field-topped double tee conditions, and other thin-member applications.
Universal Precast Connector supports applicable double tee-to-spandrel, double tee-to-wall, double tee-to-IT beam, IT beam-to-column, grade spandrel-to-foundation, and stair/riser-to-wall conditions.
