160-Fundamentals of Post-Tensioned Concrete Design for Buildings-Part Two

By: John P. Miller, PE, S.E.

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This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.

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160-Fundamentals of Post-Tensioned Concrete Design for Buildings-Part Two

This is Part Two of a three-part course that covers the fundamentals of post-tensioned concrete for building structures using unbonded tendons. This course is intended to be an introductory course for structural engineers new to post-tensioned concrete design, and is a good refresher for experienced structural engineers. Part Two should be taken after Part One and prior to Part Three.

Part One gave us a brief historical background and how post-tensioned members are differentiated from pre-tensioned members. You learned about the load balancing concept, hyperstatic moments, pre-stress losses, the basic requirements of ACI 318 (Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete), and nominal flexure and shear capacities of post-tensioned members.

Now, in Part Two, we will follow design examples of two of the structural systems commonly used in buildings and parking structures, namely a one-way continuous slab and a two-span beam. Part Two is an example-intensive course, with key concepts introduced along the way.

Part Three continues with the study of two-way, post-tensioned slab systems, including a complete design example using the Equivalent Frame concept. Part Three also covers related topics such as punching shear for two-way slabs and moment transfer at the column. Part Three is an example-intensive course, with key concepts introduced along the way.

By successfully completing all parts of this three-part course, you should be comfortable performing a preliminary design by hand and be able to quickly check a computer generated design or an existing design by hand.

Questions about this course? Email the Author: miller5043@sbcglobal.net

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Millard Powledge

11/06/2022

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Very practical. Thanks!

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160-Fundamentals of Post-Tensioned Concrete Desing for Buildings-Part Two

Jon Marcum

12/31/2020

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Packed with great information and examples.

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PT concrete design for buildings part 2

Terry Grant

05/21/2020

Good examples for learning key concepts

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Post tensioned concrete design for buildings part 2

Robert Jenson

04/25/2020

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Details in the test are not good and make no accomplishments to the fundamentals documents

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160-Fundamentals of Post-Tensioned Concrete Design for Buildings-Part Two

Michael Sheffield

02/11/2020

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Great information and presentation. I have not done any post tensioned concrete work so seeing solved examples with tips and rules of thumb is great. Thanks for the good work.

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160-Fundamentals of Post-Tensioned Concrete Design for Buildings-Part Two

Stephan Tremblay

12/30/2019

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more practical

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160-Fundamentals of Post-Tensioned Concrete Design for Buildings-Part Two

N Yost

12/05/2018

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Good basic introduction/review for post-tensioned concrete design. The materials are well done. The test makes you think, but terribly difficult if you've read the materials.

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160-Fundamentals of Post-Tensioned Concrete Design for Buildings-Part Two

02/14/2017

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Great incremental development and guidance for the design of PT elements

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Fundamentals of Post-Tensioned Concrete- Part 2

Jame Fawcett

10/30/2015

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Good follow up to Part I.

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anonymous

04/29/2015

There is nice continuity between Part I and Part II with a sufficient amount of review. The design examples in Part II are clear and thorough. The information is easy to follow, yet not overly simplistic.

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Course Code: 100217-02

Course PDH Hours: 4

Engineering Course Approvals

This course is accepted for engineering continuing education credit in all US states, territories, the District of Columbia, and Canadian provinces.
Ohio rules allow only 6-hours of unsupervised online courses such as this course per license renewal period
Kansas rules allow only 5-hours of self-study courses such as this course per license renewal period

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