161-Fundamentals of Post-Tensioned Concrete Design for Buildings-Part Three

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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This is a Spotlight Course of the Week (Expires: 12/20/24)

161-Fundamentals of Post-Tensioned Concrete Design for Buildings-Part Three

This is Part Three 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 Three should be taken after Parts One and Two.

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.

Part Two illustrated 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 now 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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(4.7) 7 Reviews

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C. Dale Buckner

11/27/2022

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Very practical and useful

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161-Fundamentals of Post-Tensioned Concrete Design for Buildings Part Three

Jon Marcum

01/01/2021

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Lots of good information and examples. Tricky Test. Thought I was back in College for a moment. It marked my answer wrong for the b0. I have never seen b0 defined as other than 0.5*d away from the face of the support unless a drop panel, or shear head is used. Why is the "correct" answer in the form of a multiple of d of the slab. This is usually just a function of the column perimeter and d/2.

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161-Fundamentals of Post-Tensioned Concrete Design for Buildings-Part Three

Stephen Brannan

09/17/2019

Good Course Series

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161-Fundamentals of Post-Tensioned Concrete Design for Buildings-Part Three

Nathan Y

12/07/2018

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I completed all three parts. I thought these were very good for the purpose of introduction and refreshing for simplified methods of design for post-tensioned slabs.

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161-Fundamentals of Post-Tensioned Concrete Design for Buildings-Part Three

02/15/2017

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Great review of PT floor slab design principles and pointing out items (for further self study) of other points to be checked (ie deflections, studrails)

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01/12/2016

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Good course. Fair questions.

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Fundamentals of Post-Tensioned Concrete Design For Buildings - Part 3

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12/13/2015

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The course information was well-written and provided practical insight of the design detail requirements.

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Course Code: 100217-03

Course PDH Hours: 4

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This course is accepted for engineering continuing education credit in all US states, territories, the District of Columbia, and Canadian provinces.
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