Live support chatPost-Tension Slabs: Analysis, Design & Construction
In Post-Tension Slabs: Analysis, Design & Construction, you'll learn ...
- How post-tension (PT) slabs work
- Major differences between normal and PT slabs
- Advantages and disadvantages of PT slabs
- Analysis, design & construction of PT slabs
Overview
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Credit: 3 PDH
Length: 36 pages
In the realm of modern construction and structural engineering, post-tension slabs have emerged as a remarkable innovation that has revolutionized the way we build large-scale infrastructure and buildings. These slabs offer a plethora of advantages over conventional concrete slabs, making them an increasingly popular choice in contemporary construction projects.
A post-tension slab is a type of reinforced concrete slab that uses high-strength steel tendons or cables to reinforce the concrete and provide additional structural support. Unlike traditional reinforced concrete slabs, where the steel bars are placed before pouring concrete, post-tensioning involves tensioning the steel cables after the concrete has been cast. This process allows the concrete to compress and increases its load-carrying capacity significantly.
In this course, we will cover the analysis, design, and construction of post-tension slabs.
Specific Knowledge or Skill Obtained
This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:
- Main components of post-tensioning
- PT slab construction steps
- Post-tension types
- Strength of pre-stressing steel
- Detailed design steps
- Loading conditions
- Definition of member forces
- Post-tension slab construction procedure
- Design flow chart for post-tension
- Tendon profile type
- How to arrange tendons of parabolic shape
- Checking initial and final stresses
- Steps to calculate & check stresses in simple beams
- Stress distribution according to tendon arrangement
- What are pre-stress losses and how to check them
- Kinds and calculations of losses
- How to calculate and check flexural and strength
Certificate of Completion
You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a multiple-choice quiz consisting of 15 questions. PDH credits are not awarded until the course is completed and quiz is passed.
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Preview a portion of this course before purchasing it.
Credit: 3 PDH
Length: 36 pages
