PT Notes
PT Notes
Material Properties
II. PT
Unbonded tendons
Dia. Of strand – ½”
No of strands in one tendon – 7
Area of one strand – 0.153 sq.in
Assumed PT losses – 15 to 20 ksi
Ultimate strength of strand – 270 ksi
Effective pre stress – (0.7*270) – 15 = 175 ksi
Capacity per tendon - Peff = Aeff*fse =0.153*175=26.6 kips/strand
Design Criteria
As per ACI 318 18.3.3 the slabs are designed as per following criteria:
1. Class U - Un-cracked condition (For Two way slabs)
2. Class C - Cracked condition
3. Class T - Transition condition
Note: The end supports of the continuous slab is treated as unrestrained suopports and
the interior supports are treated as restrained supports.
Tendon Profile :
In above image Support A and D is the end support which are treated as
unrestrained.
Support B and C are the interior supports which are treated as Restrained.
Span AB and CD are the end spans and span BC is the interior span.
Set tendon Drape Profile:
Tendon drape profile refers to the maximum sag distance of the tendon profile through the slab.
That has been calculated at the mid span of interior span aint and mid span of the end span aend as
shown in the figure.
Eccentricity, e, is the distance from the centre to tendon to the neutral axis; varies along the span.
The lesser the value of tendon drape the more post-tensioning force it will require.
Wb = 0.67*WDL*Tributary width
Post-Tensioning Force,
𝑊 𝐿2
At Interior Fint = 8𝑎𝑏 k
𝑖𝑛𝑡
𝑊 𝐿2
At End Fend = 8𝑎𝑏 k
𝑒𝑛𝑑
Calculate number of tendons required to resist the post-tensioning force by dividing the post
tensioned force to capacity of each tendon.
Mid-span Stresses
Support stresses
Mid-span Stresses
Support Stresses
Note : The positive stresses are considered as Tensile stresses and the Negative stresses are
considered as Compressive stresses.
M1=P*e
Msec= Mbal-M1; This moment will act at the interior supports & similarly calculate at mid spans.
Check the value to tensile stresses ft from the Service Load stage.
If the tensile stresses at interior span ft <2√f’c (ACI 18.9.3.1); No positive reinforcement
require.
If the tensile stresses at interior span 2√f’c < ft < 6√f’c (ACI 18.9.3.2). Provide minimum
positive reinforcement.
Minimum positive reinforcement calculation:
As,min = 0.00075Acf