PT Slab tendon layout
PT Slab tendon layout
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In the USA, can a PT Slab have a Banded/Banded type layout? Does ACI 18.12.4 apply to PT Slab design which basically says you can't have Banded tendons in both directions.
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RE: PT Slab tendon layout
RE: PT Slab tendon layout
You have to use a load balance layout according to ACI so banded in both directions is not allowed.
Banded in both directions can be made to work as long as you reinforce the slab between the bands as RC middle strips for the moments that occur there.
RE: PT Slab tendon layout
Thanks
RE: PT Slab tendon layout
I think the detail required to answer this is a bit beyond questions to a list service like this. Find a good book on the topic (and that does not include the ACI code or any PTI documents).
If you understand how a PT beam design works and an RC slab design, you should be able to put the 2 together.
RE: PT Slab tendon layout
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RE: PT Slab tendon layout
Thank you for your replies. Are there books that you would recommend?
RE: PT Slab tendon layout