Feb 16, 2007 #1 mrengineer Structural Joined Feb 11, 2002 Messages 157 Location US For cantilevered slabs in PT flat plate construction, do you use harped tendon profile or parabolic profile in the cantilever?
For cantilevered slabs in PT flat plate construction, do you use harped tendon profile or parabolic profile in the cantilever?
Feb 16, 2007 #2 AUCE98 Structural Joined Nov 24, 2004 Messages 127 Location US 1/2 of a reverse parabola from the high point to the mid depth of the slab. Upvote 0 Downvote
Feb 16, 2007 #3 haynewp Structural Joined Dec 13, 2000 Messages 2,331 Location US I have been told to use a straight tendon in short cantilevers (as in balconies) so that water will not run back into the building if there is a resultant camber in the cantilever. He was a wise man who invented beer. --Plato Upvote 0 Downvote
I have been told to use a straight tendon in short cantilevers (as in balconies) so that water will not run back into the building if there is a resultant camber in the cantilever. He was a wise man who invented beer. --Plato