During the 2025 World of Concrete trade show, the Post-Tensioning Institute (PTI) teamed up with the American Concrete Institute to put together an updated set of post-tensioned structural concrete ...
Partial post-tensioning of this slab reduced the post-tensioning quantities and correspondingly increased the rebar quantities. This benefited the building’s performance and reduced its cost. To ...
It is neither glamorous nor glitzy, but post-tensioning is an integral discipline for engineers in the Middle East and around the world – and new research shows that the global sector is rapidly ...
Cortec’s patented MCI® Technology was designed to protect reinforcing metal in concrete from corrosion is widely used around the globe. Application of MCI® products experienced rapid growth in recent ...
Post-tensioning, which has been around since the 1940s gained popularity in the Gulf, particularly in Dubai, only about ten years ago. It is now widely accepted as one of the most intelligent ...
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The design examples in Appendix C follow the AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications (BDS), 9th Edition, 2020, with proposed modifications based on the results from NCHRP Project 12-118. Further ...
Post-tensioned reinforced concrete – Yup, that’s a mouthful. Most insurance professionals are familiar with conventional reinforced concrete (rebar) used to construct slabs, walls, columns and piers.
The damage caused by earthquakes and subsequent economic losses underscore the need for designers and researchers to focus on developing seismic resilient buildings. One method of achieving resilient ...