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FAQs & Tech Notes

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Frequently Asked Questions

PTI Technical and Certification Committees have prepared the following Frequently Asked Question (FAQ) documents and Technical Notes to address specific issues in the industry. All are available for free download below.

All SOG Unbonded Building / Parking Barrier Cable Field Installation Repair Multistrand / Bonded

FAQ No. 1-Slab-on-Ground Construction

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FAQ No. 2-Slab-on-Ground Construction

Download FAQ No. 2

FAQ No. 3-Slab-on-Ground Construction

Download FAQ No. 3

FAQ No. 4-Slab-on-Ground Construction

Download FAQ No. 4

FAQ No. 5-Shrinkage and Temperature Reinforcement

Download FAQ No. 5

FAQ No. 6-Field Elongation Measurements

Download FAQ No. 6

FAQ No. 7-Soil Suction Profiles for Slab-on-Ground Applications

Download FAQ No. 7

FAQ No. 8-Back-Up Bars for Slab-on-Ground Applications

Download FAQ No. 8

FAQ No. 9-Shrinkage and Temperature Reinforcement in Two-Way Post-Tensioned Slabs

Download FAQ No. 9

FAQ No. 10-The Use of Drop Caps to Reduce Flexural Reinforcement in Two-Way Post-Tensioned Slabs

Download FAQ No. 10

FAQ No. 11-Proper Filling of Single-Strand Tendon Stressing Pockets

Download FAQ No. 11

FAQ No. 12-Design of Uniform Thickness Foundations

Download FAQ No. 12

FAQ No. 13-PTI Certification of Plants Producing Unbonded Single Strand Tendons

Download FAQ No. 13

FAQ No. 14-Key Sustainability Benefits of Post-Tensioned Concrete

Download FAQ No. 14

FAQ No. 15-Building Information Modeling (BIM)

Download FAQ No. 15

FAQ No. 16-Sheathing Repairs

Download FAQ No. 16

Tech Note 01-Effective Width & Post-Tensioning

Download Technical Note No. 1

Tech Note 02-Wedge Forces on PT Anchors

Download Technical Note No. 2

Tech Note 03-1-Way & 2-Way PT Floor Systems

Download Technical Note No. 3

Tech Note 04-Strength Evaluation PT Beams & Slab

Download Technical Note No. 4

Tech Note 05-Unbonded & Bonded PT Systems in Bldgs

Download Technical Note No. 5

Tech Note 06-Cracking in Ground Supported PT Slabs

Download Technical Note No. 6

Tech Note 07-Hyperstatic Actions in Prestressing

Download Technical Note No. 7

Tech Note 08-Layout - PT and Passive Reinforcement

Download Technical Note No. 8

Tech Note 09-Perf. Eval. of Residential Concrete

Download Technical Note No. 9

Tech Note 10-Prestress Losses in PT Structures

Download Technical Note No. 10

Tech Note 11-Design of Concrete Floors

Download Technical Note No. 11

Tech Note 12-Alt. Procedures for Soil Support

Download Technical Note No. 12

Tech Note 13-Proper Documentation of Components

Download Technical Note No. 13

Tech Note 14-Design of Prestressed Barrier Cable

Download Technical Note No. 14

Tech Note 15-Thicker is Weaker?

Download Technical Note No. 15

Tech Note 16-Short Tendon Elongations

Download Technical Note No. 16

Tech Note 17-Specifying Post-Tensioning Requirements for Buildings: Force or Number of Tendons?

Download Technical Note No. 17

Tech Note 18-Major Changes in Quality Assurance Requirements for Unbonded PT Construction

Download Technical Note No. 18

Tech Note 19-Selection of Filler Material for Multistrand PT Tendons

Download Technical Note No. 19

Tech Note 20-Mandatory Barrier Cable Inspection Requirements

Download Technical Note No. 20

Download TN No. 20 Inspection Log

Tech Note 21-Exclusion of Post-Tensioned Residential Slabs-on-Ground from ACI 318

Download Technical Note No. 21

TAB.2-09: Complete Collection of PTI Technical Notes, FAQs, and Technical Update

Position Statement - Requirements for Certification of Materials used in Post-Tensioned Slabs-on-Ground

Tech Note 22-Dual-Banded Post-Tensioning Tendon Layout

Download Technical Note No. 22

Supplements

Appendices

Appendix A.8: Design Example: Residential Slab on Compressible Soil from DC10.1-96: Design and Construction of Post-Tensioned Slabs-on-Ground, Second Edition

Retractions

Results of Tape Qualification Testing for Tapes Used to Repair Damaged Sheathing, December 2002 - Document Retracted

Terminology

Post-Tensioning Terminology (PTT), November 2013

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