Intended Audience: Structural, Civil, and, Construction Engineers

PDH UNITS: 2

The course offers the basics and beyond the basics, required to efficiently design and detail post-tensioning floors systems and understand the construction techniques. The course covers various topics including step-by-step design of post-tensioned concrete floors, code applications, diaphragm design, estimating deflections, modeling and software and good detailing practices.

Learning Objectives:

At the successful conclusion of this course, you will learn the following knowledge and skills:

Understand the basic concepts and methodology of Post-Tensioning (PT)
Code guidelines on PT design and construction
Learn the procedure for flexural and shear design of posttensioned beams and slabs
Understand the causes of cracking in PT structures and explore methods to mitigate their effects
Discuss the practical considerations/ field issues as applied to PT structures
Understand Post-Tensioning in Multi-story buildings
Computer applications and exploring available computer software packages for PT Design.