PRESTRESSING

To introduce internal stresses to counteract the stresses that will result from applied load.
It can be used to produce beams, floors or bridges with a longer span than is practical with ordinary reinforced concrete.

There are two types of prestressing(tensioning)

PRE TENSIONING
Post TENSIONING

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Pre Tensioning
Post-tensioning is done at a
project site and requires little
to no modifications of the
same forming system that
would be used to construct
non pre-stressed concrete.
The systems used to post-
tension concrete and masonry
consist of prestressing steel
that is housed inside a duct or
sheath, which allows the
prestressing steel to be Tensioning of Tendons
placed inside the typical job
site formwork at the same
time rebar and other
reinforcing is placed.

Equipments used:
1.Tendons

Filling of Holes by Grouting

2.Hydraulic Jack
 ADVANTAGES OF PT Usage Of PT Application of PT
Crack control
First application have been conceived Slabs
Economy
in 1933 in France. Residential buildings
Quality
Currently, 1000000s of houses are Foundations in houses
Faster Installation
constructed in USA using PT. Multipurpose buildings
Controlling deflections
How far it is used in India????? Tennis courts
More efficient

Advantages over
ordinary RCC
High seismic resilience
Less consumption of concrete
Stiffer Foundation
Restressable
Time reduction

Steel bar being stressed by jack

Post Tensioned Constructions:

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Trump International Hotel & Tower

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Post-tensioning is done at a project site and requires little to no modifications of the same post-tensioning
forming system that would be used to construct non pre-stressed concrete.
The systems used to post-tension concrete and masonry consist of prestressing steel that is
housed inside a duct or sheath, which allows the prestressing steel to be placed inside the Slab without
typical job site formwork at the same time rebar and other reinforcing is placed.
Reinforcing tendons are stretched by jacks whilst keeping them in serted in voids left
pre-hand during curing of concrete.
These spaces are then pumped full of grout to bond steel tightly to the concrete.
Principle of the load-balancing method

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Steel tendon are stressed after the concrete has been placed
and gained sufficient strength at the construction site.

Tensioning of Tendons

ADVANTAGES OF PT
Crack control
Economy
Quality
Faster Installation
Controlling deflections
More efficient

Advantages over
Design of PT Slabs ordinary RCC
Flat Plate with Drop Panels
Common geometries* Filling of Holes by Grouting High seismic resilience
Less consumption of concrete

Two-way system
Application of PT Stiffer Foundation
Restressable
Suitable span: 12.2 m Slabs Time reduction
Limiting criterion: Deflection Residential buildings
Rebar**: 2.94 kg/m2 Foundations in houses
PT: 3.87 kg/m2 Multipurpose
buildings
Tennis courts