All stresses from seasonal expansion and contraction of the underlying soil are taken into the entire tensioned slab, which supports the building without significant flexure. Post-tensioning is also ...

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 ...

Farmington Hills, MI -- The Guide for Design of Post-Tensioned Buildings (PTI DC20.9-11), a new document from the Post-Tensioning Institute (PTI), provides guidance on the design and construction ...

It also uses thinner slabs (less concrete) with overall lower building weight. However, post-tensioned reinforced concrete is a more complex structural system that is susceptible to deterioration ...

is getting a major infrastructure upgrade and expansion—one that includes carving an elevator core through every floor slab of a 10-story, 1980s-era, post-tensioned building. General contractor ...

One method of achieving resilient buildings is through the use of self-centering structural systems that are typically designed with lightly pre-stressed unbonded post-tensioning tendons. The concept ...