2. Contents:
• Introduction
• Prestressing
• Types of Pre-stressing
• Advantages of Post Tensioning
• Current situation in India
• Applications and Examples of PT constructions
• Conclusion
3. Introduction
• Present issues in India
Earthquake prone regions
Over-population
Soil condition
• Present Solutions
Seismic isolators
Innovation in foundation
• Do we have an alternative, effective alternative?
4. PRESTRESSING
• DEF: 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.
8. Post 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 placed
inside the typical job site formwork at the same time rebar
and other reinforcing is placed.
18. Usage Of PT
• First application have been conceived in 1933 in
France.
• Currently, 1000000’s of houses are constructed in
USA using PT.
• How far it is used in India?????
19. Current Situation
• Usage of ordinary RCC or pre tensioning concrete in
India are frequent.
• But what about POST TENSIONING?
• Can it serve better than ordinary RCC or pre
tensioning RCC?
Let’s see!!!
20. Advantages over ordinary RCC
• High seismic resilience
• Less consumption of concrete
• Stiffer Foundation
• Restressable
• Time reduction
21. Application of PT
• Slabs
• Residential buildings
• Foundations in houses
• Multipurpose buildings
• Tennis courts
22. Post Tensioned Constructions:
• San Francisco Public Utilities Commission
Headquarters
• 2201 Westlake/Enso
• Trump International Hotel & Tower
26. Conclusion
What we meant to say through
our presentation is that we need
to adapt much more innovative
and efficient ideas and
techniques so that being a Civil
Engineer we can serve much
better to our nation.