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Pinterest Board : Unbonded Post-Tensioning

Check out the AMSYSCO Pinterest page.  Here’s one board on our page titled of “Unbonded Post Tensioning.” Follow AMSYSCO’s board Unbonded Post Tensioning on Pinterest.Copyright © 2015 by AMSYSCO, Inc. All rights reserved.

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MEP Coordination with Unbonded Post-Tensioning Tendons (Part 1)

In most post-tensioned residential buildings, there is a fair amount of coordination between the post-tensioning (PT) contractor and MEP trades.  As a structural element, the PT tendons/anchors take precedence over MEP sleeves, openings/penetrations, embeds and even rebar.  However, the PT system has some flexibility … Continue reading

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Field Seating Intermediate Anchor

A commercial concrete contractor and an unbonded post-tensioning installer called me looking for ideas to speed up the construction schedule of a multi-story apartment building.  The schedule had lost (too many) days due to the unseasonable winter weather in the … Continue reading

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