Post tensioned construction has for many years occu, posiltion, especially in the construction of bridges anh storage tanks. The reason for this lies in its decisive techinical and economical advantages. | POST-TENSIONED SLABS Fundamentals of the design process Ultimate limit state Serviceability limit state Detailed design aspects Construction Procedures Preliminary Design Execution of the calculations Completed structures VSL REPORT SERIES PUBLISHED BY VSL INTERNATIONAL LTD. Authors Dr. P. Ritz, Civil Engineer ETH P. Matt, Civil Engineer ETH Ch. Tellenbach, Civil Engineer ETH P. Schlub, Civil Engineer ETH H. U. Aeberhard, Civil Engineer ETH Copyright VSL INTERNATIONAL LTD, Berne/Swizerland All rights reserved Printed in Switzerland Foreword With the publication of this technical report, VSL representatives we offer to interested parties INTERNATIONAL LTD is pleased to make a throughout the world our assistance end contribution to the development of Civil support in the planning, design and construction Engineering. of posttensioned buildings in general and post- The research work carried out throughout the tensioned slabs in particular. world in the field of post-tensioned slab I would like to thank the authors and all those structures and the associated practical who in some way have made a contribution to experience have been reviewed and analysed the realization of this report for their excellent in order to etablish the recommendations and work. My special thanks are due to Professor Dr guidelines set out in this report. The document B. Thürlimann of the Swiss Federal Institute of is intended primarily for design engineers, Technology (ETH) Zürich and his colleagues, but we shall be very pleased if it is also of use who were good enough to reed through and to contractors and clients. Through our critically appraise the manuscript. Hans Georg Elsaesser Chairman of the Board and President Berne, January 1985 If VSLINTERNATIONALLTD Table of contents Page Page Page 1. lntroduction 2 5. Detail design aspects 13 . Doubletree Inn, Monterey, . General 2 . Arrangement of tendons 13 California,USA 30 . Historical review 2 . Joints . Shopping Centre,
