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SECTION 03500

POST TENSION SLAB

A. PARTICULAR SPECIFICATION

1.0 Design criteria (PT Slabs And Beams)

1.1 Design Codes:

BS6399 : Part 1: 1996 – loading for buildings.

BS8110 : Part 1: 1997 – Structural use of concrete.
BS8110 : Part 1: 1985 – Structural use of concrete
Concrete society technical report
43 CIRIA Guide 1 – Anchor block design.

1.2 Concrete

The minimum characteristic 28 day strength at the concrete in the prestress

2
floors is to be 50 N/mm . The minimum concrete strength at transfer is to be 25
2
N/mm but preliminary stressing will be required at a concrete strength at 12.5
2
N/mm to minimize the risk of shrinkage cracking in the slab sufficient
additional cubes shall be tested to ensure the concrete has reached sufficient
strength for each stage at stressing.
1.3 Reinforcement
2
- Yield strength 460 N/mm .
2
- Modules at elasticity 200 KN/mm .

1.4 Strand: Prestressing strands to have the following characteristics:

- 15.7 mm o/d high tensile low relaxation strand (super strand to BS5896/3)
- Characteristic breaking load to be 265 kN.
2
- Area of strand to be 150mm .
- 12.9 mm o/d high tensile low relaxation strand (super strand to
BS5896/3)
- Characteristic breaking load to be 186 kN.
2
- Area of strand to be 100 mm .
2
- Modulus of elasticity to be 190-200 kN/mm .
- Relaxation class2; 1000hr value at 70% load to
be 2.5%.
- Coefficient of frication to be 0.20
- Wobble factor, k, to be 0.0017/m

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1.5 Post Tensioning System and Stressing Operations

- Galvanized Ducting
- Galvanized steel ducting shall be corrugated and supplied with suitable
couplings, grout saddles and vent tubes.
- Anchorages: to comply with the minimum requirements of BS 4447.
Anchors to be compatible with the tendon used and to be fitted with
compatible wedges, caps and pocket formers. Maximum wedge draw-in to
be 6mm.
- All anchors to be located such that the tendons are at right angles to the
edges of the concrete slab.
- All anchorages are cast anchorages and anchorage-casting tubes have fixing
holes in the tube unit flange in order to:
- Fix the tube unit to the formwork.
- Locate the jack-bearing ring during stressing.
- Fix the grout cap.
- All anchorages have a grout entry/exit hole in the flange of the casting
- Anchor cones, blocks and plates shall be positioned and maintained during
concreting so that the centerline of the ducts passes axially through the
anchorage assembly.
- All bearing surface of the anchorage shall be clean prior to concreting and
tensioning.
- The anchoring procedure shall be strictly in accordance with the
Manufacturer’s instructions and recommendations.
- Grout: The grout shall comprise OPC to BS 12 supplied below 20°C.
- Water between 5°C & 15°C.

1.6 Extensions

- Record the initial length of each strand protruding from the face of the
anchorage from a datum.
- Stress tendon up to 30% of the jacking force to take up any slack in the
tendon and record the strand length.
- Stress the tendon up to 100% of the jacking force and record the final
extended length from the datum
- Plot a graph of extension against load and determine the total extension.
- Notify the engineer of any discrepant between actual and predicted
extensions
after the engineer has approved the extensions strands can be cropped and
ducts could be grouted
- Submit results to the engineer for approval
1.7 Grouting

- Tendons to be grouted prior to the casting of the slab above.

- Grout to be OPC/Water grout with a maximum water/cement ratio of 0.40
- Admixtures may be used to promote flow, reduce water/cement ratio to
reduce shrinkage.
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- Cubes shall be taken to demonstrate grout strength of
2
17N/mm at 7days. -Water for mixing shall be provided at a
suitable temperature to provide grout after mixing with a
maximum temperature of 30°C. -Vents to be provided at all
high points and at live and dead ends.

1.8 Form Work/ Propping:

- The contractor is responsible for the provision of formwork and propping

to carry all construction loads including net weight of concrete.
- Slab loads during construction must not exceed design loads.
- Post-tensioning slabs shall not be used to store any construction materials

1.9 Holes

- Prior to post forming any holes through the slab the contractor must
agree on an acceptable method of working with the subcontractor.
- Drill fixings should generally be restricted to 20mm in
length.

1.10 Storage handling and positioning of prestressing tendons

Tendon Materials: Tendons stored on site shall be periodically examined for

damage and corrosion.

Protection from mechanical damage:

- Storage facilities and the procedures for transporting material into or out of
store shall guard against the tendons being kinked or notched.

- Welding operations shall not be carried out on or close to tendon material

under any circumstances. Tendons must be protected from temperature
rises caused by welding operations and from weld splashes.
- Unless the engineer approves other methods of cutting, tendons shall be
sawn or cropped using an abrasive disc cutter.

Anchor Components:

- The handing and storing procedure must maintain the anchor components in
a condition in which they can subsequently perform their functions
satisfactorily. Components shall be handled and stored so that mechanical
damage and corrosion are prevented.

- Corrosion of the gripping and securing systems must be prevented.

The instructions of the supplier regarding storage of gripping
components must be followed.
- The use of correctly formulated oils or greases or of other corrosion
inhibiting material is recommended where prolonged storage is
required. Such protective material should be guaranteed by the
manufacturer to be non-aggressive and non-degrading.
- Anchor components are to be periodically examined. Any deterioration or
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removal of corrosion inhibiting material shall be made good.

- Protection form Damage Resulting from Corrosion:

- Where the system requires the ends of the tendon material to project from
the duct after installation the exposed ends must be protected with sleeves
or wrapping and/or by a suitable protective oil or grease in case of delay of
the stressing operation.

- Protection from Damage Resulting from Mechanical Causes: -The tendons

must not be dragged across the ground before installation. -Any welding
operations carried out near the tendon shall use techniques, which ensure
that no damage is caused to the tendons. Care must be taken to ensure that
such operations shall not give rise to stray electric currents in the tendon.

Welding operations must not be carried out on the tendons themselves.

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• The concrete placing techniques must not result in damage to the
sheathing.
1.11 Submittals

- MEP shop drawings are to be submitted to the PT contractor for comments

and coordination of holes prior to the commencement of construction.
- Normal reinforcement shop drawings are to be submitted to the Project
Manager.

General:

This is to define the specifications for the post-tensioning works to be

undertaken by prestressed Concrete Co. project mentioned above.

Post-tensioning Materials and Construction

Concrete:

Concrete for post-tensioning shall be in accordance with the

requirements of the section concerning concrete in general

Concrete cylinder strength is specified on the drawings.

For concrete casting as far as post-tensioning works are concreted, due care
shall be given while concreting in order not to move or damage the cables by
site operatives, equipment (e.g. poker vibrators) or by dropping concrete
directly onto cables from a height from a skip or pump.

Proper vibration shall be carried out behind all anchors to avoid honeycombs
Unless otherwise specified, concrete shall not be stresses until it has reached the
age at which at least 2 test specimens taken from it attain the specified transfer
strength. The test specimens shall be cured in similar conditions to the concrete
to which they relate. The contractor shall cast sufficient specimens to
demonstrate that the required strength of the concrete at transfer has been
reached.

1.12 Notes
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- The drawing should be read in conjunction with all other relevant drawings.
- Concrete is to be carefully placed and compacted to ensure that the tendon
ducts are not displaced and that good compaction is achieved especially in
the bursting zone, adjacent to the anchorages.
- For general arrangement and setting out refer to the architectural and a
structural drawings.
- All normal reinforcement details on the PT drawings shall be supplied and
fixed by the main contractor.

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