Pre-stressed Steel System Post Tensioned Slab Case Study: K- Financial Tower
K- FINANCIAL TOWERS
BENEFITS Less Columns Less Beams Thinner slabs Controlled deflection Flexibility of Layout & Services Lighter Structure Less Foundations Less Rebars Less Workmanship Better Durability Quicker turn-around of the Formwork Fast Construction Cost Saving
PRINCIPLES OF PRESTRESSING
Illustrative example Illustrative P 2 P cos For harped profile P
W Vd Va P P Free-body diagram of tendon Free-body diagram of beam after removal of tendon Force system between tendon and beam P Va W Vd P Illustrative example Illustrative
BONDED Bond is achieved throughout the length of the tendon by a cementitious matrix called grout PT force along the tendon is a function of the deformation of the concrete How it is bonded:
K - FINANCIAL TOWERS TYPICAL FLOORS
SLAB MESHING
LATITUDE TENDONS
LONGITUDE TENDONS
Ultimate moment Mx
Ultimate moment My
Service Bottom X stress Plan
Service Bottom Y stress Plan
Service Top X stress Plan
Service Top Y stress Plan
Long term deflection plan
EXECUTION By nominated local installation agent
SUMMARY OF POST-TENSIONING EXECUTION
POST-TENSIONING INSTALLATION FORMWORK SIDE-SHUTTER FIXING OF ANCHORS MARKING OF THE SLAB TENDON INSTALLATION PROFILING & FINISHING
CHECKING BEFORE THE CASTING No. OF ANCHORS AND TENDONS PROFILES GROUT VENTS BURSTING REINFORCEMENT Additional Rebar (Bursting, Punching Shear) PROPPING AND FORMWORK
CASTING PROPER VIBRATION AROUND THE ANCHORS CONCRETE TO BE PLACED WITHOUT DAMAGING THE TENDONS PROPER CURING OF THE CONCRETE AFTER THE CASTING
STRESSING REMOVE THE SIDE-SHUTTER CRUSH CUBE FOR TESTING THE CONCRETE STRENGTH START STRESSING TO 100% IF CONCRETE IS AT 25 MPA IN LESS THAN 3 DAYS DO PARTIAL STRESSING IF REQUIRED TAKE READINGS AFTER
APPROVAL SEND STRESSING RECORDS TO THE P/T CONSULTANT FOR APPROVAL CUT THE TAILS AFTER APPROVAL FILL THE POCKETS PREPARE FOR GROUTING
GROUTING SHUTTER CAN BE REMOVED ADEQUATE PROPPING TO BE PLACED GROUTING OPERATIONS CAN START AT ANY TIME