Post-Tensioned Concrete: Principles and Practice, Third Edition

K. Dirk Bondy

Preference :

Writing this book has been a labor of love and it actually began back in the mid-1990s, though I didn’t realize it at the time. Much of the early chapters were written when I was teaching Prestressed Concrete Design at California Polytechnic State University at Pomona. I was a young man at the time, but I was lucky enough to have access to some of the greatest post-tensioned concrete engineers in the world. Over the years Bryan and I have learned the art of designing and detailing post-tensioned concrete from men such as my father, Ross Ellena, Ed Workman, Merrill Walstad, Florian Barth, and Chris Deetz. We both owe a tremendous debt of gratitude to all these men for sharing their wisdom. I also want to acknowledge Trailer Martin, C.K. Allen, Bob Englekirk, and Jim Cagley who were friends of my father before I even knew I wanted to be a structural engineer and offered opportunities and served as role models for me throughout my developing career.

Content :

1) History of Post-Tensioned Concrete in United States Building Construction
2) Design Philosophy, Equivalent Loads & Concrete Stresses on Determinate Systems.
3) Review of Moment Distribution
4) Concrete Stresses in Indeterminate Systems
5) Flexural Design
6) Shear Design
7) Two-Span Beam Design Example
8) One-Way Slab Design Examples
9) Two-Way Slab Design Examples
10) Two-Way Podium Slab Design Example
11) Mat Foundation Design Example
12) Seismic Diaphragm Design Example
13) Design & Detailing for Mitigation of Restraint to Shortening Cracking
14) Construction Issues and Structural Observations
15) Slabs-on-Ground
16) External Post-Tensioning
17) About the Authors