DESIGNING PT SLABS - GENERAL TIPS

EXTERNAL EDGE PERIMETER BARS N12-300 (1800 + COG) TOP Mpa x slab thickness x span
PT Shrinkage Formula: No. of strands =
EXTERNAL PRECAST BARS (to lap with pullout bars) N12-300 (1200) TOP 135,000kN
RE-ENTRANT CORNER BARS (external core corners) 2N16 (1500) T&B
RE-ENTRANT CORNER BARS (all other areas) 2N12 (1500) TOP
SLAB EDGES PT 500mm FROM EDGE
CONSTRUCTION JOINTS Ideally place C.J's 1/3 of span. Top & Bottom reo to be specified as same spacing (but can change bar sizes as required)
PT TENDONS Dead ends can be located at any height, minimum 80 centreline off top or bottom.
Live end pans must be placed 100mm off top of slab.
Top and Bottom cover to be 25mm, take care of clashing from perpendicular tendons over supports.
Where ligs are present adjust bottom cover to 40mm to avoid clashing on site when installing.

SLAB BALCONIES
SLAB CANTILEVERS
DEFLECTION LIMIT (SLAB EDGE)
DEFLECTION LIMIT (TYPICAL SPAN)
DEFLECTION LIMIT (TRANSFER SLAB)
Normal PT Stress Sequence
Bottom reo under live end pans to be a matte of N12-300 (2000) (unless RAPT specifies otherwise) in lieu of typical detail 4N16 (2000)
Maximum tendon lengths in the order of 35metres, otherwise force losses should be taken into consideration (RAPT does this
automatically).
Provide N12-300 Bottom to balcony areas with little PT shrinkage crack control.
Provide N12-300 Bottom to large cantilevered slabs (excess of 2metres) to minimise deflections.
LONGTERM SPAN/500
LONGTERM SPAN/400
LONGTERM SPAN/1000
Day 0 = pour
Day 1 = initial stress 25% (f'c=7MPa)
Day 4 = final stress 100% (f'c=22MPa)

DELAYED PT STRESSING
TYPICAL DELAY STRESSING CASE 1 CASE 2 CASE 3 CASE 4 CASE 5 CASE 6 CASE 7 CASE 8 CASE 9 CASE 10 CASE 11 CASE 12 CASE 13 CASE 14 CASE 15 CASE 16 CASE 17 CASE 18 CASE 19 CASE 20
Final stress Day 4 Day 4 Day 5 Day 5 Day 5 Day 6 Day 6 Day 6 Day 7 Day 7 Day 7 Day 8 Day 8 Day 8 Day 9 Day 9 Day 9 Day >10 Day >10 Day >10
Day 2 Day 1 Day 2 Day 1 Day 2 Day 1 Day 2 Day 1 Day 2 Day 1 Day 2 Day 1 Day 2
Initial stress None
(25%)
None
(25%) (50%)
None
(25%) (50%)
None
(25%) (50%)
None
(25%) (50%)
None
(25%) (50%)
None
(25%) (50%)
Solution slabs ≤200mm 0 0 2 0 0 3 2 1 4 3 2 5 4 2 6 5 2 6 6 3
Solution slabs ≤300mm 1 0 3 1 0 4 3 2 5 4 3 6 5 3 6 5 3 6 6 4

COLD AND WET WEATHER HOT AND DRY WEATHER

ADDITIONAL REO ONLY REQUIRED
IF NO OTHER TOP REO IS PRESENT
IN THE AREA
0 NOTHING REQUIRED NOTHING REQUIRED
1 NOTHING REQUIRED Provide SL72 TOP
2 Provide SL72 TOP Provide SL82 TOP
3 Provide SL82 TOP Provide SL92 TOP
4 Provide SL92 TOP Provide SL102 TOP
5 Provide SL102 TOP Provide SL81 TOP
6 Provide SL81 TOP Provide SL81 TOP