The Limited Reality of Service Stresses in Design of Post-Tensioned Concrete

Why can’t engineers simply increase the service moment used for stress analysis by a load factor and use that for Ultimate Strength design? This approach would be valid for steel design, so what not post-tensioned concrete? The webinar will explain the limited reality and “incompleteness” of the service stress model using equivalent loads and why the service reactions, shears and moments are invalid for Ultimate Strength design. The myth of how equivalent loads makes buildings lighter will also be explained.

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11:00 AM – 1:30 PM PT