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Post-Tensioned Concrete: Principles and Practice, Third Edition by K. Dirk Bondy; Bryan Allred is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Post-Tensioned Concrete: Principles and Practice, Third Edition about?

The book combines history with academic notes for use at the university level, presenting design examples from actual jobs with applications and detailing for the practicing engineer. Chapter 1 tells the history of post-tensioned concrete as only Ken Bondy can tell it. Chapters 2-8 are the notes Dirk Bondy uses to teach Design of Prestressed Concrete Structures at UCLA and Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo. Chapters 9-13 are design examples that address many of the decisions faced by practicing engineers on typical projects. Chapters 13-14 cover the art of detailing and observing the construction of post-tensioned concrete. This knowledge was obtained over many years of working on our own projects and listening and learning from the the pioneers of post-tensioned concrete. Chapter 15 covers the slab on grade industry, which represents more sales of post-tensioning tendons than all other post-tensioning applications combined. Chapter 16 discusses the challenging application of post-tensioning-external post-tensioning.

Who reads Post-Tensioned Concrete: Principles and Practice, Third Edition?

It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.

Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.

Author
K. Dirk Bondy; Bryan Allred
Publisher
Lulu Publishing Services
Published
2017
Language
EN
ISBN
9781483446998
Category
nonfiction
Subjects
Engineering, Stem

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