Geologists surveyed the soil under the Laguna Beach High School tennis courts and concluded that crack-resistant slabs are not required for five of the six courts. One court has such a slab, called ...

Partial post-tensioning of this slab reduced the post-tensioning quantities and correspondingly increased the rebar quantities. This benefited the building’s performance and reduced its cost. To ...

The Post-Tensioning Institute (PTI), Phoenix, AZ – a non-profit organization for the advancement of post-tensioned, pre-stressed concrete design and construction – now offers the 2008 supplement to ...

Can you provide recommendations as to pre-construction foundation preparation. I have read where various techniques or procedures such as post tension and piers and beams are available. Thanks for all ...

Q: My house was built about 16 years ago; it was one of the last years that they didn’t do post-tension slabs. It’s a one-story, 2,600 square foot house. Recently, it seems as if the slab of the house ...

Oldcastle Precast Idaho Falls teamed with Bonneville Power Administration, HK Contractors, and Bryant Greene Concrete to replace the bridge at the entrance to Pine Basin Camp in Swan Valley, Idaho.

Within the space of a few years, post-tensioning has become the most popular way to reinforce concrete. Hugo Berger sets out to learn more. As the region’s construction industry looks to embrace the ...

A cracked concrete slab that might have to come out has delayed construction for half a year on a highly anticipated workforce housing project downtown. Scott Dedman, executive director of Mountain ...