Title:
Concrete Q&A: Allowable Tolerances for Suspended Slab Edge
Author(s):
Publication:
Concrete International
Volume:
40
Issue:
5
Appears on pages(s):
56
Keywords:
DOI:
10.14359/51702397
Date:
5/1/2018
Abstract:
What are the allowable tolerances for an exterior edge of an elevated concrete deck slab?
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(Reapproved 2015),” American Concrete Institute, Farmington Hills, MI, 2010, 76 pp.
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4. Aalami, B.O., and Barth, F.G., “Cracking in Prestressed Concrete Structures,” Cracking in Prestressed Concrete Structures, SP-113, G.T.
Halvorsen and N.H. Burns, eds., Amercan Concrete Institute, Farmington Hills, MI, 1989, pp. 157-202.
5. Allred, B., “Common Post-Tensioning and Construction Issues,” Structure, July 2005, pp. 22-25.