Title:
Concrete Q&A: Cover Recommendations for Post-Tensioned Concrete
Author(s):
Publication:
Concrete International
Volume:
38
Issue:
10
Appears on pages(s):
116
Keywords:
DOI:
10.14359/51689336
Date:
10/1/2016
Abstract:
Q. Table 3.2 of ACI 362.1R-97(02)1 provides reinforcing cover recommendations for cast-in-place post-tensioned concrete. Do the “reinforcement cover” values in this table only apply to mild reinforcing or to unbonded post-tensioned tendons as well?
Related References:
1. ACI Committee 362, “Guide for the Design of Durable Parking Structures (ACI 362.1R-97) (Reapproved 2002),” American Concrete Institute, Farmington Hills, MI, 1997, 33 pp.
2. ACI Committee 362, “Guide for the Design and Construction of Durable Concrete Parking Structures (ACI 362.1R-12),” American Concrete Institute, Farmington Hills, MI, 1997, 24 pp.
3. ACI Committee 318, “Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete (ACI 318-14) and Commentary (ACI 318R-14),” American Concrete Institute, Farmington Hills, MI, 2014, 519 pp.