civil engineers, architects: post tension slab vs. traditional rebar

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skrangeo
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what are the pros and cons of each? the best?
Jules Winfield
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What's the application?
SWOSU
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Best to use pros for design and installation. Cons usually don't have much opportunity to learn concrete during their prison stays.
skrangeo
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house slab/foundation
Lacy05ag4
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skrangeo what is your email? I'll let you know about pt
Burdizzo
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AG
God help you for asking an architect a structural engineering question.
skrangeo
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same as always skrangeo@hotmail.com
Lacy05ag4
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you've got mail
hank92
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Opinion: Both will work equally well. Rebar is easier to install and requires less attention. Better chance of getting a proper installation. Pay extra and get a good rebar slab.
skrangeo
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replied
Lacy05ag4
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Soil conditions also play a part in the decision of rebar vs post-tension. The post-tension slabs tend to hold up in North Texas a little better especially where clay is present due to shifting.
tony
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1. Where are you? (what soils)
2. How competent is the builder?

realize with the joke for concrete crap they use for most devellopers foundations, it isn't going to matter.
hank92
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Oversize the slab and beam depth. Paying a little extra for concrete will save a lot of headache in the future.
skrangeo
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Frisco. competent builder (it's not a KB/Choice home)....
deadRED98
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Rebar is king. Too many variables for post tension. Crappy contractors who build homes/developments don't really give a crap. Don't use fly ash in the mix either. It's cheaper, but not as good as regular ol cement.
Lacy05ag4
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If this were 1992 rebar would be a cassette tape and post-tension the CD. Go with PT.
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