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

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1:25p, 2/27/04

what are the pros and cons of each? the best?

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1:26p, 2/27/04

What's the application?

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1:27p, 2/27/04

Best to use pros for design and installation. Cons usually don't have much opportunity to learn concrete during their prison stays.

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1:28p, 2/27/04

house slab/foundation

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1:28p, 2/27/04

skrangeo what is your email? I'll let you know about pt

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1:29p, 2/27/04

AG

God help you for asking an architect a structural engineering question.

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1:30p, 2/27/04

same as always skrangeo@hotmail.com

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1:36p, 2/27/04

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1:39p, 2/27/04

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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.

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1:40p, 2/27/04

replied

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1:42p, 2/27/04

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.

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1:46p, 2/27/04

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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.

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1:48p, 2/27/04

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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.

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1:48p, 2/27/04

Frisco. competent builder (it's not a KB/Choice home)....

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1:53p, 2/27/04

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.

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1:57p, 2/27/04

If this were 1992 rebar would be a cassette tape and post-tension the CD. Go with PT.