PRESTRESSED CONCRETE LATEST
UPDATED EXAM 2025 WITH COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
ALREADY RATED A+
What is prestressed concrete
ANSWER-The tensioning of steel - stranded
cables prior to concrete placement.
the tensioning of steel- stranded cables after
concrete has been placed and hardened.
Concrete that has received a tensile load prior
to any service loads.
,The use of a prestressed concrete system will
achieve the following
ANSWER-Reduced thickness of concrete, less
traditional reinforcing steel, and adequate
crack control
Once tensioned, Tensioning cables are held
securely in a tensioned state by
ANSWER-wedges that have been seated
The end of a cable that terminates within a
concrete slab thus rendering it inaccessible
from outside the concrete is known as
Answer-the dead end
,The presence of sheathing on a wire-stranded
cable indicates that
ANSWER-it will be used in an unbonded system
application
The most common post-tension cable tendons
in use today are made up of
ANSWER-steel strands of wire wrapped
together
In a unbonded system, the force applied to the
concrete after tensioning
ANSWER-comes from the anchorage zone only
, Post-tension manufacturing plants must be
certified by
ANSWER-PTI unbonded plant certification
program
Prior to cutting the tendon tails after
tensioning,the field records of stressing
activities must be forwarded to and approved
by
ANSWER-the engineer of record
In the event that a new set of stressing
equipment is delivered to project,the
equipment should contain___ for review prior
to being used on-site
UPDATED EXAM 2025 WITH COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
ALREADY RATED A+
What is prestressed concrete
ANSWER-The tensioning of steel - stranded
cables prior to concrete placement.
the tensioning of steel- stranded cables after
concrete has been placed and hardened.
Concrete that has received a tensile load prior
to any service loads.
,The use of a prestressed concrete system will
achieve the following
ANSWER-Reduced thickness of concrete, less
traditional reinforcing steel, and adequate
crack control
Once tensioned, Tensioning cables are held
securely in a tensioned state by
ANSWER-wedges that have been seated
The end of a cable that terminates within a
concrete slab thus rendering it inaccessible
from outside the concrete is known as
Answer-the dead end
,The presence of sheathing on a wire-stranded
cable indicates that
ANSWER-it will be used in an unbonded system
application
The most common post-tension cable tendons
in use today are made up of
ANSWER-steel strands of wire wrapped
together
In a unbonded system, the force applied to the
concrete after tensioning
ANSWER-comes from the anchorage zone only
, Post-tension manufacturing plants must be
certified by
ANSWER-PTI unbonded plant certification
program
Prior to cutting the tendon tails after
tensioning,the field records of stressing
activities must be forwarded to and approved
by
ANSWER-the engineer of record
In the event that a new set of stressing
equipment is delivered to project,the
equipment should contain___ for review prior
to being used on-site
