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What document will list the correct gauge pressure for
stressing?
a. The Project Specifications
b. The Stressing Equipment Calibration Sheet
c. The Tendon Fabrication Sheet
d. The PTI's Field Procedure Manual - ANSWER-b. The Stressing
Equipment Calibration Sheet
Backup bars must continue ________ minimum beyond each
side of the
anchorage group according to the
ACI 318.
a. 4
inches
b. 6
inches
,c. 8
inches
d. 12 inches - ANSWER-d. 12
inches
Which factors are used to determine the Breaking Load of
prestressing
steel:
a. The jacking force and the grade of the prestressing steel
b. The jacking force and the cross sectional area of the
prestressing steel
c. The grade of the prestressing steel
d. The cross-sectional area of the prestressing steel and its
MUTS - ANSWER-
d. The cross-sectional area of the prestressing steel and its
MUTS
Why is it important to understand what the yield strength of
prestressing
steel
is?
a. Because that is force you stress the strand to
b. Because that is the force at which the tendon will break
,c. Because that is the force at which the strand yield and loses
its ability to perform as designed
d. Because yield strength is used to calculate jacking force -
ANSWER-c. Because that is the force at which the strand
yield and loses its ability to perform as designed
Select the correct statement.
a. Elongation should be recorded at the end of stressing an
entire pour.
b. Elongation should be recorded at the end of each day's work.
c. Elongation should be recorded following shortly after tendon
stressing.
d. Either A or B is acceptable. - ANSWER-c. Elongation should
be recorded following shortly after tendon stressing.
In a beam and one-way slab system, it is permissible to
support the slab
tendons on the beam top
bars.
a.
False
b. True - ANSWER-a.
False
, When installing barrier cable, it is important to:
a. Back-stress all cables to full jacking force of 80% MUTS.
a. Back-stress all cables to full jacking force of 80% MUTS.
b. Elongations fall within the allowable tolerance.
c. Stress all cables to 33 kips to ensure they don't sag.
d. None of the above. - ANSWER-d. None of the above.
Intermediate anchorages are sometimes required on a
length of barrier
cables in
order to:
a. Keep the cables from sagging.
b. Maintain proper tension on the cables.
c. Limit deflection of the cables when they are impacted by a
vehicle.
d. Intermediate anchorages are not required on barrier cable. -
ANSWER-c. Limit deflection of the cables when they are
impacted by a vehicle.
In an encapsulated system, when should encapsulation caps be
installed on