PTI Level 1 & 2 Exam UPDATED
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
A metal plate, which bears directly against the concrete and is part of an overall anchorage
system - CORRECT ANSWER bearing plate
The friction caused by the unintended horizontal deviation of the tendon - CORRECT
ANSWER wobble friction
The loss of force in a tendon resulting from friction that occurs between the strand and
sheathing due to the wobble and/or profile of the tendon, created during stressing -
CORRECT ANSWER friction loss
The path a tendon follows in the concrete from end to end - CORRECT
ANSWER profile
the maximum temporary force exerted by the jack while stressing a tendon - CORRECT
ANSWER jacking force
the minimum breaking strength of a strand - CORRECT ANSWER MUTS
a method of prestressing in which the tendons are tensioned after the concrete has hardened -
CORRECT ANSWER post-tensioning
concrete in which internal forces are induced by means of prestressed reinforcement,
typically, steel tendons - CORRECT ANSWER prestressed concrete
Group of closely spaced tendons placed together in a narrow strip usually along a column line
- CORRECT ANSWER banded tendons
1000 lbs of force - CORRECT ANSWER Kip
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
A metal plate, which bears directly against the concrete and is part of an overall anchorage
system - CORRECT ANSWER bearing plate
The friction caused by the unintended horizontal deviation of the tendon - CORRECT
ANSWER wobble friction
The loss of force in a tendon resulting from friction that occurs between the strand and
sheathing due to the wobble and/or profile of the tendon, created during stressing -
CORRECT ANSWER friction loss
The path a tendon follows in the concrete from end to end - CORRECT
ANSWER profile
the maximum temporary force exerted by the jack while stressing a tendon - CORRECT
ANSWER jacking force
the minimum breaking strength of a strand - CORRECT ANSWER MUTS
a method of prestressing in which the tendons are tensioned after the concrete has hardened -
CORRECT ANSWER post-tensioning
concrete in which internal forces are induced by means of prestressed reinforcement,
typically, steel tendons - CORRECT ANSWER prestressed concrete
Group of closely spaced tendons placed together in a narrow strip usually along a column line
- CORRECT ANSWER banded tendons
1000 lbs of force - CORRECT ANSWER Kip
