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By Allan Wise
Please note: This information has been compilied by drafters working in the Australian PT
concrete slab industry. This information may apply to other countries/systems.
Disclaimer this is information is for a guide only. While this article was complied by drafters
actively involved in PT drafting, errors or mis-understandings may occur, please contact
the editors, if you notice a mistake, or would like to contribute to this article.
Definitions
Pan live end
PT: A method of pre-stressing reinforced concrete with tendons tensioned when the concrete
reaches a specific strength.
STRANDS: A single wire in a tendon. Think of the chords that make the rope.
ANCHORAGE The end dangle bits on the duct that 'anchor' it all into the concrete. Commonly
at one end is the live end anchor and the other the dead end anchor.
Live End – At this anchorage the hydraulic jack attaches to the strands and
"stresses" them
Number of Strands, in the circle. And the size of strand, commonly Dia 12.7 or
15.2. Often a cover note can be used: “ALL STRANDS DIA 12.7 U.N.O.”
Live End with Pan - Used for surface stressing when an anchorage cannot be
placed on a vertical concrete face.
Overhead/soffit postion live end. Stressed from the underside of the slab.
Stressing Coupler
2. Multi-Strand System – All strands stressed simultaneously, usually a round duct with square
shaped anchorages.