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Material Properties of Post-Tension Tendons
Material Properties of Post-Tension Tendons
“Initial Force” is the force at the anchorage after the wedges are seated and stressing jack is removed. The
calculated values above are approximate since the actual short-term losses may differ from the theoretical values.
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For example, using a 100-foot tendon (L = 100 x 12 inches) with Modulus of Elasticity of 28,500 ksi.
0.5″ inch diameter = (28.9 kips x 1,200 inches) / (0.153 sq.in. x 28,500 ksi) = 7.95 inches
0.6″ inch diameter = (41.0 kips x 1,200 inches) / (0.217 sq.in. x 28,500 ksi) = 7.95 inches
***Notice that the 0.5″ and 0.6″ have the same Avg. Elongation***
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Post-Tensioning Institute recommends an allowable elongation range of plus/minus 7% of the Average Tendon
Elongation for unbonded post-tensioning tendons.
Min. Allowable Elongation = 93% of Avg. Elongation = 0.93 x (Avg.El.)
Max. Allowable Elongation = 107% of Avg. Elongation = 1.07 x (Avg.El.)
If we use the same 100-foot tendon with average elongation of 7.95 inches, then Min.El. = 0.93 x 7.95 inches = 7.40
inches and Max.El. = 1.07 x 7.95 inches = 8.51 inches.