ANCHORAGE SLIP

OCCUR IN POST-TENSIONED MEMBERS DUE TO THE

SEATING OF WEDGES IN THE ANCHORS WHEN THE
JACKING FORCE IS TRANSFERRED TO THE ANCHORAGE.
THE MAGNITUDE OF ANCHORAGE-SEATING LOSS RANGES
BETWEEN ¼ INCH. AND 3/8 INCH. (6.35MM AND 9.53MM)
FOR TWO-PIECE WEDGES.
• ANCHORAGE BLOCK ALSO MOVES BEFORE IT SETTLES ON
CONCRETE.

• LOSS OF PRESTRESS IS DUE TO THE CONSEQUENT

REDUCTION IN THE LENGTH OF THE TENDON.

• CERTAIN QUANTITY OF PRESTRESS IS RELEASED DUE TO

THIS SLIP OF WIRE THROUGH THE ANCHORAGES.
THE TOTAL ANCHORAGE SLIP DEPENDS ON THE TYPE OF
ANCHORAGE SYSTEM. TYPICAL VALUES OF ANCHORAGE
SLIP
LOSS OF PRESTRESS DUE TO SLIP CAN BE CALCULATED:
 DUE TO THE SETTING OF THE ANCHORAGE BLOCK, AS THE TENDON
SHORTENS, THERE IS A REVERSE FRICTION. HENCE THE EFFECT OF
ANCHORAGE SLIP IS PRESENT UP TO A CERTAIN LENGTH. BEYOND THIS
SETTING LENGTH, THE EFFECT IS ABSENT. THIS LENGTH IS DENOTED AS
LSET.
THE TENDONS ARE OVERSTRESSED TO COUNTER THE
DROP DUE TO ANCHORAGE SLIP.
CHANGE IN BEAM LONGITUDINAL SHAPE.
A. DUE TO PRESTRESSING
B. DUE TO EXTERNAL LOAD
PROBLEM SOLVING