tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post2189783916865101684..comments2024-03-28T00:27:14.676-07:00Comments on Irons in the Fire: I've mentioned before my opinion that a good teacherFirehandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04562365951182027709noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post-7949472473268974702013-08-06T10:20:50.287-07:002013-08-06T10:20:50.287-07:00Try one of these references:
Prestressed Concret...Try one of these references:<br /><br /><i> Prestressed Concrete: A Fundamental Approach </i> by Nawy (ISBN 9780136081500)<br /><br />or <i> PCI Design Handbook, Precast and Prestressed Concrete </i><br /><br />Both are excellent references and should be able to shed light on the details of both pre-tensioning and post-tensioning. In a nutshell, it has a lot to do with moment distribution along the member. As for the idea of "leaving it to the experts", the topic of prestressed concrete is generally a higher level course, offered/required at the Master's and PhD degree levels. As becomes obvious in many undergraduate disciplines, the typical 120 hour Bachelor's degree curriculum has so many requirements that it can be difficult to delve into the details of all aspects of that subject area (hence the need for continuing education, and the growing need/acceptance/push toward post-baccalaureate studies). In civil engineering, it is typical of an undergraduate curriculum to require a course in reinforced concrete, but to leave "advanced" concrete design to only those interested in that particular subject area.Meghan @ Laugh Lines and Love Lettershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04562872948215220013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post-40706272930715503262013-08-05T05:49:05.206-07:002013-08-05T05:49:05.206-07:00Alas, I do not; this was a conversation between tw...Alas, I do not; this was a conversation between two people who happened to meet.<br /><br />This makes me wonder: is the system so complicated that "You engineers need to leave it to the experts", or is it a case of most teachers don't understand/can't teach it, so that's the easy way out?Firehandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04562365951182027709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post-87285275668798520452013-08-05T04:49:19.579-07:002013-08-05T04:49:19.579-07:00Purely selfish on my part, but if you have access ...Purely selfish on my part, but if you have access to that sheet it would be terrific if you could scan it and post it. I've got a project that can be accomplished in other ways, but I've wondered if post-tensioning might make it easier to do and produce a better result, and like everyone else, I need to learn a lot more about post-tensioning. Aliennoreply@blogger.com