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PCI Online Academy:  Basic Prestressed Design - Session 2 Exam

This is the post-exam for Session 2: Simple Examples, Loads and Code Organization . This course explains the basic concepts and methods of prestressed concrete design. Attendees will work through the design of a simple prestressed concrete rectangular beam of a building. Both straight strand and harped-strand design will be covered in the example, exposing participants to realistic design conditions. The course is based on ACI 318-14, ASCE-7 (2010), and IBC (2015). 

• Be able to identify the advantages of prestressed concrete based on an example of a prismatic member subjected to axial stress.
• Be able to identify the advantages of prestressed concrete based on an example of a prismatic member subjected to bending stresses.
• Be familiarized with the general organization of the ACI 318-19 code.
• Understand use of  ACI 318-19 and the PCI Design Handbook 8th Ed. for design of prestressed concrete members.