Advanced Prestressed Session 2 Exam

Description

This is the exam for session 2 of PCI's Online Academy: Advanced Prestressed Design - Ledge Design

You must pass this exam with a 70% or higher to receive credit for this session. The recording of this session will be added shortly, should you need to review it.

Throughout this course, design of different components of a typical precast/prestressed building will be presented. The building selected was a parking garage located in a low seismic region. Background to the design provisions will be first presented followed by use of design equations. The material presented assumes a basic knowledge of design provisions for precast/prestressed concrete elements such as that provided in the PCI Academy Basic Prestressed Concrete Class. Design procedures are based on the ACI 318-14 Code and the PCI Handbook, 8th Edition (Chapter 5).

After completing this session, participants should:

Understand the failure mechanisms that ledges can experience
Understand the basis for the design method used in the PCI Design Handbook
Be able to apply design procedures specific to ledges to avoid failure
Understand the importance of appropriate reinforcing details for adequate ledge performance

Summary

Availability:

On-Demand

Cost:

FREE

Credit Offered:

1.5 PDH Credits