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Building Design Aids ADAPT Design Aids provide the basic information and skill needed by designers of concrete floor systems with or without post-tensioning. The design aids cover books, seminar notes, technical publications as well as typical construction details and notes. The design aids fill in the critical know-how for a complete design that the software alone lacks. Available Design Aids
 Structural Details for Building Construction The ADAPT Post-Tensioning Details is a compilation of over 80 typical details used on structural drawings for building construction. The details cover one-way and two-way floor slab systems, including the commonly used beam and slab construction in parking structures. They cover both the bonded and unbonded systems for regular and aggressive environments. They follow the latest recommendations of the Post-Tensioning Institute. The details are accompanied by several structural drawings which describe the cross-referencing of details. The details come in two forms: on paper and in electronic media on a computer CD. The details come in American and SI units. ADAPT-Details on paper Each detail is drawn on an 8.5x11 inch sheet of paper ready to be copied and pasted on the structural drawings. Several large sheets of drawing illustrate the cross-referencing of these drawings. ADAPT-Details on CD In addition to the details on paper and the associated drawings, this item includes a copy of each detail in a separate file in a diskette. AutoCAD version 12 is used to save the detail. This allows the electronic files to be used on a wide platform of AutoCad versions. The details on the diskettes can be readily called, viewed and edited on the screen and added to structural drawings being prepared, provided the user has a software to handle AutoCad drawing formats.
 PTI Book "Design Fundamentals of Post-Tensioned Concrete Floors" The latest design publication from the Post-Tensioning Institute, Design Fundamentals of Post-Tensioned Concrete Floors, is a comprehensive guide to the common practice and the latest developments in the field of post-tensioned concrete floor design. The book presents the fundamental design concepts, methodologies and construction practices, and brings the concepts to the point of practical application. The presented concepts, the practical hints and the detailed comparison of computer aided design methods provide a solid base for your professional design efforts. The publication begins with an introductory general review of plate behavior and the various floor (plate) analysis techniques used in practice. This general review is followed by discussion of the wide variety of technological and practice related considerations that are central to post-tensioned design and construction. This is followed by a detailed description of the principal design procedure currently in use, the Equivalent Frame Method, which has been a cornerstone of the industry for over three decades. Next, the focus is placed on the emerging Finite Element Method, which has evolved into a useful design production tool and is expected to eclipse the Equivalent Frame Method as the design tool of choice in the near future. The book concludes with the presentation of a design example, using an irregular floor slab to illustrate the features of the two focus methods. The two design procedures are compared; first in general terms, and then for the specifics of the design example presented. A summary of typical results obtained from each method complements the discussion. This authoritative guide is a valuable resource for all those engaged in post-tensioned design. Order your copy today, and open the door to more rational and economical post-tensioned design!  Design of Post-Tensioned Buildings This binder contains the printout of the material covered during the one-day seminars on design of post-tensioned buildings. It includes two detailed long-hand design calculations, one for a two-way floor slab and one for a typical parking structure beam.
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