Department of Civil Engineering

REPORT ON WEBINAR ON BONDED POST-TENSION SLABS

Date: 02nd May, 2020

Er. Madhu Sethumadhavan, Project Manager, Colliers International detailed on Post tension bonded systems used in bridges and buildings as a part of webinar organized by the Department of Civil Engineering on 2nd May, 2020 at 3:30pm. The session held through ZOOM platform was attended by almost 25 participants, including students and faculty of the department.

The session started with an introduction to the concept of post tensioning where he discussed its principle and made a comparison of the same with conventional techniques. Post tension bonded systems are used in bridges and buildings as they allow for flat slabs eliminating the need of drop beams and increasing the span length while staying more economical than conventional systems. He also briefed on components and various types of post-tensioning. The systems of post-tensioning were well explained with figures. The advantages and disadvantages of the system was also pointed out in the webinar. The talk was quite interesting as he added certain animation videos to explain the post tensioning system

At the end of session, the participants had an interaction with the resource person. The webinar enlightened the attendees in understanding the importance of adapting this technique in construction

Glimpses of the Webinar: