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Originally Posted by wilnj
I’m certainly no expert on hi rise residential nor post tensioned concrete but my understanding of post tension is that it’s called for when there are large unsupported slabs. You wouldn’t need that in a residential tower that has lots of interior partitions.
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Most interior partitions in most high rise buildings are not load bearing.
Post tensioned cables can reduce deflections in large spans if installed correctly.
Frankly, rebar could do a better job with deflections if it were installed differently.