All Wrapped Up The Protection of Post-Tensioning

Tendon Repairs
By:

James P. Donnelly

Tracy R. Naso

Associate Principal
Wiss, Janney, Elstner
Associates, Inc.

Senior Associate
Wiss, Janney, Elstner
Associates, Inc.

Or is it?

What is sheathing and where did it

come from?
Initially:
Intendedtoallowtheunbonded tendontomove
insidetheconcrete
Greasedandhelicallywrappedwithpaper
ACI31863:Unbonded steelshallbe
permanentlyprotectedfromcorrosionbutno
guidancegivenregardingsheathingmaterial
Provisioncouldbeinterpretedthatconcretecover
providesprotection

SpecificationforRepairs?
NocurrentspecificationsforPTrepairs
PTrepairspecificationunderdevelopmentby
PTIDC80
PTIFieldProceduresManual Repairof
sheathingdamagedinnewconstruction

CurrentSheathingRequirements
PerACI423.7andPTIM10.2(NewConstruction)
Sheathing:
Extrudedhighdensitypolyethyleneorpolypropylene
covering
Watertight,impermeable,stable
0.050in.thick
Encasestendon,preventsbondtosurrounding
concrete,providescorrosionprotection,andcontains
PTcoating

IssueswithSheathinginRepairs
Nostandard Repairtomatchexisting?
Repairtomeetspecificationfornew?
Atminimum,needtorepairtoprotecttendon
exposedatrepair

GoalofSheathingRepairs:
KeepWaterOut!

ButintheREALworld

buttheresalreadywater
inthesheathing.

Laststep:
Stopthewater.

AdditionalWorkRequired:
Testingofnewerwaterprooftapes
Possibleotherprotectionmethods
PTIstandardforsheathingrepair?

Questions?
James P. Donnelly
Associate Principal
jdonnelly@wje.com

Tracy R. Naso
Senior Associate
tnaso@wje.com

Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc.

330 Pfingsten Road
Northbrook, Illinois 60062
(847) 272-7400