BS8110 vs.
ACI318 PT Design
BS8110 & TR43 (1st edition)
Based on cube strength concrete
Yield stress of tendons = 0.8fpu
Long term losses ranges from 140-170 N/mm2
Creep factor
Beam & one way slabs as to BS8810 clause 4.3.1-
4.3.5
Two way slabs as TR43 1st edition clause 6.10.1-
6.10.6
Deflection is as to BS8110 -1 and 2 with live load
deflection limited to span/360 and brittle
finishes incremental deflection limited to
span/500
Distributed Bonded tendon spacing is limited to
8d and unbonded tendon spacing is limited to 6d
where d is the slab thickness. For banded
tendons a 10d limit applies
Minimum P/A in each direction but also in the
direction of spanning should be 0.7 N/mm2
Service & Minimum untensioned reinforcement
at the support zone as to TR43 1st edition clause
6.10.5 7 6.10.6 does not allow to take the area of
strands into consideration
Minimum bottom reinforcement at column
location is to be provided to ensure connection
of vertical and horizontal element as to BS8110-1
clause 3.12.3.8
Punching shear can be checked with taking
tendons into account but advised not to due to
site installation issues. Punching shear is usually
checked ignoring the tendons, which is
conservative approach as to TR43 1st edition
clause 6.11.2
Punching shear calculations take flexure
reinforcement into account
Strength design as to BS8110-1 clause 4.3.7
ACI318-08
Based on cylinder strength concrete
Yield stress of tendons = 0.85fpu
Long term losses ranges from 100-120 N/mm2
Beam & one way slabs as to ACI318 chapter 18
clause 18.3.3 and table R18.3.3
Two way slabs as to ACI318 chapter 18 clause
18.3.3
Deflection is as to ACI318 table 9.5(b) with live
load deflection limited to span/360 and brittle
finishes incremental deflection limited to
span/480
Tendons spacing in one direction for distributed
loads is limited to 8d or 1.5m whichever smaller
ACI318 clause 18.12.4. Saying this, when bottom
mesh is used the 1.5m limit can be ignored (from
experience) as this is required to achieve
minimum p/A
Minimum P/A in each direction but also in the
direction of spanning should be 0.9 N/mm2
Service & Minimum bonded reinforcement at
the support zone as to ACI318 clause 18.9.1-
18.9.4 but does allow to take the area of strands
into consideration when bonded reinforcement
is used
If ACI318 clause 18.12.6 is not satisfied,
minimum bottom reinforcement at column
location is to be provided to ensure connection
of vertical and horizontal element as to ACI318
clause 18.17.7
Punching shear is checked as to ACI318 clause
11.11.2.1 if tendons are ignored or clause
11.11.2.2 if tendons are to be considered. Again
it is advised to ignore tendons. If this is the case,
then according to s clause 11.11.2.2 part (b)
concrete strength should not be more than
f’c=33.64 N/mm2 (note that this only for columns
where tendons run throught the punching shear
zones i.e for Internal columns) For edge and
corner columns, full concrete strength can be
used.
Punching shear calculations does not take
flexure reinforcement into account
Strength design as to ACI318 clause 18.7 9no
major differences from BS8110-1)
Stress limits as to BS8110 & TR43 (1st Edition)

Transfer:

Section designed as beam or one way slab

 Max tension stress: 0.36fci

 Max compressive stress: 0.5 fci (or 0.4f’ci for a near uniform stress distribution)

Section designed as two way slab (Technical report 43, 1st edition) (tributary width section)

 Max tension stress: 0.45fci

 Max compressive stress: 0.33fci at span locations and 0.24fci at supports.

Service:

Section designed as beam or one way slab

 Max tension stress: table 4.2 & 4.3

 Max compressive stress: 0.4fcu.

Section designed as two way slab (Technical report 43, 1st edition) (tributary width section)

 Max tension stress: 0.45fcu

 Max compressive stress: 0.33fcu at span locations and 0.24fcu at supports.
 Stress limits as to ACI318

Section
Allowable stresses at Transfer Allowable stresses at service
Properties for Deflection
stress calculation
Structural Compressi
Class Tension Compression Tension calculation at basis
Elements on
service
PT + sustained
< 0.6f’ci < 0.25√f’ci
loads < 0.45f’c Gross section
un-cracked
Two-way Ends of Cross section un-
U <0.5√f’c
cracked
refer to ACI
PT slab simply Ends of simply 318-2008-
PT + total loads
supported supported members 9.5.4.1
< 0.6f’c
members < < 0.5√f’ci
0.7f’ci
PT + sustained
< 0.6f’ci < 0.25√f’ci
PT Beams loads < 0.45f’c Gross section
Ends of un-cracked
& Cross section un-
U simply Ends of simply ft< 0.625√f’c
cracked
refer to ACI
One- way supported supported members PT + total <0.6f’c 318-2008-
PT slab members < < 0.5√f’ci 9.5.4.1
0.7f’ci

PT + sustained
< 0.6f’ci < 0.25√f’ci
PT Beams loads < 0.45f’c
Cross section in Cracked
& transition between section refer
T Ends of
0.625√f’c < ft <√f’c
un-cracked and to ACI 318-
One- way
simply Ends of simply cracked 2008-9.5.4.2
PT slab PT + total loads
supported supported members
<0.6f’c
members < < 0.5√f’ci
0.7f’ci

< 0.6f’ci < 0.25√f’ci No requirement

PT Beams Cracked
& Cross section section refer
C ft >√f’c
cracked to ACI 318-
One- way Ends of
PT slab simply Ends of simply 2008-9.5.4.2
supported supported members No requirement
members < < 0.5√f’ci
0.7f’ci