The Seattle Department of Transportation said it has moved closer to reopening the West Seattle Bridge by completing post-tensioning work, which “dramatically” increases the bridge’s strength. By ...

The Post-Tensioning Institute (PTI) announced yesterday during a press conference at the World of Concrete current and future initiatives to help augment durability of post-tensioned concrete bridges ...

The emergency stabilization of the 36-year-old West Seattle Bridge reached a new milestone after external post-tensioning and the release of a damaged Pier 18 bearing was completed Nov. 10, allowing ...

SEATTLE — The "most important work" on the West Seattle Bridge project remains before repairs to the bridge are complete, according to the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT). The bridge is ...

WSP provided the engineering. Before the bulging and damaged bearing at Pier 18 could be released, Kraemer added external post-tensioning to support the existing internal post-tensioning system. The ...

The Post-Tensioning Institute (PTI), Phoenix, AZ – a non-profit organization for the advancement of post-tensioned, pre-stressed concrete design and construction – now offers the 2008 supplement to ...

A blog post this week by the Seattle Department of Transportation said repairing the high-rise portion of the West Seattle Bridge is still a viable option.

A post-tension slab system utilizes the laying of 1/2” steel tendons before a home’s foundation is poured. Once the foundation is poured, then the tendons stay suspended in the concrete using plastic ...

The Post-Tensioning Institute (PTI) is pleased to announce the publication of its new document translated into Spanish, “Manual de Construcción y Mantenimiento para Losas de Cimentaciones Postensadas ...