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Old 4/17/06, 10:44 PM
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Does anybody know what would cause the end of a post tension cable to protrude the slab 1 to 2 inches. Is it possible for the post tension cable in a monolithic slab to fail and exit the slab in such a way. Any comments or links to information would be usefull. The home is less than a year old.

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Cable failure is usually pretty obvious.

It's possible that the cables were just not cut and sealed properly. A picture would help. . .

In any event James, exposed PT cable is a defect, regardless of why it's exposed.

Here is an example of cable failure. . .

http://www.nachi.org/bbsystem/viewtopic.php?t=10052



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Jeffrey, thanks. exactly what I was looking for.
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