More on Post-Tensioned Concrete Tennis Courts
The Tennis and Track Company has designed and can assist in the design of post-tensioned concrete courts. We can provide drawings, cross-sections and non-proprietary specifications for specific sites that meet USTA, PTI and ASBA standards.
Design/build means single-source responsibility from inception to completion and saves on design costs, saves on change order increases and saves time. With a design/build project, we can give a 5-year warranty of no cracks growing to greater than 1/8” in width.
We employ Post-tensioning Institute Certified Installers and American Sports Builders Association Certified Tennis Court Builders to insure the quality of the installation.
Post-tensioning concrete was originally developed in France during the 1930’s when it was realized that placing concrete in compression greatly increased its strength. Post-tensioning involves encasing sheathed cables in a concrete slab, then stressing and locking the cables after the concrete has set up. The technology was introduced to the United States in 1950.
In 1981, post-tensioned concrete tennis courts were introduced into the Inter-Mountain Region as a means of combating weather extremes and temperamental soil conditions. This method of construction provided a more structurally sound substrate, one that increased longevity and resisted the most common problems associated with tennis courts: heaving, settling and large structural cracks.
Post-tensioned concrete tennis courts have become the preferred method for new construction, rebuilding and overlay renovations.
“The use of post-tensioned concrete in the construction of tennis, basketball, multi-purpose and other exposed and covered sport courts around the country has resulted in slabs with less cracking, reduced maintenance cost, and a longer service life.”
Post-tensioning Institute:
Design and Construction of Post-tensioned
Sport Courts 2006, p. 15.
Other Uses for Post-tensioned Concrete Construction
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