What happens if I accidentally cut a post-tension cable in a concrete slab?
This is a catastrophic structural safety emergency. Step away from the area immediately and notify the structural engineer, your foreman, and the General Contractor superintendent instantly.
['This is a catastrophic structural safety emergency. Step away from the area immediately and notify the structural engineer, your foreman, and the General Contractor superintendent instantly.', 'Post-tension steel cables are kept under tens of thousands of pounds of tension; cutting one can cause the steel cable to snap out violently through the concrete surface, causing severe structural failure or fatal injuries. Never hammer-drill or core a concrete floor slab without an active GPR (Ground Penetrating Radar) scan report verifying the structural cable paths are clear.']
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Post-tension steel cables are kept under tens of thousands of pounds of tension; cutting one can cause the steel cable to snap out violently through the concrete surface, causing severe structural failure or fatal injuries. Never hammer-drill or core a concret
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This is a catastrophic structural safety emergency. Step away from the area immediately and notify the structural engineer, your foreman, and the General Contractor superintendent instantly.
Post-tension steel cables are kept under tens of thousands of pounds of tension; cutting one can cause the steel cable to snap out violently through the concrete surface, causing...
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what happens if i accidentally cut a post-tension cable in a concrete slab?