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Post-tensioned & structural slabs.

Reinforced and post-tensioned cast-in-place slabs for hospitals, casinos, hangars, parking structures, and high-rise residential towers — engineered for clear spans, tight tolerances, and demanding loads.

Overview

When the structure is the concrete.

Some buildings depend on concrete not just for the slab on grade — but for the structure itself. Tri-State self-performs reinforced and post-tensioned slabs, columns, beams, and shear walls for projects where clear spans, load capacity, and finish tolerances all have to work together.

Our experience with post-tensioned work covers a range of project types — from casino floor plates and aircraft hangars to high-rise residential towers and hospital patient pavilions. We coordinate closely with PT suppliers and structural engineers from shop-drawing approval through final stressing.

Structural concrete done by people who understand it isn't just a slab.

Applications

Where post-tension and structural concrete shine.

The project types where these systems are typically specified.

A / HEALTHCARE

Hospital & healthcare

Patient tower slabs, surgical floors, and clear-span MRI and imaging suites that require vibration control and minimal column interruption.

B / HOSPITALITY

Casinos & hospitality

Large floor plates for gaming, ballrooms, and convention spaces — clear spans that move columns out of sight lines.

C / AVIATION

Hangars & clear-span structures

Aircraft hangar floors, MRO facilities, and other clear-span environments where post-tension lets the architecture breathe.

D / RESIDENTIAL

High-rise residential

PT slabs and balconies for residential towers, condominiums, and mixed-use developments where every floor matters.

E / PARKING

Parking structures

Above- and below-grade parking decks — PT slabs for long spans, durability against deicing chemicals, and dependable performance over decades.

F / EDUCATION

Education & institutional

Classroom buildings, residence halls, and student centers where finish quality is visible and acoustic spans matter.

Self-Performed Scope

What's included in a PT / structural bid.

From flying form setup through final stressing and certification, the structural concrete scope runs under one self-performing roof.

  • 01
    Formwork & shoringFlying tables, deck panel systems, column and beam formwork, with shoring engineered for the lift sequence.
  • 02
    Rebar & PT tendon installationMild reinforcement, post-tensioning tendons placed per shop drawings, anchorage and pocket forming, and tendon profile verification.
  • 03
    MEP coordinationSleeve, embed, and conduit coordination through our BIM team to prevent late surprises in the slab.
  • 04
    Concrete placementPump placement coordinated with the building cycle, mix design for the strength and slump requirements at every elevation.
  • 05
    PT stressing & certificationTendon stressing per the structural drawings, elongation logs, certified stress reports, and pocket grouting.
  • 06
    Finishing & cureTrowel finishing to FF/FL tolerance where required, cure compound or wet cure, and hand-off to the framing or finish trades.
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