THE DESIGN PROCEDURES OF CONTINUOUS BRIDGES WITH PRECAST, PRESTRESSED CONCRETE GIRDERS by MING-LEE CHANG Diploma, Taipei Institute of Technology, 1963 A MASTER'S REPORT submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree MASTER OF SCIENCE Department of Civil Engineering KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY Manhattan, Kansas 1970 Approved byt oc Hdeshal Major ProfessorLD 2b69 4, a We TABLE OF CONTENTS Oud INTRODUCTION DESIGN PROCEDURES I. SHAPE OF CROSS SECTIONS II. PROPERTIES OF SECTIONS III. STRESSES DUE 10 DEAD LOADS IV. STRESSES DUE TO LIVE LOADS V. DESIGNING THE PRESTRESSING STEEL VI. POSITIVE MOMENT OVER PIERS DUE 10 CREEP AND DIFFERENTIAL SHRINKAGE VII. DESIGN POSITIVE MOMENT CONNECTION VIII. DESIGN NEGATIVE MOMENT REINFORCEMENT IX. ULTIMATE STRENGTH X. COMPUTE THE REACTION OVER PIERS AND DESIGN SHEAR STEEL XI. COMPUTE THE CAMBER OR DEFLECTION DESIGN EXAMPLE CONCLUSION ACKNOWLEDGMENT APPENDIX I, BIBLIOGRAPHY APPENDIX II, NOTATIONS APPENDIX III, TABLE OF FIGURES APPENDIX IV, DERIVATION OF GENERAL EQUATION FOR CREEP RESTRAINT MOMENT Page Ory aUWwvuPH on 23 2h 27 28 30 32 64 65 66 68 73 75Page APPENDIX V, DERIVATION OF GENERAL EQUATION FOR RESTRAINT MOMENT DUE 10 SHRINKAGE 81 APPENDIX VI, COMPUTER PROGRAMS AND FIGURES OF INFLUENCE LINES 84