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Prestressed Concrete Structures: Analysis of Members
Prestressed Concrete Structures: Analysis of Members
Structures
Module 3
Analysis of Members
Prepared by:
Amlan K Sengupta
Devdas Menon
Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Geometric Properties
=
Ac
As
Ap
A prestressed axial member may also have nonprestressed reinforcement to carry the axial force. This
type of members is called partially prestressed members.
A = gross cross-sectional area
Ac = area of concrete
As = area of non-prestressed reinforcement
Ap = area of prestressing tendons
Geometric Properties
At
Tension chord
Hangers
Piles
Tie
in
Retaining
Structure
Analysis at Transfer
fc
P0
Ac
(3a-1)
Here,
P0 = prestress at transfer after short-term losses.
fc
P0
Ac (E s /E c ) As
(3a-2)
Pe P
Ac At
(3a-3)
Here,
P = external axial force
(In the equation, + for tensile force and vice versa.)
Pe = effective prestress.
0
Pdec
Pe Pdec
Ac At
Pe
At
Ac
(3a-4)
ft
Pe Pcr
Ac At
Pcr e ft At
Ac
(3a-5)
PuR 0.87fPk Ap
(3a-6a)
(3a-6b)
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(3a-7)
Analysis of Behaviour
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12
(3a-8)
Here,
fc = stress in concrete
fs = stress in non-prestressed reinforcement
fp = stress in prestressed tendons
P = axial force.
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(3a-9a)
(3a-9b)
Here,,
c = strain in concrete at the level of the steel
s = strain in non-prestressed reinforcement
p = strain in prestressed tendons
p = strain difference in prestressed tendons with
adjacent concrete
(3a-10)
Here,
pe = strain in tendons due to Pe, the prestress at service
ce = strain in concrete due to Pe.
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c = 0
pi
p0
For post-tensioned members
c 0
p = p0 c0
Here,
p0 = strain in tendons due to P0, the prestress after transfer
c0 = strain in concrete due to P0.
fc = F1 (c)
(3a-11)
fp = F2 (p)
(3a-12)
fs = F3 (s)
(3a-13)
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fc = F1 (c)
fp = F2 (p)
p
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s
fs = F3 (s)
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Cracking
Decompression
Deformation
Compressive strengths
Prestressed section
Non-prestressed section
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4) For
F a given
i
compressive
i load,
l d the
th deformation
d f
ti off
the prestressed member is larger.
Prestressing is detrimental for the response under
compression.
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Summary
Analysis of Members Under Axial Load
Introduction
Analysis at Transfer
Analysis at Service Loads
Analysis of Ultimate Strength
Analysis of Behaviour
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