Civil Engineering Review

PRESTRESSED CONCRETE DESIGN

Situation 1 tensioned with one tendon in each stem with an initial force of 745 kN each,
A simple supported beam 300mm by 700mm and a span of 10m is located at 75 mm above the bottom fiber, loss of stress at service loads is
prestressed by a straight tendon with a force of 1500 kN at an eccentricity of 18%.
200mm from the centroid. The beam supports a live load of 50kN at the Load imposed on the joists are:
midspan and a dead load of 30 kN/m including the beam’s weight. Dead load = 2.3 kPa Live load = 6.0 kPa
1. Calculate the final stress at the top fiber in MPa. Properties of DT:
a. 15.31 (tension) c. 1.03 (tension) A = 200,000 mm^2 a = 2.4 m
b. 15.31 (compression) d. 1.03 (compression) I = 1880 x 10^6 mm^4 yt = 88 mm yb = 267 mm
2. Calculate the final stress at the bottom fiber in MPa.
a. 15.31 (tension) c. 1.03 (tension)
b. 15.31 (compression) d. 1.03 (compression)

Situation 2
A beam with width b = 300mm and depth d = 600mm is to be prestressed.
Considering a 15% prestress loss, compute the value of initial prestressing
force P, and eccentricity e.
3. If the compressive stress is 21 MPa.
a. 4447 kN, e = 0 c. 3780 kN, e = 0 12. Compute the stress at the bottom fibers (MPa) of the DT at
b. 4447 kN, e = 300mm d. 3780 kN, e = 300mm midspan due to the initial prestressing force alone.
4. If the compressive stress at the bottom fiber is 12 MPa and the a. 54.53 b. 48.08 c. 45.33 d. 24.04
tensile stress at the top fiber is 2 MPa. 13. Compute the resulting stress at the bottom fibers (MPa) of the DT
a. 1059 kN, e = 160mm c. 900 kN, e = 140mm at midspan due to service loads and prestressing force.
b. 1059 kN, e = 140mm d. 900 kN, e = 160mm a. 24.53 b. 9.77 c. 19.54 d. 16.13
5. If the compressive stress at the top fiber 16 MPa and zero at the 14. What additional super imposed load (kN/m) can the DT carry such
bottom fiber. that the resulting stress at the bottom fibers at midspan is zero.
a. 1694 kN, e = 200mm c. 1440 kN, e = 100mm a. 19.57 b. 16.27 c. 15.33 d. 12.89
b. 1440 kN, e = 200mm d. 1694 kN, e = 100mm
Situation 6 (NOV 2012 BOARD EXAM)
Situation 3 (NOVEMBER 2011 BOARD EXAM) A building for office use is designed using the prestressed hollow core slab
A 6m long cantilever beam 250 mm x 600 mm carries a uniformly distributed shown in FIGURE STE- 002. The slab is prestressed with 500 kN force at sn
dead load (beam’s weight included) 5 kN/m throughout the length and eccentricity, e = 38mm below the centroid of the section. Weight of slab is
concentrated live load of 18 kN at the end. To prevent excessive deflection 2.35 kPa. Superimposed dead load = 2.0 kPa, live load = 2.4 kPa. The slab is
the beam is pre-tensioned with 12 mm strands causing a final prestressing simply supported on bearings at L = 7.5m. Allowable stresses at service loads
force of 540 kN. are 3.2 MPa in tension and 18.5 MPa in compression. Consider 20% loss of
6. Determine the resulting stress (MPa) at the bottom fiber at the prestress at service loads.
free end if the center of gravity of the strands coincide the
centroid of the section. Properties:
a. 3.60 (tension) c. 13.20 (tension) A = 1.2 x 10^5 mm^2
b. 3.60 (compression) d. 13.20 (compression) St = Sb = 4.16 x 10^6 mm^3
7. Determine the resulting stress (MPa) at the top fiber at the fixed
end if the centroid of gravity of the strands is at 100mm above the
neutral axis of the beam.
a. 6.00 (tension) c. 13.20 (tension)
b. 6.00 (compression) d. 13.20 (compression)
8. Determine the eccentricity (mm) of the prestressing force at the
fixed end so that the resulting stress at the top fiber of the beam
at the fixed end is zero.
a. 125 c. 200
b. 267 d. 300 15. Determine the resulting stress (MPa) at the bottom fiber of the
slab at L/4 from the center of the bearings.
Situation 4 (MAY 2012/MAY 2015 BOARD EXAM) a. 10.3 (tension) c. 3.30 (tension)
A beam with width b = 250mm and depth d = 450mm is prestressed by b. 9.98 (compression) d. 3.30 (compression)
stressing force of 600 kN. Total loss of prestress at service loads is 15%. 16. Determine the resulting stress (MPa) at the bottom fiber of the
9. Calculate the resulting final compressive stress (MPa) if the slab at the midspan.
prestressing force is applied at the centroid of the beam section. a. 13.70 (tension) c. 6.71 (tension)
a. 4.53 b. 6.27 c. 5.33 d. 6.13 b. 13.38 (compression) d. 13.70 (compression)
10. Calculate the final compressive stress (MPa) if the prestressing 17. Determine the maximum total load (kPa) that the slab can carry if
force is applied at the eccentricity of 100mm below the centroid the allowable stresses at service loads are not to be exceeded.
of the beam section. a. 6.02 b. 5.02 c. 7.22 d. 9.28
a. 12.44 b. 10.58 c. 13.64 d. 9.45
11. Calculate the eccentricity (mm) at which the prestressing force
can be applied so that the resulting tensile stress at the top fiber
of the beam is zero.
a. 125 b. 100 c. 75 d. 50

Situation 5 (MAY 2012/MAY 2013/NOV 2015 BOARD EXAM)

The flooring of a warehouse is made up of double tee joists (DT) in FIGURE
STE – 001. The joists are simply supported on a span of 7.5m and are pre-