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H.

W/ Prestressed Posttensioned Concrete


Roof Beam

Preliminary Calculations
Given
⚫ Geometry / Simple Suppported Beam
Span length l = 25.00 m Roof Beam of a Sport Hall
Section is given above…
⚫ Loadings
Dead loads
gbeam = to calculate ?
g’ = 1.5 kN/m2 (plaster, insulation etc..–
permanent load)
Live load p= 1.5 kN/m2 snow load
⚫ PLEASE FIND ;
⚫ Section Characteristics
➢ Cross sectional Area ?
➢ Neutral Axes ?
➢ Moment of Inertia of the section ?
➢ Moments of Resistance of the section ?

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⚫ Prestressing Losses
➢ Immediate – short run - Losses ?
➢ Time dependent -long run - Losses ?
➢ Draw the prestressing development ?
⚫ Stresses at upper and lower boundry at times;
➢ At stage t = 0 ?
➢ At stage of service ?

⚫ Design the section


➢ Find out the necessary prestrsessing cable ?
➢ Mild reinforcement ?

Structural Calculations Analysis vs Design


DEAD LINE ;
Hints :
⚫ Statical System:
Longitudinal

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Section

⚫ Prestressing System and Cables


Path of prestressing cable

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Type of prestressing cable

p.s. it is proposed to use Type 2380 kN cable


with 52 wires of 7 mm diameter

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