PRELIMINARY DESIGN CHART PARAMETERS (CONT.

’D):

Design parameters used for the development of the preliminary chart include the following

(continued):

Concrete Stress limits: 􀝂`􀝂 􀝂􀝂􀝂􀝂􀝂 􀝂`􀝂 􀝂􀝂􀝂􀝂􀝂

o Release W/ Reinforcement: 7.5 􀝂 􀝂􀝂`􀝂􀝂 0.24 􀝂 􀝂􀝂`􀝂􀝂

o Release Tension (Top): 3 􀝂 􀝂􀝂`􀝂􀝂 ≤ max 200 psi 0.0984 􀝂 􀝂􀝂`􀝂􀝂 ≤ max 0.20 ksi

o Release Tension (Bottom): 0 psi 0 ksi

o Release Compression: 0.6 􀝂 􀝂`􀝂􀝂 0.6 􀝂 􀝂`􀝂􀝂

o Service Tension* (Top): 6 􀝂 􀝂􀝂`􀝂 0.19 􀝂 􀝂􀝂`􀝂

o Service Tension* (Bottom): 6 􀝂 􀝂􀝂`􀝂 0.19 􀝂 􀝂􀝂`􀝂

o Service Compression: 0.6 􀝂 􀝂`􀝂 0.6 􀝂 􀝂`􀝂

*Moderate corrosion conditions assumed for top and bottom of beam

Lifting stress calculations follow the methodology and recommendations found in the draft of

the PCI Lateral Stability Guidelines for Prestressed Concrete Members using the following:

o 20 mph wind load with a pressure of 2 psf

o Lift connection rigid extension above top of beam = 0”

o Lift connection tolerance from centerline of beam = 0.25”

o Rebound = 0%

o Vertical pickup from lifting embedments (2 point pick-up or single point with spreader bar)

o A minimum factor of safety of 1.5 against both cracking and failure during lifting

o Lift connection locations were placed within a distance of 2/3H from the beam end if a

minimum factor of safety of 1.5 for both cracking and failure can be maintained. For

cases where a minimum factor of safety of 1.5 could not be maintained, lifting connection

locations were increased up to the minimum of 4/3H and 0.07 x (beam length).

A circle in the preliminary design chart indicates a case where lifting locations were

adjusted beyond 2/3 H for the span length shown to satisfy the minimum factor of safety.

Release strength and the draped/straight strand pattern will affect lifting stresses and

changes may facilitate obtaining the minimum factor of safety for a given span.
 Prestressing of any straight strands in the top flange is not accounted for in the preliminary

design runs. Designer should approximate straight strands and check both