UNIT III

PART A

1. Define – Circular prestressing

When the prestressed members are curved, in the direction of prestressing, the prestressing is
called circular prestressing. For example, circumferential prestressing in pipes, tanks, silos,
containment structures, domes and shells.

2. What are the types of boundary conditions are considered in the analysis of the
cylindrical wall? (M/J 16)
The following boundary conditions are considered in the analysis of the cylindrical wall:
a) For base: fixed or hinged
b) For top: free or hinged or framed.

3. What are the uses of prestressed concrete tanks? [A/M 14]

Prestressed concrete tanks have been widely used for the storage of fluids, such as water, oil,
gas, sewage, granular materials like cement, process and liquids chemicals, slurries and more
recently, cryogens.

4. By connecting the walls and the base slab what are the developments in the main walls?
The ring tension and bending moments developed in the walls of the tank are mainly influenced
by the type of connection between the walls and the base slab.

5. What are the uses of prestressed concrete poles? (M/J 16)

Prestressed concrete poles are currently mass produced and are widely used in most countries
for railway power and signal lines, lighting poles, antenna masts, telephone transmission, low
and high voltage electric power transmission and substation towers.
 6. What are the advantages of prestressed concrete poles? [A/M 14]
The advantages of prestressed concrete poles are:
a) Resistance to corrosion in humid and temperate climates and to erosion in desert areas.
b) Freeze – thaw resistance in cold regions.
c) Easy handling due to less weight than other poles.
d) Clean and neat in appearance and requiring negligible maintenance.

7. What are the advantages of Prestressed concrete Sleeper?

The main advantage of prestressed concrete sleeper is that it has a technical necessity for
high-speed and heavy-density tracks from the point of maintainability of track geometry and
riding comfort requirements.

8. What are the types of prestressed concrete sleeper?

The types of prestressed concrete sleeper are:
a) Two block sleepers connected by a pipe filled with concrete and containing high tensile
bars for compressing the concrete in the blocks.
b) Longitudinal sleepers located continuously under the rails and connected by flexible tie
bars for gauge retention.
c) Beam type single piece prestressed concrete sleepers, which are quite similar to the
conventional wooden-type sleeper in shape, length and supporting area.

9. Mention the importance of shrinkage in composite construction?

The time dependent behavior of composite prestressed concrete beams depends upon the
presence of differential shrinkage and creep of the concretes of web and deck, in addition to
other parameters, such as relaxation of steel, presence of untensionedsteel, and compression
steel.

10. Write any two general failures of prestressed concrete tanks. [A/M 14]
General failures of prestressed concrete tanks are:
a) Deformation of the pre-cast concrete units during construction
b) Manufacturing inaccuracies led to out of tolerance units being delivered to the siteunder
investigation and may have affected the ability to achieve a good seal.

11. Define – one and two stage constructions.

One-stage construction:
Construct and initialize the object in one stage, all with the constructor.

Two-stage construction:
Construct and initialize the object in two separate stages. The constructor creates the object
and an initialization function initializes it.

12. What are the different shapes of prestressed concrete tanks?

The different shapes of prestressed concrete tanks are:
a) Circular cylindrical tank
b) Conical tank
c) Water tower with conical tank
d) Water tower of doubly curved shell
 13. What is the necessity of vertical prestressing in water tank? [N/D 16]
The design of tank walls to resist the hoop tension and moments developed are based on the
considerations of desirable load factors against cracking and collapse. So that vertical
prestressing is needed in water tank design in PSC structures.

14. What are the stages to be considered while designing PSC pipes?
The stages to be considered while designing PSC pipes are:
a) Monolyte construction
b) Two stage construction

15. What is meant by monolyte construction?

Monolyte construction is based on the principle that a mix of fresh concrete subjected to triaxial
pressure behaves in some aspects like a solid body. If steel is embedded in such a mass of
concrete, which is deformed while the pressured is maintained.

Part – B (16marks)

1. The end block of a prestressed concrete bema, rectangular in section, is 100mm wide and 200mm
deep. The prestressing force of 100 kN is transmitted to concrete by aa distribution plate, 100mm
wide and 50 mm deep, concentrically located at the ends. Calculate the position and magnitude of
the maximum tensile stress on the horizontal section through the centre and edge of the anchor plate.
Compute the bursting tension on these horizontal planes [N/D 16]
2. The end block of a post tensioned prestressed member is 550mm wide and 550mm deep. four
cables, each made up of seven wires of 12mm diameter strands and carrying a force of 1000kN, are
anchored by plate anchorages, 150mm by 150mm, located with their centres at 125mm from the
edges of the end block. The cable duct is of 50mm diameter. The 28 day cube strength of concrete f cu
is 45 N/mm2. The cube strength of concrete at transfer fci is 25 N/mm2. Permissible bearing stresses
behind anchorages should conform with IS 1343. The characteristic yield stress in mild steel
anchorage reinforcement is 260 N/mm2. Design suitable anchorages for the end block. [N/D 15]
3. The end block of a post tensioned concrete beam 300mm X 300mm is subjected to a concentric
anchorage force of 832.8kN by a freyssinet anchorage system of area 11720mm2 . Discuss and
detail the anchorage reinforcement for the end block.
4. A PSC beam of effective span 16m is of rectangular section 600mm wide and 1100mm deep. A
tendons consist of 3000mm2 of strands of characteristic strength 1700 N/mm2 with an effective
prestress of 910 N/mm2. The strands are located 870mm from the top face of the beam. If f cu =60
N/mm2, estimate the flexural strength of the section as per Indian provisions for the following cases:
(i) Bonded tendons (ii) Unbonded tendons.
Using Guyons method, compute the position and magnitude of maximum tensile stress and bursting
tension for the end block with concentric anchor of 100 kN as detailed in problem no. 5.
5. The end block of a PSC beam with rectangular cross section is 150mm wide and 300mm deep. The
prestressing force of 200kN is transmitted to the concrete by a distribution plate of 100mm x 50mm,
concentrically loaded at the ends. Calculate the position and the magnitude of tensile stress on the
horizontal section through the centre and edge of the anchor plate. Compute the bursting tension on the
horizontal planes.
6. The end block of a post tensioned concrete beam 250mm X 250mm is subjected to a concentric
anchorage force of 800kN by a freyssinet anchorage system of area 1500mm2 . Discuss and detail the
anchorage reinforcement for the end block.