484 HOMEWORK 1

600 mm

150 mm

150 mm
600 mm

150 mm

600 mm

INPUTS fpi = 1395 N

2
fck = 40 MPa As= 1584 mm
fci = 30 MPa Fi= 2209.68 kN
fpu = 1860 MPa F0=0.9Fi= 1988.7 kN
2
dps = 13 mm Ac = 270000 mm
Lspan= 20 m Ic = 2.84E+10 mm4
fpi/fpy= 0.8 M g= 325 kN.m
wg= 6.5 kN/m M s= 750 kN.m
w s= 15 kN/m
Astrand= 99 mm2

E = 3250 f ck + 14000
y
Ec = 3250 40 + 14000
Ec= 34554.80 MPa
E ci = 3250 30 + 14000
Eci= 31800.98 MPa Center of gravity of strands
n= 5.8 ( 6 x 50 ) + ( 4 x100 ) + ( 2 x150 ) + ( 2 x 200 ) + ( 2 x 250 )
ni= 6.3 y=
16
y= 118.75 mm
e= 331.25 mm
Pretension Losses: Elastic Shortening(ES), Steel Relaxation(R), Creep(CR), Shirinkage(SH)
Elastic shortening is immediate loss while steel relaxation, creep and shirinkage
are time dependent.

a) Initial Transfer (48 hours)

F0 F0 e 2 ( M g + M s )e ES = nf cir
f cir = + −
Ac Ic Ic ES= 0.63 x 11.27
fcir= 11.27 MPa ES= 70.85 MPa

For Stress Relieved Strand

 log t  f pi 
∆f pR = f pi   − 0.55 
 10  f py 

log48
R= 1395.00 x 0.8 - 0.55
10
R= 58.6 MPa

ES+R= 129.48
Loss= 9.28 %

b) 30 days
ES= 70.85 MPa
 log t  f pi 
∆f pR = f pi   − 0.55 
 10  f py 

log720
R= 1395.00 x 0.8 - 0.55
10
R= 99.6 MPa

CR = E s xε cr x10 f cir

εcr= 4.80E-06 35
30
εcr= 5.60E-06

fcir > 3fcjk/8

11.27 > 11.25

εcr= 5.6E-6 x 1.25 x 0.5

εcr= 3.50E-06
CR= 200E3 x 10 x 11.27 x 3.5E-6
CR= 78.86 MPa
 SH = E s ε sh

εsh= 0.0005/2= 0.00025

SH= 200E3 x 5E-4 x 0.5
SH= 50.00 MPa

ES+R+CR+SH= 70.85+99.6+78.86+50
ES+R+CR+SH= 299.36 MPa
Loss= 21.46 %

c) 3 years
Due to superimposed dead load ES will reduce.
750 E6 x 331.25
ES= 70.85 - 5.8
2.84E+10

ES= 20.13 MPa

log25920
R= 1395.00 x 0.8 - 0.55
10

R= 153.9 MPa

SH= 200E3*500E-6
SH= 100 MPa

fcir= 2.50 MPa 35

εcr= 4.80E-06
fcir > 3fcjk/8 40
2.50 < 15 εcr= 4.20E-06

CR= 200E3 x 4.2E-6 x 10 x 2.5

CR= 21.02 MPa
ES+R+CR+SH= 20.13+153.9+100+21.02
ES+R+CR+SH= 295.07 MPa
Loss= 21.15 %