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Prestressed Concrete - 2
(Analysis of Prestress Member)
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Basic Assumptions
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1. Concrete is a homogeneous elastic material.

2. Within the range of working stress, both concrete & steel behave elastically, notwithstanding
the small amount of creep, which occurs in both the materials under the sustained loading.
3. A plane section before bending is assumed to remain plane even after bending, which
implies a linear strain distribution across the depth of the member.
Prestress Concrete is one in which there have been introduced internal stresses of such
magnitude and distribution that stresses resulting from given external loading is counter
balanced to a desired degree.
Analysis of prestress and Bending stress
Following are the three concepts of analysis
a. Stress concept analysis

b. Strength concept analysis
c. Load balancing method
Stress concept Method-
Following are the two cases for analysis
Case-(i) Beam provided with a concentric tendon:
Let, P prestressing force applied by the tendon. Due to this prestressing force, the direct
compressive force induced is given by, .
If due to dead load & external loads, the bending moment at the section is M, then the extreme
stresses at the section due to bending moment alone is
Hence nal stress at the extreme top edge and stress at the extreme bottom edge
Case–(ii): Beams with eccentrics tendon:
(i) Direct stresses due to prestressing force
(ii) Extreme stresses due to an eccentricity of the prestressing force
(iii) Extreme stresses due to bending moment
Final stresses
Stress at top bre
Stress at bottom bre
By providing an eccentricity to the tendon, a hogging moment (P.e.) is developed which will
produce stresses, which will counteract the stresses due to external bending moment.
Strength Concept method-
Consider a beam of length l provided with a tendon at an eccentricity e. Suppose the beam is
lying on the ground i.e. the beam is not subjected to any external load. Hence there is no
external bending moment on the beam.
The following equal forces are existing
(i) The P-force which is the tension in the tendon.
(ii) The C-force which is the compressive force acting on the concrete.
Stresses in concrete are produced entirely due to C-force.
In the absence of any external bending moment the C-force and P-force act at the same level.
Line of action of P-force is called the P-line. The P-line is nothing but the tendon line itself. The
line of action of the C-force is called the C-line or Pressure line. Hence in the absence of any
external bending moment the P-line and the C-line coincide.
Suppose the beam is subjected to a bending moment M, then the C-line will be shifted from the
P-line by a distance 'a' called lever arm.
Extreme stresses in concrete are given by
Load Balancing Concept-
Prestressed Beam with Bent Tendon
By providing bent fendons, the tendons will exert an upward pressure on the concrete beam
and will therefore counter act a part of the external downward loading.
Considering the concrete as a free body. We nd an upward force 2P sin θ.
The net downward load at the centre will be (W-2P sinθ)
The axial longitudinal force provided by the tendon = Pcosθ = P {since θ is small}
Direct stress on the section
Net BM,
Where, w = dead load per unit length of the beam. Extreme bre stress
It may be realized that the pro le of the tendon should follow the shape of the bending moment
diagram for the given external loads in order it may offer considerable and effective upward
forces. For e.g., if the loading on the beam is a uniformly distributed load, the tendon may be
provided along a parabolic pro le.
Tendon with Parabolic Pro le
Let l be the span of the beam and h be the dip of the cable.
The cable will exert an upward udl = wC/m on the beam, but the cable will be subjected to
downward udl of wC per unit run.
Let V and H are vertical and horizontal components of P.
The cable is an absolutely exible member, therefore BM at every section of cable is zero.
Hence BM at the centre of the cable is
Since dip of the cable is very small, we can make approximation
cosα = 1 and Pcosα = P
Now consider the beam, it is subjected to
(i) External load w per unit length
(ii) Upward udl transmitted by the cable = wC per unit length.
Net UDL = w – wC
Net BM at the centre
Extreme stresses
Losses of Prestress
The steel wires of a prestressed concrete member do not retain all the preliminary prestress. A
certain amount of loss of prestress always takes place.
Losses may be classi ed as follows:
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Prestressed Concrete -2 (Analysis of Prestress Member) Study

(Analysis of Prestress Member)

Are you preparing for GATE CE NO YES

1. Concrete is a homogeneous elastic material.

Analysis of prestress and Bending stress

Following are the three concepts of analysis

a. Stress concept analysis

Stress concept Method-

Following are the two cases for analysis

Case-(i) Beam provided with a concentric tendon:

compressive force induced is given by, .

stresses at the section due to bending moment alone is

Case–(ii): Beams with eccentrics tendon:

(i) Direct stresses due to prestressing force

(ii) Extreme stresses due to an eccentricity of the prestressing force

(iii) Extreme stresses due to bending moment

Stress at top bre

Stress at bottom bre

Strength Concept method-

The following equal forces are existing

(i) The P-force which is the tension in the tendon.

Stresses in concrete are produced entirely due to C-force.

Extreme stresses in concrete are given by

Load Balancing Concept-

Prestressed Beam with Bent Tendon

Considering the concrete as a free body. We nd an upward force 2P sin θ.

The net downward load at the centre will be (W-2P sinθ)

Direct stress on the section

Tendon with Parabolic Pro le

Let V and H are vertical and horizontal components of P.

Since dip of the cable is very small, we can make approximation

cosα = 1 and Pcosα = P

Now consider the beam, it is subjected to

(i) External load w per unit length

(ii) Upward udl transmitted by the cable = wC per unit length.

Net BM at the centre

Losses may be classi ed as follows:

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