CE 133-2

PRESTRESSED CONCRETE DESIGN

FLEXURAL ANALYSIS OF PRESTRESSED CONCRETE

 ALLOWABLE FLEXURAL
STRESSES IN CONCRETE
(1983 ACI Code)
FLEXURAL ANALYSIS OF PRESTRESSED CONCRETE

 ALLOWABLE FLEXURAL
STRESSES IN STEEL
(1983 ACI Code)
ELASTIC FLEXURAL STRESSES IN CRACKED BEAMS

 CRACKING LOAD

 The cracking load represents the limit of validity of those equations

for elastic stresses in the concrete that are based on the

homogeneous cross section.

ELASTIC FLEXURAL STRESSES IN CRACKED BEAMS

 CRACKING LOAD

 The moment causing cracking may be found for a typical beam

by writing the equation for the concrete stress at the bottom face,

based on the homogeneous section, and setting it equal to the

modulus of rupture:
ELASTIC FLEXURAL STRESSES IN CRACKED BEAMS

 CRACKING LOAD

 Rearranging, we obtain:

 If , the equation for cracking moment is:

ELASTIC FLEXURAL STRESSES IN CRACKED BEAMS

 CRACKING LOAD

 The safety factor relative to cracking is expressed as:

 The factor Fcr is given by:

ELASTIC FLEXURAL STRESSES IN CRACKED BEAMS

 SAMPLE PROBLEM 1

Calculate the cracking moment and find

the factor of safety against cracking for
the I-beam shown. The modulus of rupture
(fr)of the concrete is equal to 350 psi.
Assume that the entire superimposed load
of 0.55 kip/ft is a live load.
ELASTIC FLEXURAL STRESSES IN CRACKED BEAMS

 SAMPLE PROBLEM 2
The concrete I-beam shown is prestressed with
four stranded cables having total area,
Ap = 0.575 in2. Eccentricity of steel varies
parabolically from 0 at the supports to 7.58 in
at the center of the 30-ft span. The effective
stress in the steel after losses is 132,000 psi.
What uniformly distributed superimposed load
will produce cracking of the beam, if the
modulus of rupture, fr = 475 psi?