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Faculty of Engineering Course: Precast and Pre-stressed Concrete

Teaching Language: English/French Semester: VII

Department Chair: E-mail:

Eng. Mohammad Ismail mohamad.ismail@iul.edu.lb
Instructor: E-mail:
Eng. Amthal Hakim Amthal.hakim@iul.edu.lb

Course
Course Title Type Credits Prerequisite (s)
Code
Precast and Pre-stressed
ELCV_816 4
Concrete

Course Description:
Pre-stressed concrete is used in a wide range of building and civil structures where its improved
performance can allow longer spans, reduced structural thicknesses, and material savings
compared to simple reinforced concrete. Precast members of these types have accounted for a
significant fraction of all new construction and undoubtedly will continue to do so.
The course is based on 4 key components: (i) Introduction to precast concrete elements; (ii)
advantages and disadvantages of pre-stressed elements and difference between pre-tension and
post-tension beams; (iii) Losses in pre-stressed element (iv) Design of pre-stressed concrete
element for flexural moment and shear.
The course chapters cover an overview of pre-stressed concrete materials, losses in prestress,
flexural analysis of beam section, flexural design of beam and shear design. After this course,
the future engineer will have the ability to design a pre-stressed concrete member for bridges
as well as for other structure types (buildings) based on ACI code.

Course Learning Objectives:

The aim of this course is to learn the basics of pre-stressed concrete design, the methods of this
new technology, the material characteristics, the advantages and disadvantages, the design
principle, losses in pre-stresses members, beam flexural analysis and design and, shear design.

Course Learning Outcomes:

Upon completion of the course, students should be able to know:
1. The difference between RC and PC
2. The ideal position of pre-stressed cable
3. The losses in cables
4. The flexural analysis of PC beam
5. The flexural design of PC beam
6. The shear design of PC member
7. The deflection control.

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Required Textbook
Design of pre-stressed concrete. Arthur H. Nilson. ISBN-13: 978-0471830726
Supplementary Readings
Lecture notes, handouts, slides.
Course Contents:

Chapter 1 Introduction to Pre-stressed concrete::

- Concept
- Histroy
- Advantages and disadvantages
- Precast elements
- Erection Methods
- Hardening mechanisms
- Difference between PC and RC
Chapter 2 Prestressing Material
- Prestressing Steel
- High strength Concrete
- Anchorage and Jacking Systems
Chapter 3 Losses in Prestressed Concrete
- Instantaneous Losses in PC element
- Types
- Jacking force
- Initial Pre-stressed force
- Long-term Losses in PC element
- Types
- Effective Pre-stressed Force
Chapter 4 Flexural Analysis:
- Admissible stresses in PC member
- Cable position
- Stress calculation
- Nominal moment calculation
Chapter 5 Flexural Design:
- Design of beam with non-tension
- Design of beam with little-tension
Chapter 6 Introduction to shear design
- Shear design of PC beam
- Deflection control
- Deflection Calculation