Pre-Stressed Concrete Design (TE 523)

Concept of Prestressing
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1. A beam with width b = 300 mm and depth d = 600 mm is to be prestressed. Considering a 15%
prestress loss, compute the value of initial prestressing force P and eccentricity e.
a. If the compressive stress is 21 MPa.
b. If the compressive stress at the bottom fiber is 12 MPa and a tensile stress at the fiber is 2 MPa.
c. If he compressive stress at the top fiber is 16 MPa and zero at the bottom fiber.
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Concept of Prestressing
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2. A beam 400mm x 800mm having a temporary stress at the top fiber at mid span of 2000Pa, support
a distributed dead load including its weight of 7 kN/m throughout its 12-meter span and subjected to an
initial prestressed force of 1200 kN. The beam is designed to support a live load of 25 kN/m.
a. Determine the eccentricity of steel tendon of the beam.
b. Determine the stress at the top fiber of the beam at mid-span at final service load.
c. Determine the stress at the bottom of the beam at the support at final service load.
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3. A pre-stressed 8m beam having a cross section of 500mm x 750mm is subjected to a pre-stressing

force of 1600kn acting 150mm from the bottom of the neutral axis. The beam carries a total uniform
load of 40kn/m including its own weight.
a. Solve for the maximum stress at the top and bottom.
b. Compute the stress due to compression line and indicate its sign and meaning.
c. Compute the difference of the total uniform load to the unbalanced unit weight of the beam indicate
the meaning of the sign.
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4. A 7 meters post-tension beam has a midspan cross section with a duct of 50mm 𝑥 75mm to house
the wires as shown. It is prestressed with 516mm2 of steel to an initial stress of 1034 N/mm2.
Immediately after transfer, the stress is reduced to 5% owing to anchorage loss and elastic shortening
of concrete.

a. Compute the eccentricity.

b. Compute the stress in the upper top fiber in the concrete at transfer after loss of stress.

c. Compute the stress in the lower top fiber in the concrete at transfer after loss of stress.