CE304

Design of Concrete Structures - II

Dr. Dhanya B. S.
Asst. Professor in Civil Engineering
RIT, Kottayam

Room No. 303

Syllabus
• Not permitted in exam hall; but do refer
IS 1343: 2012
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOuk_DSuTb0
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBISr9o9TSU
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wV0xtVSkE0
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfZo_HvMmM8
Basic concept of prestressed concrete
Prestressed concrete materials
• PSC makes efficient use of high strength steel and concrete
• Normal strength material lead to higher loss in prestressing
• High strength steel is used as Tendons and bars, normally
steel having fy more than 500MPa is used
• Concrete compressive strength should be more than
35MPa; typically M50 to 70 are used
• High strength concrete is less liable to shrinkage cracks and
higher modulus of elasticity and smaller creep strain. Hence
loss in prestress can be reduced
• Further, higher strength materials result in reduction of
cross sectional dimensions of prestressed structural
elements, with reduced dead weight
General classification of prestressing
Classification based on the source of prestressing force
1. Hydraulic prestressing
2. Mechanical prestressing
3. Electrical prestressing or thermal electric prestressing
4. Chemical prestressing
Classification based on the location of prestressing elements
• Internal prestressing
• When prestressing is achieved by elements located inside the
concrete member, commonly by embedded tendons
• Most common
• External prestressing
• When prestressing is achieved by elements located outside the
concrete
• Normally adopted for strengthening application
• Tendons can lie outside the member or inside the hollow space of
a box girder
Classification based on the shape of the member
• Linear prestressing
• When the prestressed members are straight or flat, in the
direction of prestressing
• The profile of tendon may be curved
• Eg: prestressing of beams, slabs etc
• Circular prestressing
• When the prestressed members are curved, in the direction of
prestressing
• Eg: Circumferential prestressing of tanks, silos etc
Classification based on the level of prestressing
Classification based on the axis of prestressing
Stages and devices - PRETENSIONING
Stages and devices – POST TENSIONING
Analysis of prestressed beams
• Analysis of stress in prestressed beam is done at two stages
1. At the time of transfer of prestress to the concrete beam
In this case, stresses due to dead load and prestressing force without
losses are taken into account
2. At service loads
In this case, stresses due to prestressing force after losses and that
due to dead and live loads are calculated