TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF THE PHILIPPINES

1338 Arlegui St. Quiapo, Manila

Presented to the Faculty of civil Engineering

PRESTRESSED CONCRETE DESIGN (CE 513)

“Sto. Tomas Batangas Pre-Cast Bridge”

MEMBERS:
CASTRONUEVO, JENSEN D.
MONTESA, REESE MARI FAYE G.
NOMUS, JAN PHILIP V.
BARAQUIA, JOSEPH CALVIN S.

DATE:

NOVEMBER 2020

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 CHAPTER 1:
PROJECT BACKGROUND

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 Chapter 1: Project Background

Project Description: 
 A new two-lane toll road from Sto. Tomas, Batangas to Makban Laguna, 11.32 km. long

SECTIONS LENGTH (km)

Santo Tomas, Batangas to Makban, Laguna 11.32

ABSTRACT
Sto. Tomas Bridge in Southern Luzon expressway in Batangas, the tallest bridge in the Philippines
with the exact depth of from the bottom of footings to the top roadway.

Sto. Tomas Bridge was constructed in 2006 to avoid the troublesome section and cut down the
driving time for motorists. It’s a Prestresses Concrete Beam Bridge on the pan Philippine Highway. The
1,024 Billion Bridge was financed partly by the Japan International Cooperation Agency. With a length
of about 363.79m and a height of 50m above the ground, the center spam of the structure measures
77m in length supported by two piers measuring 35m and 32.5 from the ground.

The design followed the standard codes from National structural Code of the Philippines (NSCP),
American Concrete Institute (ACI) and American Standards for Testing and Materials (ASTM) and
Association of Structural Engineers of the Philippine Steel handbook (ASEP). The design of the Pre-Cast
Bridge follows the standard codes as mentioned above.

The design of this project was used by modern civil engineering tools and applications and
software such as AutoCAD for Drafting architectural plans, Microsoft Excel for the design of the
element used for the analysis, and Structural Analysis and Design (STAAD) software for the structural
analysis.
PROJECT OBJECTIVES

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 The objectives of this project were to developed design and material guide specifications in the
AASTHO Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) format for the design of Pre-Cast concrete bridge
beams prestressed with the CFRP systems using either pre-tensioning or post-tensioning in pursuing
this objective, the research team considered the following:

 To established guidelines for the maximum allowable jacking forces for prestressing CFRP cables or
bars with different configurations;
 To apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering to solve complex engineering
problems and in real life situations.
 To apply civil Engineering standards which involve the principles prestressed concrete design
 To use necessary modern technologies, software in design process such as Auto-CAD drafting
software, Microsoft office (word, excel, etc.), Structural Analysis and Design (STAAD).
 Improve the transport of goods and services from the Southern Provinces to Manila and vice versa.

 Shorten travel time, decongest, and reduce the volume of traffic plying the Pan Philippine
Highway.

 Enhance the economic efficiency of the existing South Luzon Expressway (SLEX), allowing to meet
the increasing demand of traffic volumes due to the rapid growth of population, urbanization, and
economic development of Quezon Province and adjoining provinces.
 

SCOPE AND LIMITATIONS

This project focuses on analyzing and designing a Prestressed Concrete Bridge. The project is
limited to a modeling, detailed analysis and design of the bridge with civil engineering applications and
software.

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 CHAPTER 2:
DESIGN INPUTS

ARCHITECTURAL PLANS

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The Architectural Plans consist of the perspective, location plan, site development plan, vicinity map,
elevations and floor plan

Figure 2.1 shows the vicinity map

Figure 2.2 shows the location map of the site
Figure 2.3 shows the general elevation
Figure 2.4 shows the elevation of the Pre-Cast Bridge

Figure 2.1 vicinity map

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 Figure 2.2 location map of the site

Figure 2.3 General Elevation

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 Figure 2.4 shows the general plan

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 CHAPTER 3:
ANALYSIS

Girder dimensions
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 CHAPTER 4:
TRADEOFFS WSD VS USD

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The critical part of a tradeoffs methods is to quantify the factors that are involved, this task varies in
degree of difficulty depending on the aspects involved. These aspects includes the Design Constraints
and Standards.

The following constraints were considered in the design project:

 
 Economic (Cost)
The design of this project will be predominantly based on the proper selection of the design technology
and choice of materials that will yield a more economical and of best quality structural output and yet
fit the budgetary considerations of the client.
 
 Factor of Safety (Structural Stability)
The designers will adopt the best design technology that will deliver a structural output that has a
higher percentage of safety as calculated based on the applied codes and standards, and as controlled
by known parameters. It is in a way the scale of assurance that the elements are structurally sound
from the given benchmark which is the imposed loads.
 
 Strength Capacity ( Maximum Capacity of the Design)
In this design, consideration was given to the first-order elastic analysis of the bending of structural
beams section including the effects of elastic restrains. Sections capacities under bending which
approximated the effects of full plasticity in compact sections were considered and became the bench
mark of designing within the parameters of safe design as articulated on the design standards.

On all the Raw Designer Ranking Tables that will be presented on this chapter, economic
(cost)consideration will be given the highest importance ranking of five (5) since the cost is the varying
constraints among others. It is the collective cost composed primarily of materials, labor and
management thus making the decisions on the last two constraints dependent to it.

The following constraint next to economic is the Factor of Safety. This constraint will be given four (4)
as it determines the degree of the structural member to resist the imposed load as compared to the
other design method. Furthermore, the factor of safety indicates how large the increase in its
resistance to bending from the required, therefore giving the assurance that the section is safe.

Finally, the last constraint which is the Strength Capacity will be given the rank of 3. As designers, it is
expected that the design should pass the parameters concerning safety and capacity of the section.
Therefore, it is assumed that all the design must pass the requirements and adequate enough to carry
the imposed loads.

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