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Problem 1.

A T-sharped simply supported beam has a gravity live-load


unit intensity WL = 2,500 plf (36.5 kN), and is prestressed with
twelve 1/2-in.-dia (twelve 12.7-mm-dia) seven-wire stress-
relieved strands. Compute the concrete fiber stress at service
load by Basic concept.

Initial data:
Span 36.0 ft.
𝑊 2,500 plf. 36.5 kN/m
Ouantity of strands 12.0
𝑒 9.6 in.
𝑓 5,000 psi. 34.5 Mpa
𝑓 12 𝑓 849 psi. 5.9 Mpa
𝑓 165,000 psi. 1,138 Mpa
𝐴 504.0 in^2
𝐼 37,059 in^4
𝑟 𝐼 /𝐴 = 73.5 in^2
𝑐 12.43 in.
𝑆 2,981 in^3
𝑆 2,109 in^3
𝑊 525 plf. 7.7 kN/m
h= 30 in.

Solving in Basic Concept Method

Aps = 12 • 0.153 = 1.836 𝑖𝑛

𝑃 𝐴 ·𝑓 302,940 lb. 1,348 kN


The self-weight moment is:
𝑊·𝐿
𝑀 1,020,600 in.-lb. 115 kN-m
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The moment due to live loads is:

𝑊·𝐿
𝑀 4,860,000 in.-lb. 549 kN-m
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Total moment is:


𝑀 𝑀 𝑀 5,880,600 in.-lb. 664 kN-m

𝑐 ℎ 𝑐 17.57 in.
𝑃 𝑒·𝑐 𝑀
𝑓 · 1 778 - 2,792 = -2,014 psi.
𝐴 𝑟 𝑆

≤ fc = 0.45•f'c = 2250 psi.

𝑃 𝑒·𝑐 𝑀
𝑓 · 1 -1,577 + 1,973 = 396 psi.
𝐴 𝑟 𝑆

𝒇𝒕 𝟏𝟐 𝒇𝒄 849 psi.

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