Problem 1.

An AASHTO prestressed simply supported I-beam has a span of 34 ft

(10.4 m) and 36 in. (91.4 cm) deep. It is subjected to a live-load
intensity WL = 3600 plf (52.6 kN/m)/ Determine the requred 1/2-in.-dai
stress-relieved seven-wire strands to resist the applied gravity load
and the self-weight of the beam, assuming that the tendon
eccentricity at midsplan is ec = 13.12 in. (333 mm).

Initial data:
Span 34.0 ft.
𝑊 3,600 plf. 52.6 kN/m
Ouantity of strands n
𝑒 13.1 in.
𝑓 6,000 psi. 41.4 Mpa
𝑓 0.45𝑓 2,700 psi. 18.6 Mpa
𝑓 12 𝑓 930 psi. 6.4 Mpa
𝑓 145,000 psi. 1,000 Mpa
𝑓 270,000 psi. 1,862 Mpa
𝑓 189,000 psi. 1,303 Mpa
𝐴 369.0 in^2 3 Mpa
𝐼 50,979 in^4 351 Mpa
𝑟 𝐼 /𝐴 = 138.2 in^2
𝑐 15.83 in.
𝑆 3,220 in^3
𝑆 2,527 in^3
𝑊 384 plf. 6 kN/m
h= 36 in.
Solving in Basic Concept Method

Aps = n • 0.153 𝑖𝑛

𝑃 𝐴 ·𝑓 22,185 •n lb.
The self-weight moment is:
𝑊·𝐿
𝑀 665,856 in.-lb. 75 kN-m
8
The moment due to live loads is:

𝑊·𝐿
𝑀 6,242,400 in.-lb. 705 kN-m
8

Total moment is:

𝑀 𝑀 𝑀 6,908,256 in.-lb. 781 kN-m

𝑐 ℎ 𝑐 20.17 in.

𝑃 𝑒·𝑐 𝑀
𝑓 · 1 55.04 •n - 2,734 psi.
𝐴 𝑟 𝑆
First condition 55.04 • n - 2,734 ≤ fc = 0.45•f'c = 2700 psi.

𝑃 𝑒·𝑐 𝑀
𝑓 · 1 -150.50 •n + 2,145 psi.
𝐴 𝑟 𝑆

Second condition -150.5 • n +2,145 𝒇𝒕 𝟏𝟐 𝒇𝒄 930 psi.

If n= 8

Aps = 1.224 𝑖𝑛
𝑃 𝐴 ·𝑓 177,480 lb. 789 kN

𝑃 𝑒·𝑐 𝑀
𝑓 · 1 440.32 - 2,734 = -2,293 psi.
𝐴 𝑟 𝑆

≤ fc = 0.45•f'c = 2,700 psi.

𝑃 𝑒·𝑐 𝑀
𝑓 · 1 -1204.03 + 2,145 = 941.39 psi.
𝐴 𝑟 𝑆

𝒇𝒕 𝟏𝟐 𝒇𝒄 930 psi. - NO!

If n= 9

Aps = 1.377 𝑖𝑛
𝑃 𝐴 ·𝑓 199,665 lb. 888 kN

𝑃 𝑒·𝑐 𝑀
𝑓 · 1 495.36 - 2,734 = -2,238 psi.
𝐴 𝑟 𝑆

≤ fc = 0.45•f'c = 2,700 psi.

𝑃 𝑒·𝑐 𝑀
𝑓 · 1 -1354.54 + 2,145 = 790.88 psi.
𝐴 𝑟 𝑆

𝒇𝒕 𝟏𝟐 𝒇𝒄 930 psi. - OK!!