INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT & TECHNICAL

STUDIES

Subject: Prestressed Concrete

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Max. Marks:100

 All Questions are compulsory. Each Question carry 20 Marks

Question No. 1 (a) Define (1) Post-tensioning (2) Bonded Prestressed Concrete (3) Degree of Prestressing.
(b) What are different principles of post tensioning and applications of post tensioning?
(c) What are different types of losses of prestress in pretensioning and post tensioning?

Question No. 2 (a) Write advantages and disadvantages of prestressed concrete

(b) A rectangular concrete beam of cross-section 30cm deep and 20cm wide is prestressed by means of 15
wires of 5mm diameter located 6.5 cm from the bottom of the beam and 3 wires of diameter of 5mm, 2.5cm
from the top. Assuming the prestress in the steel as 840 N/mm 2, calculate the stressed at the extreme fibers of
the mid span sections when the beam is supporting its own weight over a span of 6 m. If a uniformly
distributed live load of 6 kN/m is imposed, evaluate the maximum working stress in concrete. The density of
concrete is 24 kN/m3

Question No.3: (a) A prestressed concrete beam with a rectangular section 120mm wide, 300mm deep
supports a uniformly distributed load of 4 kN/m, which includes the self-weight of the beam. The effective
span of the beam is 6 m. The beam is concentrically prestressed by cable carrying a force of 180 kN. Locate the
position of the pressure line in the beam.
(b) Differentiate between short-term and long-term deflections of prestressed concrete beams.
 Question No.4: (a) List the various types of tensioning device used in prestressed concrete.
(b) Explain the concept of load balancing in prestressed concrete members.
(c) Explain stress distribution in the end block in the prestressed concrete beam.

Question No.5: (a) What are the special features of prestressed concrete bridge? Also explain various types of
prestressed concrete bridge.
(b) Give application and Principles of design of Pre-tensioned Concrete bridge.

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