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LOSSES OF PRESTRESS

GIVEN:
l= 80 ft
A (beam) = 420 in2 Tendons
Ig = 80400 in4 Strands
Wb = 590 plf
V/S = 4.44
A (strand) = 0.369 in2
ep = 15 in
fci = 4000 psi
fc = 6000 psi
fpu = 270 ksi
Ep = 28500 ksi
k= 0.001
µ= 0.22
Wc = 165 pcf
RH = 35 %
Cc = 2.5
fpyi = 230 ksi
ε sh, u = 0.0000028
ε= 0.475
t= 60 years
Ec (pre) = 4423538.9113
Ec (post) = 5417706.595
IMMEDIATE LOSS
1. Anchor Loss
A. PRETENSIONED NONE
fi = 0.70fpu = 202.5
Pi (total) = 1345.005
Pi (per tendon) = 448.335

B. POST-TENSIONED
fi (strand) = 0.80fpu = 216
ε (from seating) = ε/l = 0.000494791667
f (anchor) = (ε/l)*Ep = 14.1015625

2. Friction Loss
A. PRETENSIONED NONE
B. POST-TENSIONED
a = (8e)/l = 0.125
ffr = fj(kl + µa) = 21.83341796875
ffr (per tendon) = 7.277805989583
3. Elastic Shortening
A. PRETENSIONED
Mg = WcL2/8 = 472
𝑓_𝐸𝑆=𝐸𝑝/𝐸𝑐(−𝑃𝑖/𝐴−𝑃𝑖𝑒_𝑝𝑒_𝑝/𝐼𝑔+𝑀𝑔𝑒_𝑝/𝐼𝑔)

Ep/Ec = 6.442805312968
Pi/A = 3.202392857143
Piepep/Ig = 3.764006529851
Mgep/Ig = 1.05671641791
fes = -38.0749368312

B. POST-TENSIONED
𝑓_𝐸𝑆=𝐸𝑝/0.9𝐸𝑐(−𝑃𝑖𝑎𝑡/𝐴−𝑃𝑖𝑎𝑡𝑒_𝑝𝑒_𝑝/𝐼𝑔+𝑀𝑔𝑒_𝑝/𝐼𝑔)

Ep/0.9Ec = 7.158672569964
Piat/A = 0.9963
Piatepep/Ig = 1.171024253731
Mgep/Ig = 1.05671641791
fes = -7.95047785028

4. Creep Loss
A. PRETENSIONED
𝑓_𝐶𝑅=𝑛𝐶𝑐𝑓𝑐

𝑛=𝐸𝑝/𝐸𝑐
= 5.260528509621
Pi/A = 3.202392857143
Piepep/Ig = 3.764006529851
Mgep/Ig = 1.05671641791
𝑓_𝑐=(−0.9𝑃𝑖/𝐴−0.9𝑃𝑖𝑒_𝑝𝑒_𝑝/𝐼𝑔+𝑀𝑔𝑒_𝑝/𝐼𝑔) =

𝑓_𝐶𝑅=𝑛𝐶𝑐𝑓𝑐 = -68.558403708

B. POST-TENSIONED
fi = 0.70fpu - ffr = 181.7221940104
Pi = 1206.998812617
𝑓_𝐶𝑅=𝑛𝐶𝑐𝑓𝑐
𝑛=𝐸𝑝/𝐸𝑐
= 5.260528509621
Pi/A = 2.873806696708
Piepep/Ig = 3.377795184563
Mgep/Ig = 1.05671641791
𝑓_𝑐=(−0.9𝑃𝑖/𝐴−0.9𝑃𝑖𝑒_𝑝𝑒_𝑝/𝐼𝑔+𝑀𝑔𝑒_𝑝/𝐼𝑔) =

𝑓_𝐶𝑅=𝑛𝐶𝑐𝑓𝑐 = -60.0979252288

5. Shrinkage Loss
𝑓_𝑆𝐻=𝜀_𝑠ℎ𝐸_𝑝[1−0.06(𝑉/𝑆)](100−𝑅𝐻)

𝑓_𝑆𝐻= 3.8051832 ksi

6. Relaxation of Steel Losses


A. PRETENSIONED
𝑓_𝑅𝑆=−(1−𝑓_𝑝/𝑓𝑝_𝑖)
(𝑓𝑖)

𝑓_𝑝/𝑓𝑝_𝑖)= 1−𝑙𝑜𝑔
𝑡/45(𝑓𝑝_𝑖/𝑓𝑝𝑦_𝑖−0.55) =
𝑓_𝑅𝑆= -8.50636579105

B. POST-TENSIONED
𝑓_𝑅𝑆=−(1−𝑓_𝑝/𝑓𝑝_𝑖)
(𝑓𝑖)
𝑓_𝑝/𝑓𝑝_𝑖)= 1−𝑙𝑜𝑔
𝑡/45(𝑓𝑝_𝑖/𝑓𝑝𝑦_𝑖−0.55) =

𝑓_𝑅𝑆= -6.52900883085
ES OF PRESTRESS

Pretensioned Post-tensioned SUMMARY


3 3 PRETENSION
6 6 Initial 202.5
Anchor 0
Friction 0
Elastic Shortening -38.07493683
Creep -68.55840371
Shrinkage -3.8051832
Relaxation -8.506365791
TOTAL -118.9448895
Final 83.55511047
% Loss 58.738217052

fipc = fi (strand) - f (anchor) = 201.898438 ksi


ksi IMMEDIATELY AFTER TRANSFER (iat)
kips f = 0.70fpu = 189 ksi
kips Pi (total) = 1255.338 kips
Piat (per tendon) = 418.446 kips
JACKING STRESS
ksi fj = f + f (anchor) = 203.101563 ksi
JACKING FORCE
ksi Pj (total) = 1349.00058 kips

ksi
ksi
kips-ft
𝐼𝑔+𝑀𝑔𝑒_𝑝/𝐼𝑔)

ksi

𝑒_𝑝𝑒_𝑝/𝐼𝑔+𝑀𝑔𝑒_𝑝/𝐼𝑔)

ksi

𝑀𝑔𝑒_𝑝/𝐼𝑔) =
-5.2130430304

ksi

ksi
kips
𝑀𝑔𝑒_𝑝/𝐼𝑔) =-4.5697252752

ksi

0.9579932554
ksi

0.9654549797

ksi
UMMARY
POST-TENSION
189
-14.1015625
-7.27780598958
-7.95047785028
-60.0979252288
-3.8051832
-6.52900883085
-85.6604010995
103.3395989005
45.32296354469

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