LOSSES OF PRESTRESS

A (strand)(pre) = 0.217 in2

l= 55 ft
A (beam) = 340 in2 Tendons
Ig = 61500 in 4
Strands
Wb = 320 plf
V/S = 3.69
A (strand)(post) = 0.355 in2
ep = 10 in
fci = 3500 psi
fc = 6000 psi
fpu = 270 ksi
Ep = 28500 ksi
k= 0.00017
µ= 0.17
Wc = 160 pcf
RH = 38 %
Cc = 2.23
fpyi = 245 ksi
ε sh, u = 0.0000028
ε= 0.375
t= 60 years
Ec (pre) = 3951190.2004
Ec (post) = 5173322.3368
IMMEDIATE LOSS
1. Anchor Loss
A. PRETENSIONED NONE
fi = 0.70fpu = 202.5
Pi (total) = 703.08
Pi (per tendon) = 351.54

B. POST-TENSIONED
fi (strand) = 0.80fpu = 216
ε (from seating) = ε/l = 0.000568181818
f (anchor) = (ε/l)*Ep = 16.19318181818

2. Friction Loss
A. PRETENSIONED NONE
B. POST-TENSIONED
a = (8e)/l = 0.121212121212
ffr = fj(kl + µa) = 6.146779390496
 ffr (per tendon) = 2.048926463499

3. Elastic Shortening
A. PRETENSIONED
Mg = WcL2/8 = 121
𝑓_𝐸𝑆=𝐸𝑝/𝐸𝑐(−𝑃𝑖/𝐴−𝑃𝑖𝑒_𝑝𝑒_𝑝/𝐼𝑔+𝑀𝑔𝑒_𝑝/𝐼𝑔)

Ep/Ec = 7.213016472068
Pi/A = 2.067882352941
Piepep/Ig = 1.143219512195
Mgep/Ig = 0.236097560976
fes = -21.4587550504

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

Ep/0.9Ec = 8.014462746743
Piat/A = 1.381367647059
Piatepep/Ig = 0.763682926829
Mgep/Ig = 0.236097560976
fes = -15.2992328073

4. Creep Loss
A. PRETENSIONED
𝑓_𝐶𝑅=𝑛𝐶𝑐𝑓𝑐

𝑛=𝐸𝑝/𝐸𝑐
= 5.509032328703
Pi/A = 2.067882352941
Piepep/Ig = 1.143219512195
Mgep/Ig = 0.236097560976
𝑓_𝑐=(−0.9𝑃𝑖/𝐴−0.9𝑃𝑖𝑒_𝑝𝑒_𝑝/𝐼𝑔+𝑀𝑔𝑒_𝑝/𝐼𝑔) =

𝑓_𝐶𝑅=𝑛𝐶𝑐𝑓𝑐 = -32.6034663351

B. POST-TENSIONED
fi = 0.70fpu - ffr = 186.9510735365
Pi = 1393.720253215
𝑓_𝐶𝑅=𝑛𝐶𝑐𝑓𝑐
𝑛=𝐸𝑝/𝐸𝑐
= 5.509032328703
 𝑛=𝐸𝑝/𝐸𝑐
= 5.509032328703
Pi/A = 4.099177215337
Piepep/Ig = 2.266211793845
Mgep/Ig = 0.236097560976
𝑓_𝑐=(−0.9𝑃𝑖/𝐴−0.9𝑃𝑖𝑒_𝑝𝑒_𝑝/𝐼𝑔+𝑀𝑔𝑒_𝑝/𝐼𝑔) =

𝑓_𝐶𝑅=𝑛𝐶𝑐𝑓𝑐 = -67.4792455252

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

𝑓_𝑆𝐻= 3.85220136 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= -7.11871347685

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= -5.32020948159
ES OF PRESTRESS

Pretensioned Post-tensioned SUMMARY

2 3 PRETENSION
8 7 Initial 202.5
Anchor 0
Friction 0
Elastic Shortening -21.45875505
Creep -32.60346634
Shrinkage -3.85220136
Relaxation -7.118713477
TOTAL -65.03313622
Final 137.46686378
% Loss 32.115128999

fipc = fi (strand) - f (anchor) = 199.80681818 ksi

ksi IMMEDIATELY AFTER TRANSFER (iat)
kips f = 0.70fpu = 189 ksi
kips Pi (total) = 1408.995 kips
Piat (per tendon) = 469.665 kips
JACKING STRESS
ksi fj = f + f (anchor) = 205.19318182 ksi
JACKING FORCE
ksi Pj (total) = 1529.7151705 kips

ksi
 ksi

kips-ft
𝐼𝑔+𝑀𝑔𝑒_𝑝/𝐼𝑔)

ksi

𝑒_𝑝𝑒_𝑝/𝐼𝑔+𝑀𝑔𝑒_𝑝/𝐼𝑔)

ksi

𝑀𝑔𝑒_𝑝/𝐼𝑔) =
-2.6538941176

ksi

ksi
kips
𝑀𝑔𝑒_𝑝/𝐼𝑔) =-5.4927525473

ksi

0.9648458594
ksi

0.9718507435

ksi
UMMARY
POST-TENSION
189
-16.1931818182
-2.0489264635
-15.2992328073
-67.4792455252
-3.85220136
-5.32020948159
-93.9998156375
95.00018436248
49.73535218917