Prestressed Concrete

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IIT- D
A simply supported prestressed beam is 6m long and 300 mm wide having a depth of 600mm. It is prestressed by horizontal
cable @eccentricity of 100mm. The prestressed force is 1000 kN. Neglect the self-weight and determine max compressive
stress in the beam at the transfer.

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A pre-tensioned concrete member of section 200mm x 250mm contain tendons of area 500 sq.mm at the CG of the section. The
prestress in the tendon is 1000 MPa. Modular ratio is 10. Determine the stress in concrete.

IIT- B
A concrete beam of 200mm x 400mm is prestressed with a force of 400 kN at eccentricity 100mm.
Determine the max. stress in concrete.

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 Determine the max. stress in concrete.

IIT-K
A concrete beam of rectangular c/s of size 120mm x 200mm is prestressed by straight tendon to an effective
force of 150 kN at an eccentricity of 20 mm below the CG. Determine the stress at top and bottom fibre.

IIT- M
A prestressed concrete beam having size 200mm x 400mm is prestressed with a force of 800 kN at an
eccentricity of 100mm. The length of the beam is 6m. Determine the live load such that tension should be zero
and compression shall not exceed 14 MPa. Take loss= 15%.

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A prestressed concrete beam having size 300mm x 600mm is provided with 10 wires of 7mm diameter at the
bottom with a distance of 100mm from the bottom most fibre. It is also provided with 3 wires of 7mm diameter
at the top fibre with a distance of 60mm from the top most fibre. The initial prestress is 1200 MPa. The loss is
15%. The live load is 12 kN/m for a span of 5m. Determine stresses developed in concrete at top and bottom
fibre.

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A prestressed concrete beam with a rectangular section 120 mm wide by 300 mm 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 a cable carrying a force of 180 kN. Locate the
position of the pressure line in the beam.

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