Prestressed Concrete

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A prestressed concrete beam having size 250 x 500 x 10000 mm is provided with parabolic tendons placed at 100
mm at mid span from the bottom and at the mid of cross-section at support. Determine the total uniform
distributed load applied including self-weight by load balancing method. Take three cables each having 12 wires
with each 5mm diameter. Tensile stress in tendon is 1100 MPa.

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A prestressed concrete beam has size 250 x 500 mm is prestressed by a straight tendon having e = 100mm
throughout the length of 10m long beam. The prestress force is 1000 kN. Determine the camber, due to (a)
tendon only; (b) tendon + DL; (c) tendon + DL + LL. Take E c = 3.8x104 MPa.

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A prestressed concrete beam having length 10m and size 250mm x 500mm is subjected to central point load.
The tendon has eccentricity 0 to 100mm varying linearly from the support to the mid span. Determine the value
of concentrated load by load balancing method. Take prestress force = 1000 kN.

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A post-tensioned concrete slab spanning in one direction over 8 m is 300 mm deep with tendons housed in ducts
spaced at 200 mm centres and are located at an eccentricity of 100 mm. The slab supports a live load of 2.56 kN/m
over a width of 200 mm. Calculate the increase in steel stress due to the following conditions:
(a) The ducts are grouted so that the strain in steel and adjacent concrete is equal.
(b) The ducts are ungrouted so that the tendons can move without friction assuming the modular ratio as six and
density of concrete as 24 kN/m3.

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A rectangular concrete beam of cross-section 120 mm wide and 300 mm deep is prestressed by a straight cable
carrying an effective force of 180 kN at an eccentricity of 50 mm. The beam supports an imposed load of 3.14
kN/m over a span of 6 m. If the modulus of rupture of concrete is 5 N/mm2, evaluate the load factor against
cracking.

A prestressed concrete beam is shown in figure below. Determine the maximum sagging bending moment applied on
the beam. Take fcc= 14 MPa and fct = 1 MPa.

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A prestressed concrete beam is shown in figure below. Determine the maximum sagging bending moment applied on
the beam. Take fcc= 14 MPa and fct = 1 MPa.

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A concrete beam is prestressed by a cable with an initial stress of 1000 N/mm2 in the wires. The grade of concrete
in the beam is M-50. The beam is located in an area having a relative humidity of 50 per cent. The beam is exposed
to the environment on three sides having a depth of 400 m and a width of 300 mm. The beam was cured for seven
days before it was prestressed. Using the Indian Standard Code method, estimate the loss of stress in steel due to
shrinkage of concrete at the age of (a) 28 days and (b) 70 years. Assume modulus of elasticity of steel as 210
kN/mm2.

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A rectangular concrete beam of size 120 x 200mm is prestressed by a pre-tensioning through a force of 150
kN at an eccentricity of 20mm. The area of tendon is 187.5 mm2. Take Es = 2.1 x 105 MPa, Ec = 3 x 104 MPa.
Determine the % loss due to elastic shortening.

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