Rak-43.

3111 Precast and prestressed concrete structures (5 cr), spring 2016

Content

Thepurposeofthiscourseistogivestudents,engineersandscientistadeeperinsightintothe
theoryandmethodsforthedesignofprestressedconcretestructures.Thecourseintroducesthe
natureofprestressing,classificationofprestressedconstructionsandthematerialpropertieswhich
areofparticularinterestwithprestressing.Thedesignprinciplesusedforprestressedconcrete
structureswillbedescribedincludingthedesignagainstworkingstressesorserviceabilitylimit
statesandultimatelimitstates.Thecoursealsodiscusseslossofstresses,concretecomposite
structuresanddimensioningofstructuraldetails.Thecourseintroducestheuseofprecastelements
andtheirdesignprinciplesinFinishconstructionindustry.

Aim and learning outcomes

Thelearningoutcomesofthecourseare:
giveknowledgeoffactorstobeconsideredinthedesignofprestressedconcretestructures
understandthedifferencebetweenpreandposttensionedsystemsforstructural
behaviour
learntodesignandanalyseprestressedconcreteandconcretecompositestructures
understandtherolesofdifferentlimitstatesinthedesignofprestressedstructures
learntoconsidertheinfluenceoftimedependencyofmaterialsonstructuralreliability.
learntoconsiderspecificfeaturesofprecastconcretestructures:connections,stabilityand
preventionofprogressivecollapse,ductility
giveknowledgeofthedesignandmanufacturingofFinnishprecastconcreteproducts

Prerequisites

knowledge to design and analyse reinforced concrete structures and understanding of

bending theory of beams and plates

Target audience
MSc students, practicing engineers.

Course organization

The course is based on the cooperation between:

The Department of Civil and Structural Engineering, Aalto University
The Confederation of Finnish Construction Industries RT
The course venue is the Department of Civil and Structural Engineering in Aalto University.

Teacher in charge: Prof. Jari Puttonen

Teachers: Pekka Hyrinen M.Sc (design excercise),
Janne Hanka M.Sc. (home exercise)
Visiting teachers in co-operation with Mr. Tuomo Haara of the Confederation of Finnish
Construction Industries RT:
Juha Valjus, M.Sc.
Lasse Rajala, Tech.lic.
Pasi Salmela, M.Sc.
Rak-43.3111 Precast and prestressed concrete structures (5 cr), spring 2016

Week Tuesday Thursday Possibility for Home exercise

16-18 (4 p.m.-6 14-16 (2 p.m.-4 p.m.) individual tuition
p.m.) R3 Wednesday 15-17
R3 R153b
(3 p.m. -5 p.m.)
1 0. Course 2. Steel and concrete
4 Jan introduction as prestressed
1. Principle and materials
methods of 7.1.2016
prestressing
5.1.2016
2 3. Design Eurocode based 1. home exercise
11 Jan philosophies and the design exercise 1 available in MyCourses
design within an -analysis of
elastic range prestressed cross-
12.1.2016 section
-pretensioned beam
with bonded tendons
14.1.2016

3 4. Design of Eurocode based Possibility for 2. home exercise

18 Jan structures under design exercise 2 individual tuition of available in MyCourses
flexure including -cracked cross- homework 1
end zones and section 1. homework to be
ultimate limit state -anchorage zones 20.1.2016 returned to MyCourses
21.1.2016 24th Jan
design
19.1.2016
4 5. Continuous Eurocode based Possibility for 3. home exercise
25 Jan beams and design exercise 3 individual tuition of available in MyCourses
indeterminate -load balancing homework 2
structures 28.1.2016 2. homework to be
27.1.2016 returned to MyCourses
26.1.2016 31st Jan
5 6. Computation of Eurocode based Possibility for 4. home exercise
1 Feb prestress losses design exercise 4 individual tuition of available in MyCourses
2.2.2016 -prestress losses of homework 3
pre- and post- 3. homework to be
tensioned beams 3.2.2016 returned to MyCourses
- example of 7th Feb
unbonded tendons
4.2.2016
6 7. Analysis and Eurocode based Possibility for 5. home exercise
8 Feb design of composite design exercise 5 individual tuition of available in MyCourses
beams -design of concrete- homework 4
9.2.2016 concrete composite 4. homework to be
beams/plates 10.2.2016 returned to MyCourses
11.2.2016 14th Feb
7 Examination period
15 Feb
Rak-43.3111 Precast and prestressed concrete structures (5 cr), spring 2016

8 Possibility for 5. homework to be

22 Feb individual tuition of returned to MyCourses
homework 5 28th Feb

24.2.2016

9 RT 1/2.
29 Feb Development,
manufacturing and
use of precast,
prestressed structures
in Finland. Design of
pretensioned hollow
core slabs
Pasi Salmela
1.3.2016
10 RT 3. Stability of an
7 Mar office building made
of precast elements
Juha Valjus
8.3.2016
11 RT 4. Joints and
14 Mar their ductility in
precast concrete
structures
Lasse Rajala
15.3.2016
12 RT 5. Site visit to the
21 Mar production plant of
precast concrete
elements ( start about
1 p.m., in detail the
time table and
program will be
released later)
Tuomo Haara
22.3.2016
Workload: Lectures24t/15%,Exercises20t/15%,Independentwork89t/67%,
Examination3t/3%
Assessment Methods and Criteria:
Writtenexamination,homeexercisestobemadeduringthecourseand
participationinobligatoryteaching.Theapprovalofhomeexercisesand
participationoftheobligatoryteachingareapreconditionforthe
participationintheexamination.Homeexercisesandparticipationin
obligatoryteachingarevalidonlyforthelectureperiodunderconcern.
Obligatory Teaching and Home Exercises:
The student shall participate at least three of the four lectures marked
RT1/2, RT3, RT4 and RT 5
The approval of home exercises requires that the student gets 50% out of
the maximum available marks.
Rak-43.3111 Precast and prestressed concrete structures (5 cr), spring 2016

Study Material:
Lecturenotes,modelsolutionstocalculationexercises.Course
book:NaamanA.E."Prestressedconcreteanalysisanddesign,
Fundamentals",TechnoPress3000,2004,Literature:BachmannHand
SteinleA,"PrecastConcreteStructures,WilhelmErnst&Sohn,2011.
Supportingmaterial:Eurocode2(SFSEN199211)andtheFinnish
NationalStructuralCodeB4.InFinnish:BY210Betonirakenteiden
suunnittelujamitoitus2005chapter9(selectedparts).
Substitutes for Courses:
Rak43.270,Rak43.3110
Course Homepage:
MyCourseshttps://mycourses.aalto.fi/?lang=en
Prerequisites as course codes:
Rak-43.2101, Rak-54.2100, Rak-54.2200,
Grading Scale:
Weightofexaminationinapproval:100%. Forwellgradedobligatory
homeexercises(75%ofthemaximummarks),theexaminationgradeis
raisedbyoneifthegradeis1,2,3or4.Thehomeexercisesarelecture
periodspecificandareconsideredinthemarkingoftheexaminationfor
examinationsheldbeforethestartofthenextlectureperiodofthe
course.
Registration for Course:
Oodi
Language of Instruction:
English
Further Information:
Instruction:En,StudyMaterial:En,Examination:En,(Fi,Swe),Course
Description:En.
Thecourseisoptionalintheadvancedmoduleofthestructural
engineering.
Dates of examination in the spring 2016: 8.04.2016; 19.05.2016