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LTPC3003
OBJECTIVES:
x To introduce the need for prestressing as well as the methods, types and
advantages of prestressing to the students. Students will be introduced to the
design of prestressed concrete structures subjected to flexure and shear.
UNIT I INTRODUCTION – THEORY AND BEHAVIOUR 9
Basic concepts – Advantages – Materials required – Systems and methods of
prestressing – Analysis of sections – Stress concept – Strength concept – Load
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balancing concept – Effect of loading on the tensile stresses in tendons – Effect of
tendon profile on deflections – Factors influencing deflections – Calculation of
deflections – Short term and long term deflections - Losses of prestress – Estimation
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of crack width.
UNIT II DESIGN FOR FLEXURE AND SHEAR 9
Basic assumptions for calculating flexural stresses – Permissible stresses in steel
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and concrete as per I.S.1343 Code – Design of sections of Type I and Type II post-
tensioned and pre-tensioned beams – Check for strength limit based on I.S. 1343
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Code – Layout of cables in post-tensioned beams – Location of wires in pre-
tensioned beams – Design for shear based on I.S. 1343 Code.
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DEFLECTION AND DESIGN OF ANCHORAGE ZONE
Factors influencing deflections – Short term deflections of uncracked members –
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Prediction of long term deflections due to creep and shrinkage – Check for
serviceability limit state of deflection. Determination of anchorage zone stresses in
post-tensioned beams by Magnel’s method, Guyon’s method and IS1343 code –
design of anchorage zone reinforcement – Check for transfer bond length in pre-
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tensioned beams.
UNIT IV COMPOSITE BEAMS AND CONTINUOUS BEAMS
Analysis and design of composite beams – Methods of achieving continuity in
continuous beams – Analysis for secondary moments – Concordant cable and linear
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transformation – Calculation of stresses – Principles of design.
UNIT V MISCELLANEOUS STRUCTURES
Design of tension and compression members – Tanks, pipes and poles – Partial
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prestressing – Definition, methods of achieving partial prestressing, merits and
demerits of partial prestressing.
TOTAL: 45 PERIODS
OUTCOMES:
x Student shall have knowledge on methods of prestressing and able to design various prestressed
concrete structural elements.
TEXT BOOKS:
1. Krishna Raju N., "Prestressed concrete", 5th Edition, Tata McGraw Hill Company, New Delhi, 2012
2. Pandit.G.S. and Gupta.S.P., "Prestressed Concrete", CBS Publishers and Distributers Pvt. Ltd, 2012.
REFERENCES:
1. Rajagopalan.N, "Prestressed Concrete", Narosa Publishing House, 2002.
2. Dayaratnam.P., "Prestressed Concrete Structures", Oxford and IBH, 2013
3. Lin T.Y. and Ned.H.Burns, "Design of prestressed Concrete Structures", Third Edition, Wiley India Pvt. Ltd.,
New Delhi, 2013.
4. IS1343:1980, Code of Practice for Prestressed Concrete, Bureau of Indian Standards, New Delhi, 2012
Table of contents
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UNIT-V MISCELLANEOUS STRUCTURES Part-A
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LTPC3003
Aim and Objective of the Subject
x To impart knowledge of need for prestressing as well as the methods,
types and advantages of prestressing.
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They can also know to determine flexural strength of prestressed concrete
structures such beam, T beam, Circular water tank and pipes.
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composite structures such beam, T beam.
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Industry Connectivity and Latest Developments
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Design of sections of Type I and Type II post-tensioned and pre-tensioned
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Industrial Visit (Planned if any)
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TEXT BOOKS:
1. Krishna Raju N., "Prestressed concrete", 5th Edition, Tata McGraw Hill Company,
New Delhi, 2012 (Copies Available in Library)
2. Pandit.G.S. and Gupta.S.P., "Prestressed Concrete", CBS Publishers and
Distributers Pvt. Ltd, 2012.
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1. Rajagopalan.N, "Prestressed Concrete", Narosa Publishing House, 2002.
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2. Dayaratnam.P., "Prestressed Concrete Structures", Oxford and IBH, 2013
(Copies Available in Library)
3. Lin T.Y. and Ned.H.Burns, "Design of prestressed Concrete Structures", Third
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Edition, W iley India Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, 2013.
4. IS1343:1980, Code of Practice for Prestressed Concrete, Bureau of Indian
Standards, New Delhi, 2012 (Copies Available in Library)
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1 Factors influencing deflections – 1 8 T1&R2
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Calculation of deflections
1 Short term and long term deflections - 1 9 T1&R2
9. Losses of prestress – Estimation of
crack width.
2 Basic assumptions for calculating 1 10 T1&R2
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flexural stresses
2 Permissible stresses in steel and 1 11 T1&R2
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2 Design of sections of Type I and Type II 1 12 T1&R2
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13. 2 tensioned and pre-tensioned beams 1 13 T1&R2
14. 2 Check for strength limit based on I.S. 1 14 T1&R2
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2 Layout of cables in post-tensioned 1 15 T1&R2
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beams
2 Design for shear based on I.S. 1343 1 16 T1&R2
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Code.
17. 2 Flexural stresses on beam 1 17 T1&R2
18. 2 Flexural stresses on T beam 1 18 T1&R2
19. 3 Factor influencing deflections 1 19 T1&R2
20. 3 Short term deflections of uncracked 1 20 T1&R2
3 Prediction of long term deflections due 1 21 T1&R2
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to creep and shrinkage
3 Check for serviceability limit state of 1 22 T1&R2
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deflection.
3 Determination of anchorage zone 1 23 T1&R2
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stresses in post tensioned beams by
Magnel’s method, Guyon’s method
Determination of anchorage zone 1 24 T1&R2
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Design of anchorage zone 1 25 T1&R2
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38. 5 Design of compression members 1 38 T1&R2
39. 5 Design of Tanks 1 39 T1&R2
40. 5 Design of pipes 1 40 T1&R2
41. 5 Design of poles 1 41 T1&R2
42. 5 Partial prestressing – Definition 1 42 T1&R2
5 Methods of achieving partial 1 43 T1&R2
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prestressing
44. 5 Merits of partial prestressing 1 44 T1&R2
45. 5 Demerits of partial prestressing 1 45 T1&R2
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2. What is meant by pretensioned and post tensioned concrete? (AUC Nov/Dec
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Pre tensioning: A method of Pre stressing concrete in which the tendons are
tensioned before the concrete is placed. In this method, the prestress is imparted to
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Post tensioning: A method of pre stressing concrete by tensioning the
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tendons against hardened concrete. In this method, the prestress is imparted to
concrete by bearing.
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3. Why is high tensile steel needed for prestressed concrete construction?
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High strength concrete is necessary for prestress concrete as the material offers
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highly resistance in tension, shear bond and bearing. In the zone of anchorage
the bearing stresses being hired; high strength concrete is invariably preferred to
minimizing the cost. High strength concrete is less liable to shrinkage cracks and
has lighter modulus of elasticity and smaller ultimate creep strain resulting in a
smaller loss of prestress in steel. The use of high strength concrete results in a
reduction in a cross sectional dimensions of prestress concrete structural element
with a reduced dead weight of the material longer span become technically and
economically practicable.
x Tensile strength of high tensile steel is in the range of 1400 to 2000 N/mm2 and if
initially stress up to 1400 N/mm2 there will be still large stress in the high tensile
reinforcement after making deduction for loss of prestress. Therefore high tensile
steel is made for prestress concrete.
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loads. This can be readily illustrated by considering the free body of concrete with
the tendon replaced by forces acting on the concrete beam.
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be induced in the section Kt = Zb / A, Kb = Zt / A, If the load applied at Kt
compressive stress will be the maximum at the top most fiber and zero stress will be
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at the bottom most fiber. If the load applied at Kb compressive stress will be the
maximum at the bottom most fiber and zero stress will be at the top most fiber.
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case of statically indeterminate structures. It does not cause any changes in support
reaction.
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than 50 N/mm2; A high early strength is required to enable quicker application of
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prestress; A larger elastic modulus is needed to reduce the shortening of the
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17. What are the uses of prestressed concrete?
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2. How can PSC beam be considered to carry its ow n w eight? (AUC Nov/Dec
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controls on the maximum width of cracks and depending upon the type of
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member for various reasons, such as to resist the differential shrinkage,
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as control of cracking, and partially for the ultimate limit state of collapse
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failure being reinforced members fail by the sudden crushing of concrete. The failure
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being characterized by small deflections and narrow cracks, the area of steel being
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A measure of the magnitude of the prestressing force related to the resultant
stress occurring in the structural member at working load.
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13. Define Debonding.
Prevention of bond between the steel wire and the surrounding concrete.
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2. Define anchorage.
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to the concrete is called anchorage. E.g. Fressinet, BBRV systems, etc.,
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4. Draw a sketch showing the stress distribution in end block by double
anchor plate. (AUC Apr/May 2010)
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distribution on the critical axis, usually coinciding with the line of action of the largest
individual force.
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7. Define anchorage zone. (AUC Nov/Dec 2011)
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1000 MPa. These tendons need to be anchored at their ends in order to transfer
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(compressive) force to the concrete. The zone of region is called Anchorage zone.
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4. Second moment of area of cross-section.
5. Modulus of elasticity of concrete.
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9. Define Mohr's Theorems and write the applicable for Mohr's Theorems.
Short-term or instantaneous deflections of prestressed members are
governed by the bending moment distribution along the span and the flexural rigidity
of the members. Mohr’s moment area theorems are applicable for the estimation of
deflections due to the prestressing force, self-weight and imposed loads.
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bond stress, stress in steel and concrete in the transmission zone. Maximum bond
stress is reached in the zone of transverse compression. W hen the bond stress is
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zero, the stress in steel and concrete reach their maximum values, and uniform
stress distribution is prevalent from this section.
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Several methods used for obtaining shear bond are as follows:
1. The surface of drawn round-wires is roughened by pickling to produce fine
irregularities which interlock with the concrete.
2. Twisting of round wires into strands.
3. Cold-rolling of elliptical or rhombic shallow indentations on the surface of wires.
4. Hot rolling of oblique transverse ribs on wires which are subsequently heat
treated.
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show the sketches? (AUC May/June 2013, Nov/Dec 2013)
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situ, thus giving a better frictional resistance or by stirrups protruding from the
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prestressed unit into the added concrete or by castellations on the surface of the
prestressed unit adjoining the concrete which is cast in situ.
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unit under service loads. The high strength prestressed units are used in the tension
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strength is used in the compression zone of the composite members.
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concrete and the roughness of the precast element. Any extra shear resistance over
and above this should be provided by shear connectors.
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8. What are the advantages in using precast prestressed units? (AUC Apr/May
2011, Nov/Dec 2010 & 2012)
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Composite members are ideally suited for construction bridge decks without the
disruption of normal traffic.
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10. How do you compute the shrinkage and resultant stresses in composite
member? (AUC Nov/Dec 2012)
The magnitude of differential shrinkage is influenced by the composition of
concrete and the environmental conditions to which the composite member is
exposed. In the absence of exact data, a general value of 100 micro strains is
provided for computing shrinkage stresses.
11. What are the assumptions made in stresses developed due to differential
shrinkage?
x The shrinkage is uniform over the in situ part of the section.
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12. Distinguish betw een propped and unpropped construction methods. (AUC
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propped construction.
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propped section. (AUC Nov/Dec 2011)
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x Self weight of the beam
x Dead weight of the in situ cast concrete
x Live load of the in situ cast concrete
14. Name the loadings to be considered for computing deflection if the beam is
unpropped section.
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15. Sketch the typical cross section of precast prestressed concrete beam.
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1. What are the functions of w ater stopper (w ater bar) in water tank
construction? (AUC May/June 2013)
x The base slab is subdivided by joints which are sealed by water stops.
x The reinforcement in the slab should be well distributed to control the cracking
of the slab due to shrinkage and temperature.
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during circumferential winding and cracking due to the bending stresses eveloped
during the handling and installation of pipes.
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4. What are the design criteria for prestressed concrete tanks? (AUC Nov/Dec
2011)
• It is to resist the hoop tension and moments developed are based on the
considerations of desirable load factors against cracking and collapse.
• It is desirable to have at least a minimum load factor of 1.2 against cracking and
2 against ultimate collapse as per IS code.
• It is desirable to have at least a minimum load factor of 1.25 against cracking and
2.5 against ultimate collapse as per BS code.
• The principal compressive stress in concrete should not exceed one-third of the
characteristic cube strength.
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5. What are the design criteria for prestressed concrete pipes? (AUC Nov/Dec
2012) nee
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Handling stresses with or without longitudinal prestressing.
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Condition in which a pipe is supported by saddles at extreme points with full
water load but zero hydrostatic pressure.
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The first crack stage corresponding to the limit state of local damage.
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6. How are the tanks classified based on the joint? (AUC Nov/Dec 2013)
• Tank wall with fixed base.
• Tank wall with hinged base.
• Tank wall with sliding base.
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9. What is the stress induced in concrete due to circular prestressing? (AUC
Apr/May 2010)
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10. Explain the effect of prestressing force in concrete poles. (AUC Apr/May
2010)
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11. Write the various types of loadings that act on prestressed concrete poles.
(AUC Nov/Dec 2010)
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• Bending due to wind load on the cable and on the exposed face.
• Combined bending and torsion due to eccentric snapping of wires.
• Maximum torsion due to skew snapping of wires.
• Bending due to failure of all the wires on one side of the pole.
• Handing and erection stresses.
12. What are the advantages of prestressing water tanks? (AUC Apr/May 2011)
• Water storage tanks of large capacity are invariably made of prestressed
concrete.
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• Square tanks are used for storage in congested urban and industrial sites where
land space is a major constraint.
• This shape is considerable reduction in the thickness of concrete shell.
• The efficiency of the shell action of the concrete is combined with the
prestressing at the edges.
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14. Mention the importance of shrinkage in composite construction?
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depends upon the presence of differential shrinkage and creep of the concretes of
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15. What are the different types of joints used betw een the slabs of
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16. What are the advantages of partially prestressed concrete poles? (AUC
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Nov/Dec 2010)
• Resistance to corrosion in humid and temperature climate and to erosion in
desert areas.
• Easy handling due to less weight than other poles.
• Easily installed in drilled holes in ground with or without concrete fill.
• Lighter because of reduced cross section when compared with reinforced
concrete poles.
• Fire resisting, particularly grassing and pushing fire near ground line.
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equivalent area of the light gauge steel pipe embedded in the concrete.
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reinforcement ratio. E
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20. What are the advantages of prestressed concrete piles?
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