Design Of

Pre-stressed
Concrete Deck
BY:
VIKRAM SINGH RAJPUT
MANIKANTA KUMAR
PARTH TRIPATHI
What is Prestressed
Concrete?
➢ Definition:
➢ “Pre-stressed concrete is a form of reinforced
concrete that builds in compressive stresses
during construction to oppose tensile forces
found when in use.”

➢ In other words it is a combination of steel

and concrete that takes advantages of
the strengths of each material.
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 2 Main Types of Internal
Prestressed Concrete
➢ Pre-Tension Concrete: pre-stressing steel is tension
stressed prior to the placement of the concrete
and unloaded after concrete has harden to
required strength.
➢ Post-tensioned concrete: unstressed pre-stressing
steel is placed with in the concrete and then
tension stressed after concrete has harden to
required strength
 Pre-tensioned
Concrete
➢ Pre-tensioned concrete is when the steel reinforcement is
stressed prior to concrete being placed around the steel.
Advantages of Pretension

➢ Pretension is the easiest controlled of the bonded

stressings with the least chance of error in the
bonding process.

➢ Tension caused by the steel is spread throughout

the length of the concrete since it is bonded
within the concrete along the length of the
member.
Concerns With Pre-tension
➢ Usually uses a mould which is able to resist the forces within the
tendons which are more expensive than regular moulds.
 Post-tensioned Concrete
➢ Process
➢ Concrete is casted around a curved
duct (usually corrugated), to allow room
for the Tendon to be inserted.
➢ After the concrete has hardened the
tendons are pulled in tension and then
wedged.
➢ The duct is then injected with gout
 Post-tensioned
Concrete
➢ Advantages
➢ Tendons are less likely to de-stress in accidents
➢ Tendons can be easily 'weaved' allowing more efficient
designs
➢ Higher ultimate strength due to bond generated between
the strand and concrete
➢ No issues with maintaining the anchor
 Prestressing Steel
(High Strength steel)
➢ Forms
➢ Wires
➢ Strands
➢ Tendons
➢ Cables
➢ Bars
➢ Source of Force
➢ Mechanical
➢ Hydraulic
➢ Electrical
➢ Chemical
 Why Prestressed
Concrete?
➢ Concrete remains un-cracked
➢ Reduction of steel corrosion
➢ Increases durability
➢ High span to depth ratio (ex: 45:1 vs. 28:1)
➢ less dead load
➢ More economical
Prestressed Concrete
Deck Design

By
Limit-State
Method
 Design Procedure
❑ Data For The Design—
❑ Clear Span = 20m
❑ Clear Width of Roadway = 7.5m
❑ Foot paths : 600mm wide on either side.
❑ Thickness of wearing coat : 100mm at the centre of
the road
❑ Live load : IRC class AA
❑ Type of construction/structure : Class-I
❑ Materials : M50 grade concrete and 12mm dia
high strength strands with ultimate tensile strength
at 1500MPa.The cable consists of12 strands
anchored at the end with a suitable diameter
anchor block.
❑ Compressive Strength of concrete at
transfer(fci) = 40MPa.
 Design Procedure
❑ Permissible stress
❑ The permissible compressive stress in the concrete at
transfer and at working loads as recommended in IRC-18
are as follows :
❑ fct<0.5fci =0.5*40 = 20MPa
❑ Loss ratio = η = 0.8
❑ Permissible compressive stress in concrete under service
loads (fcw) = 0.33fck (fck is the characteristic strength of
concrete, in this , it is 50MPa), fcw = 0.33*50 = 16.5 MPa.
❑ Allowable tensile stress in concrete in initial transfer of
prestress (ftt) = 0.
❑ Allowable tensile stress in concrete under service loads
(fcw) = 0.
 Design Procedure
❑ Steps
❑ Assumed overall thickness of the slab as 30mm/m of the
deck.
❑ Determination of the dead load and shear force.
❑ Determination of maximum live load Bending moment
and shear force for a particular IRC loading under
consideration.
❑ Checking whether actual section modulus provided for
the slab is more than the minimum modulus of the slab
section.The minimum modulus is given by-
Zmin = (Mq + (1-η)Mg)/fbr
 Design Procedure
Where A is cross-sectional area of slab per one meter width,
fint and fsup are the prestress in the concrete developed at
the top and bottom fibres respectively. Zb and Zt are the
section modulus of the bottom and top fibres.
➢ Determining the eccentricity of the cables using the
formula:
e=(ZtZb(finf- fsup)/A(fsupZt+finfZb)
➢ Checking for stresses at service loads
➢ Checking for the ultimate shear resistance at support
section of the slab.If ultimate shear force is less than 50%
ultimate shear strength, no need of shear reinforcement.
➢ Designing for supplementary reinforcement.
➢ Designing for the end block reinforcement.
 Result
SECTIONS OF BRIDGE DECK OBTAINED
 Conclusion

▶ THE MAIN OBJECTIVE OF THIS STUDY WAS TO

DESIGN THE PRESTRESSED CONCTRETE DECK.

▶ Bending moments and Shear force for PSC deck

are lesser than RCC bridge deck . Thus
prestressing has enabled a lighter section for deck
, reducing dead load of structure.
 References

➢ www.todaysconcretetechnology.c
om
➢ www.utexas.edu
➢ www.dywidag-systems.com
➢ www.enotes.com
➢ www.tech9.com
Thank you