STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS III SEMESTER 5 – DDU, CIVIL 2019-2020

TUTORIAL 8 – PRESTRESS CONCRETE AND LOSSES

1. Write the advantages and limitations of pre-stressing.

2. Explain the need of using High Strength Steel and Concrete in pre-stressed concrete.
3. A pre-stressed concrete beam supports UDL of 4 kN/m over a simply supported span of
8m. The cross section of the beam is as shown in Figure (All dimensions in mm). The pre
stressing force of 200 kN acting at some eccentricity below centroid of the beam at mid
span section gives zero resultant stress at bottom of the beam. Calculate eccentricity of
the pre stressing. If the tendon in concrete is concentric, calculate magnitude of the pre
stressing force at centroid of the beam.

200

60

80
300

60

4. A pre-stressed concrete beam of section 230 mm wide by 350 mm deep is used over an
effective span of 5 m to support uniformly distributed load of 6 kN/m which includes self-
weight of beam. The beam is pre-stressed by a straight cable carrying a force of 200 kN
and located at an eccentricity of 40 mm. Determine location of thrust line in beam and
plot its position at quarter and central span sections.
5. List down different losses in pre stressed concrete and post tensioned concrete? Explain
procedure to calculate each loss in detail.
6. A post-tensioned concrete beam of span 8 m, c/s having 230 mm width and 400 mm
depth is pre-stressed with wires of area 500 mm2 located at constant eccentricity of 45
mm and carrying initial stress of 2000 N/mm2. Calculate percentage of loss of stress for
given data:
Es = 210 GPa, Ec = 35 GPa
STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS III SEMESTER 5 – DDU, CIVIL 2019-2020

Relaxation of steel = 5% of initial stress

Shrinkage of concrete = 2 x 10-4
Creep Co-efficient (Ф) =1.6
Slip at anchorage = 1 mm
Frictional co-efficient for wave effect = 0.0015/m
7. A pre-tensioned concrete beam of 9 m span has a cross section of 300 mm x 500 mm, and
is pre stressed with 2600 kN at transfer. The cable has cross sectional area of 2100 mm2
of steel and has constant eccentricity of 150 mm. Calculate the loss of pre-stress, given
that Es = 210 GPa and M30 grade concrete. Find maximum stress in concrete immediately
after transfer, allowing elastic shortening of concrete. If concrete undergoes shortening
due to creep and shrinkage while there is reduction of 5% of steel stress, estimate final
percentage of loss of stress in wires. (Creep Co-efficient (Ф) =1.6, Total residual shrinkage
strain = 3 x 10-4)
8. A pre-tensioned pre-stressed concrete beam of 16 m span is subjected to an initial pre
stress of 1700 kN. The cable profile is parabolic with maximum eccentricity of 600 mm at
centre of the span below centroid and zero at ends. Calculate losses due to elastic
shortening of concrete, shrinkage of concrete, creep in concrete and relaxation of steel.
Take c/s of beam = 1200 mm x 2100 mm, c/s area of steel = 1394 mm2, ES = 210 GPa, EC =
35 GPa, Shrinkage of concrete = 300*10-6, creep coefficient = 1.6 and relaxation of steel =
3%. Also calculate total loss of pre-stress.