PRESTRESSED

CONCRETE
Engr. Jake Maramot
 ANALYSIS OF PRESTRESSED AND BENDING
STRESSES
Basic Assumptions
The analysis of stresses developed in a prestressed concrete structural element is based
on the following assumption

 Concrete is homogeneous elastic material

 Within the range of working stresses both concrete and steel behave elastciticty,
notwithstanding the small amount of creep which occurs in both material under sustained
loading
 A plane section before bending is assumed to remain plane even after bending
ANALYSIS OF PRESTRESS
 The stresses due to prestressing alone is generally combined stresses
due to the action of direct load and bending resulting from an
eccentrically applied loads.
 The following notation and sign conventions are used for the analysis
of prestress:
P = prestressing force (positive when producing direct compression)
e = eccentricity of prestressing force
M = Pe = moment
A = cross- sectional area of the concrete member
I = second moment of area of section about its centroid
fTop and fbot = prestress in concrete developed at the top and bottom
ST and Sb = fibres section modulus of the top and bottom fibers
yT and yb = distance of the top and bottom fibres from the centroid of the
section
r= radius of gyration
CONCENTRIC TENDON
 The stresses due to prestressing alone is generally combined stresses
due to the action of direct load and bending resulting from an
eccentrically applied loads.
 The following notation and sign conventions are used for the analysis
of prestress:
P = prestressing force (positive when producing direct compression)
e = eccentricity of prestressing force
M = Pe = moment
A = cross- sectional area of the concrete member
I = second moment of area of section about its centroid
fTop and fbot = prestress in concrete developed at the top and bottom
ST and Sb = fibres section modulus of the top and bottom fibers
yT and yb = distance of the top and bottom fibres from the centroid of the
section
r= radius of gyration
CONCENTRIC TENDON
ECCENTRIC TENDON
 The stresses developed at the top and bottom fibres of the beam are
obtained by the relations:
ECCENTRIC TENDON
RESULTANT STRESS AT A SECTION
RESULTANT STRESS AT A SECTION
 Problem no. 1
A rectangular concrete beam, 100mm wide by 250mm deep, spanning over
8m is prestressed by a straight cable carrying an effective prestressing force
of 250kN located at an eccentricity of 40mm. The beam supports a live load
of 1.2kN/m
a. Calculate the resultant stress distribution for the central cross section of the
beam. the density of concrete is 24kN/m^3.
b. Find the magnitude of the prestressing force with an eccentricity of 40mm
which can balance the stress due to dead and live loads at the bottom
fibre of the central section of the beam.
 Problem no. 2
A prestressed concrete beam supports a live load of 4kN/m over simply
supported span of 8m. The beam has I section with an overall depth of
400mm. The thicknesses of the flange and web are 60 and 80mm
respectively. The width of the flange is 200mm. The beam is to be
prestressed by an effective prestressing force pf 235kN at a suitable
eccentricity such that the resultant stress at the soffit of the beam at the
center of the span is zero.
a. Find the eccentricity required for the force
b. If the tendon is concentric, what should be the magnitude of the
prestressing force for the resultant stress to be zero at the bottom fibre of the
central span section.
 Problem no. 3
A prestressed concrete beam, 200mm wide and 300mm deep, is used over an
effective span of 6m to support an imposed load of 4kN/m. The density of
concrete is 24kN/m^3. At the quarter span section of the beam, find the
magnitude of :
a. The concentric prestressing force necessary for zero-fibre stress at the soffit
when the beam is fully loaded; and
b. The eccentric prestressing force located 100mm from the bottom of the
beam which would nullify the bottom fibre stress due to loading.
 Problem no. 4
A concrete beam of symmetrical I section spanning 8m has flange width and
thickness of 200mm and 60mm respectively. The overall depth of the beam
is 400mm. The thickness of the web is 80mm. The beam is prestressed by a
parabolic cable with an eccentricity 0f 15mm at the center and zero at the
supports with an effective force of 100kN. The live load on the beam is
2kN/m. Draw the stress distribution diagram at the central section for;
a. Prestress + self weight (density of concrete = 24kN/m^3); and
b. Prestress + self weight + live laod
 Problem no. 5
A concrete beam with a double overhang has the middle span equal to 10m
and the equal overhang on either side is 2.5m. Determine the profile of the
prestressing cable with an effective force of 250kN which can balance a
uniformly distributed load of 8kN/m, which includes the self weight of the
beam. sketch the cable profile marking the eccentricity of the cable at the
support and at the mid span.