Instruction: Answer All Question: Assignment 1 Analysis of Prestress and Bending Stress BFS 40303
Instruction: Answer All Question: Assignment 1 Analysis of Prestress and Bending Stress BFS 40303
Instruction: Answer All Question: Assignment 1 Analysis of Prestress and Bending Stress BFS 40303
[Ans: (a) Stress at top = 14.2 N/mm2 (compression), stress at the bottom = 5.8 N/mm2
(compression); (b) Prestressing force = 170 kNJ.]
2. A prestressed concrete beam supports a live load of 4 kN/m over a simply supported
span of 8 m. The beam has an I-section with an overall depth of 400 mm. width of the
flange is 200mm. The beam is to be prestressed by an effective presstressing force of
235 kN at a suitable eccentricity such that the resultant stress at the soffit of the beam
at the central 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 fiber of the central span section.
3. A prestressed concrete beam, 200 mm wide and 300 mm deep, is used over an
effective span of 6 m to support an imposed load of 4 kN/m. The density of concrete
is 24 kN/m3. At the quarter-span section of the beam, find the magnitude of:
(a) The concentric prestressing force necessary for zero fiber-stress at the soffit when
the beam is fully loaded; and
(b) The eccentric prestressing force located 100 mm from the bottom of the beam
which would nullify the bottom fiber stress due to loading.
4. A concrete beam of symmetrical I-section spanning 8 m has flange width and thickness
of 200 and 60 mm respectively. The overall depth of the beam is 400 mm. The
thickness of the web is 80 mm. The beam is prestressed by a parabolic cable with an
eccentricity of 15 mm at the centre and zero at the supports with an effective force of
100 kN. 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 = 24 kN/m3); and
(b) Prestress + self-weight + live load.
[Ans: (a) 0.7 N/mm2 at top and 3.6 N/mm2 at bottom (compression); (b) 7.4 N/mm2
(compression) at top and -0.2 N/mm2 (tension at bottom)]
5. A concrete beam with a double overhang has the middle-span equal to 10 m and the
equal overhang on either side is 2.5 m. Determine the profile of the prestressing cable
with an effective force of 250 kN which can balance a uniformly distributed load of 8
kN/m on the beam, which includes the self-weight of the beam. Sketch the cable
profile marking the eccentricity of cable at the support and mid span.
5. A pretensioned beam 250 mm wide and 300 mm deep is prestressed by 12 wires each
of 7 mm diameter initially stressed to 1200 N/mm2 with their centroids located 100
mm form the soffit. Estimate the final percentage loss of stress due to elastic
deformation, creep, shrinkage and relaxation using IS: 1343-80 code and the following
data:
Relaxation of steel stress = 90 N/mm2
Es = 210 kN/mm2 Ec = 35 kN/mm2
Creep coefficient (f) = 1.6
Residual shrinkage strain = 3 x 10-4
[Ans: 22%]