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No. Questions Answer Type

P/M/D

BasedonEurocode2(2004),calculatethestressinsteelsofthesectionshownbelow.

66a 600 332.75 MPa Cracking M (6 Min)

C25/30
, 2.5
200

BasedonEurocode2(2004),calculatethestressinsteelsofthesectionshownbelow.

66b 500 418.74 MPa Cracking M (6 Min)

C40/50
, 2.8
200

BasedonEurocode2(2004),calculatethedifferenceofstrainssmsmofthesectionshownbelow.

67a C25/30 0.00163 Cracking M (6 Min)

200
340
360

BasedonEurocode2(2004),calculatethedifferenceofstrainsofthesectionshownbelow.

C40/50,
200
67b 0.00199 Cracking M (4 Min)
425

310

BasedonEurocode2(2004),calculatethedifferenceofstrainssmsmofthesectionshownbelow.

C25/30,highbondbars,bending.
68a , 28000 152.51 mm Cracking P (3 Min)
330

BasedonEurocode2(2004),calculatethemaximumcrackspacingSr,maxofthesectionshownbelow.

C40/50,highbondbars,bending.

68b , 33000 190 mm Cracking P (3 Min)

305

BasedonEurocode2(2004),calculatethecrackwidth
C25/30

69a 160 0.272 mm Cracking P (1 Min)

0.0017

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No. Questions Answer Type
P/M/D
BasedonEurocode2(2004),calculatethecrackwidth
C40/50

69b 185 0.185 mm Cracking P (1 Min)

0.0010

BasedonEurocode2(2004),calculatethecrackwidthfortheslabshownbelow.
C35/45.Considerhighbondbarsandbendingonly.
85
Mainbottomsteel: 2010
70 0.188 Cracking M (12 min)
Assume x= 65 mm
200
Bars 12 mm
0.4 (width=1.0 m)
Anengineerneedstolimitthecrackwidthofaslabofawaterratainingstructure,whatsolutionsdoyouproposetocontrolcrackwidth?(ignore
exposureclass).Tickallpossiblesolutions:
Cracking M (4 Min)
a)Increaseconcretestrength
b)Decreasebarspacing Options:
71
c)Decreasebarsize(butkeepingthesameamountofreinforcement) a,b,c,d,f
d)Reducecover
e)Increasefinessofcement(forsameconcretestrength)
f)Usedoblereinforcement(topandbottom).

TheMagnelDiagramshownbelowcorrespondstoaposttensionedbeam.Calculatethemaximumprestressforceattheactiveend,Pmax,forprestressingeccentricitye=110mm.Assume
25%ofprestresslosses.

72-a 511.5 kN Prestressing P (4 Min)

Calculatethemaximumprestressforceattheactiveend,Pmax,fortheMagnelDiagramshowninquestion72a.Assumeprestressingeccentricitye=80mmand35%prestresslosses.
72-b 705.9 kN Prestressing P (4 Min)

Fortheprestressedconcretebeamshownbelow,calculatethetendonprofileequationandtheangleofprestressingattheactiveend.(Note:theangleofprestressingcanbealso
namedas)

73 -0.064 rad Prestressing P (5 Min)

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P/M/D
BasedonEurocode2(2004),calculatethelossduetofriction,P,atthemiddleofthespanoftheprestressedconcretebeamshownbelow.
3100
0.055

74a . 0 82.8 kN Prestressing M (4 Min)

0.19
0.007

BasedonEurocode2(2004),calculatethelossduetofriction,P,atthemiddleofthespanoftheprestressedconcretebeamshownbelow.
3100
0.048

74b . 0 100.2 kN Prestressing M (4 Min)

0.19
0.01

Calculatethestressintheconcreteadjacenttothetendons,c,CP,fortheprestressedconcretebeamshownbelowatthedistancex=12.5m.

3350
Secondmomentofareaandcrosssectionalarea:
75 0.03733 0.4 7209 kN/m2 Prestressing M (4 Min)
Flexural moment due to self-weight and quasi-permanent load:
1150 m

BasedonEurocode2(2004),calculatetheabsolutevalueofthevariationofstressinthetendonduetotherelaxation,pr,ofprestressingsteelatthedistancex=12.5.Usetime=1000
hoursandtemperature=20C.Prestressingsteel:Class2StrandLowrelaxation.Assumeaposttensioningsystem.

76 1860 / , 1600 / 17.41 N/mm2 Prestressing D (7 Min)

0.75
0.85

BasedonEurocode2(2004),calculatethetimedependentlosses,Pc+s+r,oftheposttensionedconcretebeamshownbelow,atthedistancex=12.5.Usetime=1000hoursand
temperature=20C.

AssumeaposttensioningsystemandconcreteC40/50

2400 0.4
77 190000 / 0.03733
389.80 kN Prestressing M (6 Min)
35000 / 0.32
, 2.5 19 /
4 10

, 7.7 /

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