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Prestressed Concrete STRUCTURES 1) Advantages of Prestressed Concrete

Prestressed concrete provides several advantages over reinforced concrete structures. Prestressing uses high-strength steel tendons that are placed under tension before concrete is poured. This places the concrete in compression and counteracts tensile stresses from loads. As a result, prestressed concrete members crack less, are more durable, and can be constructed with smaller cross-sections for longer spans. High-strength concrete is preferable for prestressing as it offers greater resistance to tension, shear, bond, and bearing stresses at tendon anchor zones.

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Prestressed Concrete STRUCTURES 1) Advantages of Prestressed Concrete

Prestressed concrete provides several advantages over reinforced concrete structures. Prestressing uses high-strength steel tendons that are placed under tension before concrete is poured. This places the concrete in compression and counteracts tensile stresses from loads. As a result, prestressed concrete members crack less, are more durable, and can be constructed with smaller cross-sections for longer spans. High-strength concrete is preferable for prestressing as it offers greater resistance to tension, shear, bond, and bearing stresses at tendon anchor zones.

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Prestressed Concrete STRUCTURES

1) Advantages of Prestressed Concrete:

1. Prestressed concrete members are free from cracks and the resistance to the effect
of impact, shock, and stresses are higher than rcc structures.
2. Longevity of prestressed structure is greater than rcc structure because the
reinforcement stays unaffected from outer agencies.
3. High compressive strength of concrete and high tensile strength of steel are used
for prestressing that makes it more economical.
4. Smaller sections can be used for longer span by reducing the section of members.
5. Prestressed members are lighter in weight and easily transportable.
6. It requires a smaller amount of construction materials.
7. The shear resistance of members can be increased by using curved tendons.
8. Prestressing also reduces the diagonal tension in concrete.

3)
In prestress, the combined effect of prestressing force and external force can be
resolved into a single force. The locus of the points of application of this force in any
structure is termed as pressure line or thrust line or p-line.

4)
High strength concrete is necessary for prestress concrete as the material
offers highly resistance in tension, shear bond and bearing. In the zone of
anchorage the bearing stresses being hired, high strength concrete is
invariably preferred to minimizing the cost. High strength concrete is less
liable to shrinkage cracks and has lighter modulus of elasticity and smaller
ultimate creep strain resulting in a smaller loss of prestress in steel. The use
of high strength concrete results in a reduction in a cross sectional
dimensions of prestress concrete structural element with a reduced dead
weight of the material longer span become technically and economically
practicable.
5)
Pre-stressed concrete is a form of concrete where initial compression is given in the
concrete before applying the external load so that stress from external loads are
counteracted in the desired way during the service period. This initial compression is
introduced by high strength steel wire or alloys (called ‘tendon’) located in the concrete
section.

7)

What is concordant prestressing? Concordant prestressing is the prestressing of members in which the
cable follow a concordant profile. In case of statically indeterminate structures it does not cause any
changes in support reaction.
8)

Define – bonded and non-bonded prestressing concrete Bonded prestressing concrete: Bonded
prestressing concrete is a concrete in which prestress is imparted to concretethrough bond between the
tendons and surrounding concrete. Pre tensionedmembers belong to this group. Non-bonded
prestressing concrete: Non bonded prestressing concrete is a method of construction in which the
tendons are not bonded to the surrounding concrete. The tendons may be placed in ducts formed in the
concrete members or they may be placed outside the concrete section.

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