DPSC
DPSC
Mrs. .K.Hemalatha
(Asst. Professor)
Guide lines to study the course books & references, course design &
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delivery
9 Course Schedule
10 Unit Plan/Course Plan
11 Evaluation Strategy
12 Assessment in relation to COB's and CO's
13 Tutorial Sheets
14 Assignment Sheets
15 Rubric for course
16 Mappings of CO's and PO's
17 Model question papers
18 Mid-I and Mid-II question papers
19 Mid-I marks
20 Mid-II marks
21 Sample answer scripts and Assignments
22 Course materials like Notes, PPT's, Videos, etc,.
Gokaraju Rangaraju Institute of Engineering and Technology
(Autonomous)
Bachupally, Kukatpally, Hyderabad – 500 090. (040) 6686 4440
Department of Civil Engineering
UNIT I Introduction to Prestressed Concrete: Materials - High strength concrete and High
tensile steel - Pre-tensioning and Post tensioning methods – Systems of Prestressing.
Losses in Prestress: Losses in Prestress - Analysis of PSC flexural members –Basic concepts-
Ultimate strength in flexure –Codal provisions.
UNIT II Statically Determinate PSC Beams: Design of flexural members for ultimate and
serviceability limit states – Analysis and design for Shear and Torsion - Codal provisions.
UNIT IV Statically Indeterminate Structures: Analysis and design of continuous beams and
frames – Choice of cable profile – Linear transformation and concordancy - Analysis and
design of prestressed concrete Pipes and Columns with moments.
UNIT V Composite Construction: Analysis and design of composite construction with precast
PSC beams and cast in situ RC slabs – Creep and Shrinkage effects – Partial prestressing
principles, analysis and design concepts – Crack width calculations.
TEXT BOOKS:
REFERENCE BOOKS:
2. Design of Prestressed concrete structures (Third Edition) by T.Y. Lin & Ned H.Burns, John
Wiley & Sons.
Mission
To produce well qualified and talented engineers by imparting quality education.
To enhance the skills of entrepreneurship, innovativeness, management and life-long learning in
young engineers.
To inculcate professional ethics and make socially responsible engineers.
PEO 1: Graduates of the program will equip with professional expertise on the theories,
process, methods and techniques for building high-quality structures in a cost-
effective manner.
PEO 2: Graduates of the program will be able to design structural components using
contempory softwares and professional tools with quality practices of international
standards.
PEO 3: Graduates of the program will be effective as both an individual contributor and a
member of a development team with professional, ethical and social responsibilities.
PEO 4: Graduates of the program will grow professionally through continuing education,
training, research, and adapting to the rapidly changing technological trends globally
in structural engineering.
Programme Outcomes: Graduates of the Civil Engineering programme will be able to
PO 1: An ability to independently carry out research and develop solutions for a practical
problems in structural engineering.
PO 2: An ability to present technical information in form of structural drawings and documents
conforming to desired specifications.
PO 3: The student should develop in-depth proficiency in the analysis and design of advanced
structures, HSC/HPC mixes, Shells and foded plates, earth quake resistant buildings,
ability to model, discriminate elastic/plastic behaviour of materials and synthesize new
designs using contemporary softwares.
PO 5: Ability to possess critical thinking skills and solve core, complex and multidisciplinary
structural engineering problems.
PO 6: Ability to recognize the need for life-long learning to improve knowledge and
competence.
Gokaraju Rangaraju Institute of Engineering and Technology
(Autonomous)
Bachupally, Kukatpally, Hyderabad – 500 090. (040) 6686 4440
COURSE OBJECTIVES
Academic Year : 2021-2022 Semester : I
S.No Objectives
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COURSE OUTCOMES
Academic Year : 2021-2022 Semester : I
S.No Outcomes
Find out the losses in prestressed concrete and enhance its concepts, which include pre and post
1 tensioning processes.
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Guidelines to Students
The course helps the students to learn the basics and concepts in Prestressed Concrete, High
strength concrete and High tensile steel - Pre-tensioning and Post tensioning methods – Systems
of Prestressing. Losses in Prestress - Analysis of PSC flexural members –Basic concepts-
Ultimate strength in flexure –Codal provisions. Design of flexural members for ultimate and
serviceability limit states – Analysis and design for Shear and Torsion. Transmission of
prestress in Pre-tensioned members – Anchorage zone stresses for Post-tensioned members.
Analysis and design of continuous beams and frames – Choice of cable profile – Linear
transformation and concordancy - Analysis and design of prestressed concrete Pipes and
Columns with moments. Analysis and design of composite construction with precast PSC
beams and cast in situ RC slabs – Creep and Shrinkage effects – Partial prestressing principles,
analysis and design concepts – Crack width calculations
Text Books
Prestressed Concrete by Krishna Raju; - Tata Mc.Graw Hill Publications.
1.
Design of Prestressed concrete structures (Third Edition) by T.Y. Lin & Ned H.Burns, John
2.
Wiley & Sons.
Codes: IS 1343 - BIS code of practice for Prestressed concrete.
3.
Web Sites
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2 https://nptel.ac.in/courses
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The Course syllabus is written into number of learning objectives and outcomes.
These learning objectives and outcomes will be achieved through lectures, assessments,
assignments, experiments in the laboratory, projects, seminars, presentations, etc.
Every student will be given an assessment plan, criteria for assessment, scheme of
evaluation and grading method.
The Learning Process will be carried out through assessments of Knowledge, Skills and
Attitude by various methods and the students will be given guidance to refer to the text
books, reference books, journals, etc.
The faculty be able to –
Understand the principles of Learning
Understand the psychology of students
Develop instructional objectives for a given topic
Prepare course, unit and lesson plans
Understand different methods of teaching and learning
Use appropriate teaching and learning aids
Plan and deliver lectures effectively
Provide feedback to students using various methods of Assessments and tools of
Evaluation
Act as a guide, advisor, counselor, facilitator, motivator and not just as a teacher alone
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Department of Civil Engineering
COURSE SCHEDULE
UNIT II
07-12-2021 16-01-2022
2. 11
UNIT III
17-01-2022 01-02-2022
3. 9
UNIT IV
01-02-2022 14-02-2022
4. 6
UNIT V
14-02-2022 22-02-2022
5. 7
1. Total No. of Instructional periods available for the course: 48 Hours / Periods
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SCHEDULE OF INSTRUCTIONS
UNIT PLAN
Academic Year : 2021-2022 Semester : I
Name of the Program: M. Tech Structural Engg. Year: II Year Section: A
Course/Subject : Design of Prestressed Concrete Structures Course Code: GR20D5022
Name of the Faculty : Mrs K Hemalatha Designation: Asst.Prof
Dept.: Civil Engineering Unit No: 2
References
No. (Text Book, 2
Objectives &
Lesso of Blooms by B S Krishna
Date Topics / Sub – Topics Outcomes
n No. Peri Taxonomy Raju)
Nos.
ods Page Nos.:
to
07/12/2021 Shear of PSC Beams COB’s –2 425-426
1. 1 K1
CO’s - 2
13/12/2021 Problem Solving COB’s –2 425-426
2. 1 K2
CO’s - 2
14/12/2021 Problem Solving COB’s –2 425-429
3. 1 K2
CO’s - 2
14/12/2021 Types of cracks and Problem
COB’s –2 425-429
4. 1 solving K2
CO’s - 2
20/12/2021 Torsion of PSC Beams COB’s –2 451-465
5. 1 K4
CO’s - 2
21/12/2021 Problem Solving COB’s –2 482-483
6. 1 K1
CO’s -2
21/12/2021 Design of Shear problem COB’s –2 482-514
7. 1 K1
CO’s - 2
03/01/2022 1 Design of Torsion problem COB’s –2 K4 451
8.
CO’s - 2
04/01/2022 1 Problem Solving COB’s –2 K4 451
9.
CO’s - 2
04/01/2022 1 Problem Solving COB’s –2 K4 451
10.
CO’s - 2
16/01/2022 1 Problem Solving COB’s –2 K4 451
11.
CO’s - 2
No.
Objectives & References
of Blooms
Lesson Outcomes (Krishna Raju)
Date Perio Topics / Sub - Topics Taxonomy
No. Nos. Page Nos.: to
ds
17/01/2022 Transfer of Prestree in
COB’s –3 601-603
1. 1 Pretensioned member K2
CO’s - 3
17/01/2022 Problem on transmission
COB’s –3 601-622
2. 1 length K4
CO’s - 3
23/01/2022 Problem on transmission
COB’s –3 601-618
3. 1 length K4
CO’s -3
24/01/2022 Flexural bond stresses COB’s –3 601
4. 1 K2
CO’s - 3
24/01/2022 Problem Solving COB’s –3 601
5. 1 K4
CO’s - 3
30/01/2022 Problem Solving COB’s –3 601-615
6. 1 K4
CO’s - 3
31/01/2022 Anchorage Zone or End
COB’s –3 601-610
7. 1 Block K2
CO’s - 3
31/01/2022 Problem Solving COB’s –3 601-628
8. 1 K4
CO’s - 3
01/02/2022 Problem Solving COB’s –3 620-646
9. 1 K4
CO’s - 3
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SCHEDULE OF INSTRUCTIONS
UNIT PLAN
No. References
of Objectives & (by Krishna
Lesson Blooms
Date Per Topics / Sub – Topics Outcomes Raju)
No. Taxonomy
iod Nos. Page Nos.: to
s
01/02/2022 Analysis and design of
COB’s - 4 413-468
1. 1 continuous beam K4
CO’s - 4
07/02/2022 Analysis and design of frame COB’s - 4 413-468
2. 1 K4
CO’s - 4
3. 07/02/2022 1 Analysis and design of pipes COB’s - 4 K4 413-468
CO’s - 4
08/02/2022 Analysis and design of
COB’s - 4 413-468
4. 1 columns K4
CO’s - 4
08/02/2022 Problem Solving COB’s - 4 413-468
5. 1 K4
CO’s -4
14/02/2022 Problem Solving COB’s - 4 413-468
6. 1 K4
CO’s - 4
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UNIT PLAN
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Assignment / Questions:
1. Explain about the devices used in Prestressing. COB1, CO1
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Assignment / Questions:
1. Explain about analysis of pre stress and bending stress. COB1, CO1
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Assignment / Questions:
1. A rectangular Concrete beam of 100mm wide and 250mm deep, spanning over 8m is
prestressed by a straight cable carrying an effective force of 250KN located at an eccentricity
of 40mm. Calculate the resultant stress distribution for the centre of span. COB1, CO1
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Assignment / Questions:
1. Find the magnitude of prestressing force with an eccentricity of 40mm which can balance the
stresses due to dead load and live load at the soffit of beam. COB1,CO1
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Assignment / Questions:
1. A rectangular concrete beam 250mm wide and 600mm deep is prestressed by means of 4 nos
of 14mm dia located at 200mm from the soffit of the beam. If the effective stress in the wires
is 700N/mm. What is the maximum bending moment that can be applied to the section
without causing any tension at the soffit of the beam. COB 1, CO1
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Assignment / Questions:
1. A Prestressed concrete beam with a rectangular section 120mm and 300mm deep supports a
UDL of 4KN/m which includes the self -weight of the beam. Effective span of beam is 6m.
The beam is concentrically prestressed by a cable carrying a force of 180KN. Locate the
position of pressure line in beam. COB1,CO1
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Assignment / Questions:
1. Find the effective prestressing force in the parabola cable having eccentricity of 80mm at the
centre of the span and concentric at the supports for the following Conditions. If the bending
effect of the pre stressing force is nullified by imposed load neglecting self weight of beam.
COB1, CO1
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Assignment / Questions:
1. Post tensioned concrete slab of length 8m, depth 300mm, width 200mm, eccentricity 100mm,
live load of 2.56 KN/m. Calculate the increasing steel stress if the ducts are grouted so that
the strain in steel and adjacent concrete is equal. COB1, CO1
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Assignment / Questions:
1. Explain about various losses of Prestress in Concrete and factors affecting them.
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Assignment / Questions:
1. A rectangular section of width 150mm and depth 300mm, eccentricity =100mm, Length is
8m, Live load of 2KN/m. Estimate principal stresses at the support section. Determine the
effective force in the cable to balance dead load and live load. COB2, CO2
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Assignment / Questions:
1. A rectangular section of width 250mm and depth 600mm, the beam is prestressed by
parabolic cable with P= 1000KN cable is concentric at the support , e=100mm at centre of
span, L=10m, UDL =20KN/m, density =24KN/m3. Estimate the maximum principal stress
developed in the section of beam at a distance of 300mm away from the support.
COB2, CO2
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Assignment / Questions:
1. Calculate the magnitude of principal stress at a point 550mm from the top of cantilever beam
at the support section. cantilever beam of length 8m carrying UDL of 60KN/m and 350KN at
free end with c/s 600mm X 1000mm
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Assignment / Questions:
1. Explain a brief note on web shear cracks and Flexural shear cracks.
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Assignment / Questions:
1. The girder of I section is prestressed by a cable having initial stress of 6000KN.The last ratio
is 0.85. Estimate Ultimate shear resistance. Width and depth of top flange= 1200X500mm
Web of 150mm X 1500mm, width and dept of bottom flange = 300mm X 150mm
COB1, CO1
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Assignment / Questions:
1. A rectangular c/s of 150mm X 300mm , V=130Kn. The uniform prestress Fcp= 5 N/mm2,
fck= 40N/mm2, fe 415, HYSD of 8mm diameter. Design suitable spacing of stirrups. Assume
cover of 50mm. COB2, CO2
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Assignment / Questions:
1. Discuss various steps involved in the design of shear reinforcement in Prestressed concrete
beam COB2, CO2
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Assignment / Questions:
1. Determine the maximum torque if the section is uniformly prestressed by a force of 450KN.
The maximum permissible diagonal tensile stress in concrete is 0.63 N/mm2.
COB2, CO2
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Assignment / Questions:
1. Determine the amount of non-Prestressed reinforcement required for the section if the
torsional resistance moment of section is to be incurred to 345 KN-m. The permissible tensile
stress in the steel is 230N/mm2. Use 50mm cover COB2, CO2
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Assignment / Questions:
1. Calculate the transmission length at the end of the pretensioned beam as per Hoyer’s method
using following data: L=50m, dia of wire =7mm COB3, CO3
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Assignment / Questions:
1.Estimate the transmission length at the end of a pretensioned beam prestressed by 7mm dia. Adopt
Krishnamurthy empherical formula. Fck= 42 N/mm2 COB3, CO3
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Assignment / Questions:
1. A rectangular cross section of 240mm X 500mm, length of 10m carrying point oads 250KN
at 1/3rd distance from both simply supported ends. Compute bond stress between cable Hose
and Concrete. COB3, CO3
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Assignment / Questions:
1. A rectangular cross section of 300mm X 600mm, length of 10m carrying point loads 350KN
at 1/3rd distance from both simply supported ends. Compute bond stress between cable Hose
and Concrete. COB3, CO3
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Assignment / Questions:
1. A rectangular cross section of 240mm X 500mm, length of 10m carrying point loads 250KN
at 1/3rd distance from both simply supported ends. Compute bond stress between cable Hose
and Concrete. COB3, CO3
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Assignment / Questions:
1. Discuss about anchorage zone stresses in Post tensioned members. COB3, CO3
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Assignment / Questions:
1. A rectangular section of 200mm X 300mm with Prestressing force 2000KN acting at 75mm
from top and bottom. COB3,CO3
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Assignment / Questions:
1. A prestressed beam having a rectangular crOss sectiun with a width of 120 mm and a depth of
300 nn is continuous over two spans. AB B 8 m. The cable with zero eccentuicily at Statically
Indeterminate Structures 449 the ends and an eccentricity of 50 mm towards the top fibres of
the beam over the central support, carries an effective force of 500 kN
(a) Calculate the secondary moment developed at B.
(b) If the beam supports concentrated loads of 20 kN each at mid-points of span, evaluate the
resuitant stresses at the central support section B.
(c) Locate also the position of the pressure line at section.
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Assignment / Questions:
1. A two span continuous beam ABC is simply supported at A and C and continuous ov It is
pre-stressed with straight cable which lies 100mm below CGC. Determine the seconu
moment at 'B' if F = 120kN. Take AB BC = 8m.
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Assignment / Questions:
1. Beam of uniform section shown in Fig. 9.13 as pre-stress concrete with an effective pre-
stressing force of 300kN.
a. Sketch the C-line due to the pre-stress alone
b. Suggest a concordant cable profile
C. Determine SM and secondary reactions
d. Also sketch the C-line when the span AB and BC carry imposed load of 15kN/m and
5kN/m respectively. Also determine the stress distribution across the section which lies at 'B.
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Assignment / Questions:
1. Design a continuous PSC beam of two spans AB and BC of 12m in length to support a UDL
of 10KN/m. Tensile stresses are not permitted in concrete and the compressive strength on
concrete is not to exceed 13MPa.Sketch the details of the cable profile and check the stresses
developed at the support and span sections. COB4,CO4
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Assignment / Questions:
1. a) A composite T Beam is made up of a pretensioned rib 100 mm wide and 200 mm
deep and a cast in situ slab, 400 mm wide and 40 mm thick having a modulus of
elasticity of 28 KN/mm2. If the differential shrinkage is 100x10-6 units, estimate the
shrinkage stresses developed in the precast and cast in situ units.
b) Select some typical cross section of composite bridge decks with precast
prestressed elements and explain with neat sketch.
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3 METHOD OF EVALUATION
Assignments: Assignments to assess the knowledge of the student on the basics and
concepts in Prestressed Concrete, High strength concrete and High tensile steel - Pre-
tensioning and Post tensioning methods – Systems of Prestressing. Losses in Prestress -
Analysis of PSC flexural members –Basic concepts- Ultimate strength in flexure –Codal
provisions. Design of flexural members for ultimate and serviceability limit states –
Analysis and design for Shear and Torsion. Transmission of prestress in Pre-tensioned
members – Anchorage zone stresses for Post-tensioned members. Analysis and design
of continuous beams and frames – Choice of cable profile – Linear transformation and
concordancy - Analysis and design of prestressed concrete Pipes and Columns with
moments. Analysis and design of composite construction with precast PSC beams and
cast in situ RC slabs – Creep and Shrinkage effects – Partial prestressing principles,
analysis and design concepts – Crack width calculations.
Seminars: To assess the knowledge of the student in Prestressed Concrete.
Quiz: To assess the knowledge of the student in various concepts and basics in
Prestressed Concrete.
Internal Examination: Internal Examinations to assess their overall knowledge in
Prestressed Concrete.
3.2. Semester/End Examination
To test their abilities in the course Design of Prestressed Concrete Structures and to approve their
abilities learnt during the same.
4. List out any new topic(s) or any innovation you would like to introduce in teaching the
subjects in this Semester.
Assessment:
GR20D5022/
Design of Prestressed Course Outcomes
Concrete Structures
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Concrete Structures
Assessments 1 2 3 4 5
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Concrete Structures
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1. The end block of prestressed concrete girder is 200 mm wide and 300 mm deep. The beam is post
tensioned by two Freyssinet anchorages each of 100 mm diameter with their centres located at 75
mm from the top and bottom of the beam. The force transmitted by each anchorage being
2000kN. Compute the bursting force and design suitable reinforcements as per IS1343.
2. Estimate the transmission length at the ends of a pretensioned beam prestressed by 7-mm
diameter wires by using Krishna Murthy empirical relation. Assume the cube strength of concrete
at transfer as 42 N/ mm2.
3. A continuous prestressed concrete beam ABC (AB=BC=10 m) has a uniform rectangular cross
section with a width of 100 mm and depth of 300 mm. The cable carrying an effective
prestressing force of 360 kN is parallel to the axis of the beam and located at 100 mm from the
soffit. Determine the secondary and resultant moment at the central support B and locate the
resultant line of thrust through beam AB.
4. A composite T Beam is made up of a pretensioned rib 100 mm wide and 200 mm deep and a cast
in situ slab, 400 mm wide and 40 mm thick having a modulus of elasticity of 28 kN/mm2. If the
differential shrinkage is 100x10-6 units, determine the shrinkage stresses developed in the precast
and cast in situ units.
5. A composite T-girder of span 5 m is made up of a pretensioned rib of 100 mm wide and 200 mm
deep, with an in situ cast slab of 400 mm wide and 40 mm thick. The rib is prestressed by a
straight cable having an eccentricity of 33.33 mm and carrying an initial force of 150kN. The loss
of prestress may be assumed to be 15%. Check the composite T-beam for the limit state of
deflection if it supports an imposed load of 3.2 kN/m for (a) unpropped construction and
(b) propped construction. Assume E as 35kN/m2 for both.
6. Design a composite slab for the bridge deck using a standard inverted I section. The top flange is
250mm wide and 100 mm thick. The bottom flange is 500 mm wide and 250mm thick. The web
thickness is 100mm and over all depth of the section is 655 mm. it has to support a live load of
50 kN/m2 over an effective span of 12 m. Using M40 grade for pretensioned beam at a transfer of
36 N/mm2 and M30 for cast in situ slan. Determine the minimum prestress necessary.
M.Tech II Year I Semester Regular Examinations, March 2022
DESIGN OF PRESTRESSED CONCRETE
Model Question Paper
(Structural Engineering)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 70
Instructions:
2. Part-A (for 20 marks) must be answered at one place in the answer book.
3. Part-B (for 50 marks) consists of five questions with internal choice, answer all questions.
PART – A
(Answer ALL questions. All questions carry equal marks)
10 * 2 = 20 Marks
e. State the assumptions made in the analysis of prestressed concrete flexural members [2]
f. What are the various methods generally used for the investigation of anchorage zone [2]
stressed?
h. What are cap cables and where are they used? [2]
j. List the commonly used method to analyse secondary moments in prestressed concrete [2]
continuous members.
PART – B
(Answer ALL questions. All questions carry equal marks )
5 * 10= 50 Marks
2. A prestressed concrete beam supports a live load of 4kN/m over a simply supported
span of 8m. The beam has an I-section with an overall depth of 400mm. The thickness
of the flange and web are 60 and 80mm, respectively. The width of the flange is
200mm. They beam is to be prestressed by an effective prestressing force of 235kN at a
suitable eccentricity such that the resultant stress at the soffit of the beam at the centre
of the span is zero. Find the eccentricity required for the force.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.
OR
4. A PSC beam of effective span 15m is of rectangular section 500mm wide and 1000mm [10]
deep. A tendons consist of 3600mm2 of strands of characteristic strength 1700 N/mm2
with an effective prestress of 910 N/mm2 . The strands are located 870mm from the top
face of the beam. If fcu =60 N/mm2 , estimate the flexural strength of the section as per
BS provisions for the following cases: (i)Bonded tendons (ii) Unbonded tendons.
OR
5. (a) Explain the various losses of prestress in post-tensioned members. [10]
(b) A prestressed girder of rectangular section 150 mm wide and 300 mm deep, is to be
designed to support an ultimate shear force of 130 kN. The uniform prestress across
the section is 5 N/mm2. Design the suitable spacing for the stirrups as per IS1343-
2012. Take Fe415, M40 and an effective cover as 50 mm.
OR
7. Design an I-section for a simply supported post-tensioned concrete beam of span 18 m [10]
subjected to an imposed load of 25 kN/m over its entire span. The permissible tensile
stress in steel is 1250 N/mm2 and the permissible stresses in concrete are: At transfer: 20
N/mm2 (Compression) and 2.5 N/mm2 (Tensile). At working load: 15 N/mm2
(Compression) and 1.5 N/mm2 (Tensile).
OR
10. A simply supported pre-tensioned concrete beam of cross-section 200 mm× [10]
350 mm has an effective span of 8 m, is prestressed by tendons with their
centroid is 150 mm from the bottom of the beam. The initial prestressing force in
tendons is 400 kN. The beam is incorporated in a composite T-beam by casting a
top flange of width 450 mm and thickness 60 mm. If the composite beam is
subjected to a live load of 15 kN/m2, determine the resultant stresses developed
in the precast and cast-in-situ concrete assuming the pre-tensioned beam is
propped. Adopt the loss of prestress as 20% and the modulus of elasticity of
concrete in precast and cast-in-situ is the same.
(Structural Engineering)
SUBJECTIVE
(Answer ALL questions. All questions carry equal marks)Time: 75
Minutes3 * 5 =15 Marks
1 A prestressed concrete beam of section 120 mm wide and 300 mm deep is used over [5] CO BL
an effective span of 6 m to support a udl of 4 kN/m, which includes the self-weight of
the beam. The beam is prestressed by straight cable carrying a force of 180 KN and
located at an eccentricity of 50 mm. Determine the location of the thrust line in the
beam and plot its position at quarter and central span section.
4 A prestressed girder of rectangular section 150 mm wide and 300 mm deep, is to be [5] CO BL
designed to support an ultimate shear force of 130 kN. The uniform prestress across
the section is 5 N/mm2. Design the suitable spacing for the stirrups as per IS1343-
2012. Take Fe415, M40 and an effective cover as 50 mm.
5 (a) Discuss aboutweb cracks and shear cracks with the help of sketches. [5] CO BL
(b) Explain the effect of torsion on prestressed concrete sections.
6 A prestressed concrete beam, 200 mm wide and 300 mm deep, is prestressed [5] CO BL
with wires area is equal to 320 mm2 located at a constant eccentricity of 50
mm and carrying an initial stress of 1000 N/mm2. The span of the beam is 10
m. Calculate the percentage loss of stress in wires in pre tensioning and post
tensioning using the following data: Es= 210 KN/mm2, relaxation of stress in
steel 5% of initial stress, shrinkage of concrete 300x10-6 for pre tensioning
and 200x10-6 for post tensioning, creep coefficient is 1.6 and slip at anchorage
is 1 mm.
OBJECTIVE
Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
(Answer ALL questions. All questions carry equal marks)
Time: 15 Minutes10 * 1/2 = 5 Marks
1 Loss of stress due to elastic deformation of concrete depends upon [ ]
(a) Relaxation of Steel (b) Friction and Anchorage Slip
(c) Modular Ratio (d) None
2 Loss of stress due to friction depends upon [ ]
(a) Modulus of Elasticity of Concrete (b) Coefficient of Friction
(c) Relaxation of Steel (d) All the above
3 Horizontal or axial prestressingof concrete beams [ ]
(a) Reduces the shear strength of the member
(b) Has no effect on the shear strength
(c) Increases the shear strength (d) All the above
4 Ultimate shear strength of prestressed beams failing due to flexure-shear [ ]
cracks isinfluenced by
(a) The width of the section (b) Effective prestress after all loses
(c) Tensile strength of concrete (d) Shear strength of concrete.
5 The ideal cross-section recommended to resist shear and torsion in bridge [ ]
girders is
(a) Rectangular (b) Tee (c) Hollow box (d) I section
6 Eccentric tendons in a concrete beam section induce [ ]
(a) Only direct stress (b) Only bending stress
(c) Direct and bending stress (d) Only Shear stress
7 Uniformly distributed load on a concrete beam can be effectively counter [ ]
balancedby selecting
(a) a Concentric cable (b) an Eccentric cable
(c) a Parabolic cable (d) a Trapezoidal cable