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ASSIGNMENT 1 Exercises
1. A rectangular concrete beam, 100 mm wide by250 mm deep, spanning over 8
m is prestressed by a straight cable carrying an effec.tive prestressing force of
250 kN located at an eccentricity of 4 0 mm. The beam suppons a live load of
1.2 kN/m.
(a) Calculate the resultant stress distribution for the central cross section of the
beam. The density of concrete is 24 kN/m3 •
(b) Find the magnitude of llie pre.1tressing force with an eccentricity of 40 mm which
can balance the stresses due to dead and live loads at the bottom fibre of the
central section of the beam.
[Ans: (a) Stress at top= 14.2 N/mm2 (compression), stress at the bottom
= 5.8 N/mm2 (compression); (b) Prestressing force= 170 kN]
2. A prestressed concrete beam suppons a live load of 4 kN/m over a simply sup­
ported span of 8 m. The beam bas an I-section with an overall depth of 4 00 mm.
The thicknesses of the Oange and web are 60 and 80 mm respectively. The
width of the flange is 200 mm. The beam is to be prestressed by an effective
prestressing force of 235 kN at a suitable eccentricity such that the resultant
stress at the soffit of the beam at t he centre of the span is rero.
(a) Find the eccentricity required for the force.
(b) If the tendon is concentric, what should be the magnitude of the prestressi ng
force for the resultant stress to be rero at the bottom fibre of the central
span section.
[Ans: (a) e= 84 mm; (b) 450 kN]
3. A prestreS.� 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 magni­
tude 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 I00 mm from the bottom of the
beam which would nullify the bottom fibre stress due to loading.
[Ans: (a) 36 7. 2 kN; (b) 183.6 kN]
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 a t the centre and zero at the suppons with
an effective force of JOO kN. The live load o n the beam is 2 kN/m. Draw the
stress distribution diagram at the central section for:
(a) Prestress+self-weight (density of concrete= 24kN/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 bonom)]
5. A concrete beam with a double overhang bas the middle-span equal to 10 m and
the equal overhang on either side is 2.5 m. Determine the profile of the

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I. A pre,tensioned beam of rectangular cross-section. 150 mm wide and 300 m m
deep, is prestressed by 8, 7 mm wires located I00 mm from the soffit of the
beam. If the. wires are initially tensioned to a stress of 1100 N/mm2, calculate
their stress at transfer and the effective stress after all losses, given the following
data:
Up to time oftransfer Total
Relaxation of steel 35N/mm 2
70N/mm2
Shrinkage .of concrete 100 X Jo-6 300 X to-6
Creep coefficient 1.6
E, = 2 l 0 kN/mm 2, E, = 31.5 kN/mm2
[Ans: 977.5 N/mm2, 793.6 N/mm2]
2 . A prestresscd concrete pile of cross-section, 250 mm by 250 mm, contains 60
pre-tensioned wires, each of 2 mm diameter, distributed uniformly over the sec­
tion. The wires are initially tensioned on the prestress iog bed with a total force
of 300 kN. If E, = 210 kN/mm2 and E, = 32 kN/mm2, calculate the respective
stresses in steel and concrete immediately after the transfer of prestress, assum­
ing that up to this point the only loss of stress is that due to elastic shonening.
Ifthe concrete undergoes a funher shonening due to shrinkage of 200x I 0-6per
unit lengli,, while there is a relaxation of 5 percent of steel stress due to creep of
steel, find the greatest tensile stress which can occur in a pile 20 m long when
lifted a t two points 4 m from each end. Assume creep coefficient as 1.6.
[Ans: 1389.3N/mm2• 4.7 N/Jnm2, -0.42 N/mm2J
3. A post-tensioned cable of a beam 10 m long is initially tensioned to a stress of
I000 N/mm2 at one end. If the tendons are curved so that the slope is I in 15 at
each end with an area of 600 mm2, calculate the loss o{prestre.ss due to friction,
given the following data:
Coefficient of friction between duct and cable = 0.55
Friction coefficient for wave effect= 0.0015/m
Dunne anchoring. if there is a slip of 3 mm at thejack ing end, calculate the final
force in the cable and the percentage loss of prestress due to friction and slip.
(Ans: 526.6 kN; 12.3 percent]
4. A post-tensioned c-oncrete beam with a cable of 24 parallel wires (total area =
800 mm2) is tensioned with 2 wires at a time. The cable with zero eccentricity at

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