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ABU DHABI UNIVERSITY

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER SCIENCE
Department of Civil Engineering
CIV 518 Prestressed Concrete ASIGNMENT#2
DUE Sunday, Nov 17, 2013
Problem # 1

Hint: Check the section below.

Problem # 2:

A bridge girder has a simple span of 55 ft (16.8 m). It is subjected to a total superimposed service
load of 4,600 plf (67.2 kN/m). Design the section as a post-tensioned bonded beam using an
AASHTO standard section Type 4 with parabolically draped tendons. Assume a 7 in. situ-cast
slab over the precast section and the following data: Beams spaced at 7' -6" c. to c.
fpu = 270,000 psi stress relieved (1,862 MPa)
Eps = 28 X 106 psi (193 x 103 MPa)
Fc: = 5,000 psi (34.5 MPa) normal-weight concrete
slab fc: = 3,000 psi (20.7 MPa) normal-weight concrete
fci = 4,000 psi (27.6 MPa)
1. Design the bridge section as unshored for service-load and detail all the
reinforcement including the anchorage zone steel and the non prestressed
tensile steel (the section to be constant throughout the span).
2. Determine the limiting envelope for tendon location such that the
limiting concrete fiber stresses are at no time exceeded. Consider the
midspan, quarter-span, and beam ends as the controlling sections.
3. Design the end anchorage reinforcement needed to prevent bursting or
spalling cracks from developing in the beam using linear Elastic Analysis Method.
4. Design and ultimate-load conditions, using the ACI approximate procedure.