CE 133-2

PRESTRESSED CONCRETE DESIGN

EQUIVALENT LOADS AND TENDON PROFILE
 EQUIVALENT LOADS

 The effect of a change in the vertical alignment of a prestressing

tendon is to produce a transverse vertical force on the concrete
member.

 That force, together with the prestressing forces acting at the

ends of the member through the tendon anchorage, may be
looked upon as a system of external forces in studying the
effect of prestressing.
EQUIVALENT LOADS AND TENDON PROFILE
EQUIVALENT LOADS AND TENDON PROFILE
EQUIVALENT LOADS AND TENDON PROFILE
 EQUIVALENT LOADS

 For any arrangement of applied loads, a tendon profile can be

selected such that the equivalent loads acting on the beam
from the tendon are just equal and opposite to the applied
loads.

 The result would be a state of pure compression in the beam.

This is always true for statically determinate beams, but not for
indeterminate spans.
GENERAL PRICIPLES OF PRESTRESSED CONCRETE
 SAMPLE PROBLEM

 Determine the best tendon profile for balancing the indicated

load of the beam shown neglecting the self-weight of the
member and the effect of prestress losses.
GENERAL PRICIPLES OF PRESTRESSED CONCRETE
 SAMPLE PROBLEM