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EXCEL ENGINEERING COLLEGE, KOMARAPALAYAM

(AUTONOMOUS)
M.E. / M.Tech. DEGREE SEMESTER EXAMINATION, MAY/JUNE - 2021
Second Semester
ME –Structural Engineering
20PSEE15 – PRESTRESSED CONCRETE
(Regulation 2020)
Time: Three Hours Maximum Marks: 100
Answer All Questions

PART - A (10 x 2= 20 Marks)

1 What is the basic principle of prestressed concrete? CO1

2 Why high strength concrete is needed for prestressing? CO1

3 Differentiate bonded tendon and unbonded tendon. CO2

4 Define linear transformation? CO2
5 What are the advantages of continuous members in prestressed CO3
concrete structures?
6 Give the geometric condition to be satisfied for a concordant CO3
profile.
7 What are the needs of prestressing in compression members? CO4
8 Differentiate cylindrical pipe and non cylindrical pipes. CO4
9 Draw any four types of composite Prestressed concrete sections. CO5
10 List any two advantages in partial prestressing CO5

PART-B(5x16=80 Marks)

11 (a) A beam of unsymmetrical I section spanning over 8m has a top (16) CO1
flange width and bottom flange width of 250 mm and 100 mm
respectively. Top and bottom flange thickness is 80 mm. The
overall depth of the beam is 450 mm.Thickness of the web is 80
mm. The beam is prestressed by a parabolic cable with an
eccentricity of 150 mm at the centre of span and zero at

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 supports. The live load on the beam is 2.5 kN/m.
i) Determine the effective force in the cable to balancing
the dead load and live loads on the beam.
ii) Draw the stress distribution at the mid span section
(or)
11(b) A rectangular concrete beam 150 mm wide and 300 mm deep (16) CO1
and 6 m span with 87 mm of radius of gyration is prestressed by
8 wires of 8 mm diameter by 400 kN force. The tendon at mid
span is 75 mm and zero at supports. The beam supports an
UDL of 5 kN/m over the entire span. Determine the magnitude
of central deflection for the following cases, ignoring all losses
in prestress.
i) Selfweight + prestress
ii) Selfweight+prestress+imposed load
12 (a) A post tensioned T-section has a flange which is 350 mm wide (16) CO2
and 200 mm thick and the web is 350 mm deep and 200 mm
thick. The effective depth of the cross section is 500 mm and it is
stressed to 1550 N/mm2 with 7 wires of 6 mm diameter.
Estimate ultimate moment carrying capacity of section. Use
M40 grade of concrete. Span of the section is 7 m.
(or)
12 (b) The end block of a prestressed concrete beam, rectangular in (16) CO2
section, is 100 mm wide and 200 mm deep. The prestressing
force of 100 kN is transmitted to concrete by a distribution plate,
100 wide and 50 mm deep, concentrically located at the ends.
Calculate the position and magnitude of the maximum tensile
stress on the horizontal section through the centre and edge of
the anchor plate. Compute the bursting tension on these
horizontal planes.
13 (a) A two span continuous prestressed concrete beam ABC (16) CO3
(AB=BC=15 m) has a uniform rectangular cross section with a
width of 250 mm and depth of 600 mm. A cable carrying an
effective prestressing force of 500 kN is parallel to the axis of
the beam and located at 20 mm from the soffit. (i) Determine
the resultant moment at the central support B. (ii) If the beam
supports an imposed load of 2.4 kN/m, calculate the resultant
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 stresses at the top and bottom of the beam at B. Assume density
of concrete as 25 kN/m3. (iii) Locate the resultant line of thrust
through beam AB.
(or)
13 (b) Explain the construction sequence and tendons profiles of (16) CO3
segmental PSC balanced cantilever bridges with neat sketches.
14 (a) A prestressed concrete cylinder pipe is to be designed using a (16) CO4
steel cylinder of 1250 mm internal diameter and thickness of 1.5
mm. The service internal hydrostatic pressure in the pipe is 0.8
N/mm, 2. 6 mm diameter high tensile wires initially tensioned
to a stress of 1 kN/mm2 are available for circumferential
winding. The yield stress of mild steel cylinder is 280 N/mm2.
The maximum permissible compressive stress in concrete at
transfer is 15 N/mm2 and no tensile stress is allowed under
service load conditions. Determine the thickness of concrete
lining and the number of turns of circumferential wire winding
and factor of safety against bursting. Take modular ratio m as 6
and loss ratio as 0.75.
(or)
14 (b) A cylindrical PSC water tank of internal diameter 30 m is (16) CO4
required to store water over a depth of 7.5 m. The permissible
compressive stress in concrete at transfer is 13 N/mm2 and the
minimum compressive stress under working pressure is 1
N/mm2. The loss ratio is 0.75. Wires of 5 mm diameter with an
initial stress of 1000 N/mm2 are available for circumferential
winding and Freyssinet cables made up of 12 wires of 8mm
diameter stressed to 1200 N/mm2 are to be used for vertical
prestressing. Design the tank walls assuming the base as fixed.
The cube strength of concrete is 40 N/mm2.
15 (a) A precast pretensioned beam of rectangular section has a (16) CO5
breadth of 125 mm and depth of 250 mm. The beam with an
effective span of 7m is prestressed by the tendons with their
centroids coinciding with the bottom kern. The initial force in
the tendons is 300 kN. The loss of prestress is 15%. The top
flange width is 400 mm with the thickness of 75 mm. If the

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 composite beam supports a live load of 8kN/m2 calculate the
resultant stresses developed if the section is propped and
unpropped. Assume modulus of elasticity for both precast and
cast in situ units are same( E=35 kN/mm2)
(or)
15 (b) A composite T-girder of span 5 m is made up of a pre-tensioned (16) CO5
rib, 100 mm wide by 200 mm depth, with an in situ cast slab,
400 mm wide and 40 mm thick. The rib is prestressed by a
straight cable having an eccentricity of 33.33 mm and carrying
initial force of 150 kN. The loss of prestress is 15%. Check the
composite T-beam for the limit state of deflection if its supports
an imposed load of 3.2 kN/m for (i) unpropped (ii) propped.
Assume modulus of Elasticity of 35 kN/mm2 for both precast
and in - situ cast elements.