INTRODUCTION-THEORY AND (b)Allowing for 20 per cent loss in

BEHAVIOUR prestress, find the final deflection at the

centre of span when it carries an imposed
PART-A load of 18kN/m.Dc = 24kN/m3.

PRISTUNIVERSITY 1. Define prestress. 5. .A concrete beam with a cross sectional

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2. Define tendon and anchorage.
3. What is meant by pretension
and post tension?
4. List out the advantages of
prestressing.
5. What are the types of
deflection in prestressing?
6. Define creep of concrete and
creep coefficient.
7. What are the systems of
prestressing?
8. What are the types of losses of
concrete?
9. Write the factors influencing
deflection.
10. Write down the shrinkage
coefficient recommended in IS
code for pre tension and post
tension?
PART-B
1.A pretensioned beam 200mm wide and
300mm deep, is prestressed by 10 wires
of 7mm diameter initially stressed to
1200N/mm2, with their centroids located
100mm from the soffit. Find the maximum
stress in concrete immediately after
transfer allowing only for elastic shortening
of concrete. If the concrete undergoes a
further shortening due to creep and
shrinkage while there is a relaxation of 5
percent of steel stress, estimate the final
percentage loss of prestress in the wires
using the Indian Standard code
regulations, using the following data:
: Es = 210kN/mm2,Ec = 5700(fcu)1/2, fcu = 42
N/mm2,creep coefficient (ф) = 1.6,
Total residual shrinkage strain = 3x104.
area of 32x103 mm2 and radius of gyration
of 72mm is prestressed by a parabolic
cable carrying an effective stress of 1000
N/mm2. The span of the beam is 8m. The
cable composed of 6 wires of 7mm
diameter, has an eccentricity of 50mm at
the centre and zero at the supports.
Neglecting all losses, find the central
deflection of the beam under:
(a)Self weight + prestress: and
(b)Self weight + prestress + live load of
2kN/m
Assume E=38 kN/mm2 and Dc=24kN/m3.
6. A rectangular concrete beam of cross-
section 150mm wide and 300 mm deep is
simply supported over a span of 8m and
is prestressed by means of symmetric
parabolic cable,at a distance of 75 mm
from the bottom of the beam at mid span
and 125 mm from the top of the beam at
support sections .If the force in the cable
is 350 KNand the modulus of elasticity of
concrete is 38KN/mm2 ,calculate:
a) The deflection at mid span when the
beam is supporting its own weight and
b)The concentrated load which must be
applied at mid-span to restore it to the
level of
supports.

2. a)Explain some of the terms used in

prestressing.

b)Explain the losses in prestressing.

3. A pretensioned concrete beam 100 mm

wide and 300 mm deep is prestressed by
straight wires carrying an initial force of
150 KN at an eccentricity of 50 mm.The
H.O.D
modulus of elasticity of steel and concrete
are 210 and 35 KN/mm2 respectively.
Estimate the percentage loss of stress in
Staff-In-Charge
steel due to elastic deformation of
concrete if the area of steel wires is 188
mm2 .

4 .A concrete beam with a rectangular

section 300mm wide and 500mm deep is
prestressed by 2 post tensioned cables of
area 600mm2 each, initially stressed to
1600 N/mm2. The cables are located at a
constant eccentricity of 100mm throughout
the length of the beam having a span of
10m. The modulus of elasticity of steel
and concrete are 210 and 38 N/mm 2 UNIT-II
respectively.
DESIGN
(a)Neglecting all losses, find the deflection FOR FLEXURE
U
at the centre of span when it is supporting
NIT-
its own weight. PART-A
I

1.Define flexural strength.

2. What are the types of flexural failure?
3. Write the assumptions in strain
compactibility method.
4. Define end block.
5. What is meant by Transmission length?
6. Define bursting stress.
7. How the stress developed in end block?
8. What are the methods used for design
of end block?
9. Write down the formula for prestressing
force and corresponding eccentricity.
10. Define partial prestressing.
PART-B
1. A pre tensioned prestressed concrete
beam having a rectangular section 150mm
wide and 350mm deep has an effective
cover of 50mm. If fck = 40 N/mm2, fp = 1600
N/mm2 and the area of prestressing steel
is 461mm2. Calculate the ultimate flexural
strength of the section using IS 1343 code
provisions.
2. A pre tensioned T section having as
flange width of 1200mm and thickness of
flange is 150mm. Width and depth of rib is
300 and 1500mm respectively. The area
of high tensile steel is 4700mm2 located at
an effective depth of 1600mm. If the
characteristic strength of concrete and the
tensile strength of steel are 40
N/mm2and1600N/ mm2.Calculate the
flexural strength of the T section.
3. The end block of a post tensioned
prestressed member is 550mm wide and
550mm deep. Four cables each made up
of 7 wires of 12mm diameter strands and
carrying force of 1000KN are anchored by
plate anchorages, 150X150mm, located
with their centers at 125mm from the
edges of the end block. The cable duct is
of 50mm diameter. The 28 day cube
strength of concrete f cu is 45 N/mm 2.T,he
cube strength of concrete at transfer f ci is
25 N/mm2. The characteristic yield stress
in mild steel anchorage reinforcement is
260 N/mm2.Design suitable anchorages
for the end block.
4. A post tension bridge girder with
unbounded tendons is of box section of
over all dimensions 1200 mm wide by
1800 mm deep, with wall thickness of
150mm.The high tensile steel has an area
of 4000 mm2 and is located at an effective
depth of1600 mm.The effective prestress
in steel after all losses is 1000 N/mm 2 and
the effective span of the girder is 24 m. If
the fck = 40 N/mm2 and fp = 1600N/mm2,
Calculate the ultimate flexural strength of
the section using IS 1343 code provisions.
5. A post tensioned prestressed beam of
rectangular section 250mm wide is to be
designed for an imposed load of 12KN/m,
uniformly distributed on a span of 12m.
The stress in concrete must not exceed 17
N/mm2 in compression or 1.4 N/mm2 in
tension at any time and the loss of
prestress may be assumed to be 15%.
(a)Calculate the minimum possible depth
of the beam and
(b)For the section provided, calculate the
minimum prestressing force and
corresponding eccentricity.
6 4.A pre tensioned beam, 80mm wide
and 120mm deep, is to be designed to
support working loads of 4kN,each
concentrated at the third points over a
span of 3m.If the permissible stresses in
tension are zero at transfer and 1.4 N/mm2
under working loads, design the number of
3mm wires and the corresponding
eccentricity required at mid span section.
Permissible tensile stress in wires is 1400
N/mm2. The loss of prestress is 20% and
the density of concrete is 24KN/m 3.
U reinforcement per meter height and the
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III
CIRCULAR PRESTRESSING
PART-A
1. What is meant by circular prestressing?
2. Define prestressed concrete poles.
3. Listout the advantages of prestressed
concrete poles.
4. Write down the assumptions for
designing prestressed concrete poles.
5. Distinguish between ordinary reinforced
concrete and prestressed concrete.
6. Defineprestressed concrete sleepers.
7. List out the types of prestressed
concrete sleepers.
8. What are the features of prestressed
concrete tanks?
9. What are the shapes used for
prestressed concrete tanks?
10. Write down the assumptions used for
designing of prestressed sleepers.
PART-B
1. Explain the application and economic
dimensional properties of circular tanks.
2. A prestressed concrete tank of diameter
20 meter has to resist an internal pressure
head of 5 meters of water. Find the
reinforcement per meter height and the
thickness of concrete required. Strength of
mortar coating over the wires may be
ignored. Take fck= ultimate strength of
concrete = 35 N/mm2 fc = safe stress in
concrete = 0.5 fck at transfer. Stress in
concrete at servicing condition shall
remain compressive. fs = 1000 N/mm2,
Loss of prestress = 18%, m = 8.
3. A cylindrical prestressed concrete water
tank of internal diameter 30m is required
to store water over a depth of 7.5m. 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 5mm diameter with
an initial stress of 1000 N/mm2 are
available for circumferential winding and
Freyssinet cables made up of 12 wires of
8 mm 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.
4. A prestressed concrete tank of diameter
30 meter has to resist an internal pressure
head of 7.5 meters of water. Find the
thickness of concrete required. Strength of
mortar coating over the wires may be
ignored. Take fck= ultimate strength of
concrete = 40 N/mm2.fc = safe stress in
concrete = 0.5 fck at transfer. Stress in
concrete at servicing condition shall
remain compressive. fs = 1200 N/mm2,
Loss of prestress = 15%, m = 8.
5.A straight tension member 250mm X
250mm is provided with 750mm2 of high
tension steel wireswhich are subjected to
a stress of 900 N/mm2. Allowing a factor of
safety of 1.5 against cracking of concrete,
find the safe tension for the member,
assuming a cracking tensile stress of 3
N/mm2. Find also the residual
compressive stress under working load.
Take m = 6.
6. A prestressed concrete circular tank is
required to store 24500 million litres of
water .The permissible compressive stress
in concrete at transfer should not exceed
13 N/mm2 and the minimum compressive
stress under working pressure should not
be less than 1N/mm2. The loss ratio is
0.75. High-tensile steel wires of 7mm
diameter with an initial stress 1000N/mm2
are available for winding round the tank.
Freyssinet cables of 12 wires of 8mm
diameter which are stressed to
1200N/mm2, are available for vertical
prestresssing. The cube strength of
concrete is 40N/mm2. Design the tank
walls supported on elastomeric pads.
Assume the coefficient of friction as 0.5.
UNIT-4
COMPOSITE
CONSTRUCTION
PART-A
1. What is meant by composite
construction?
2. What are the advantages of
composite construction?
3. List out the types of composite
construction.
4. Define propped and
unpropped construction.
5. Draw the stress distribution
diagram in propped and
unpropped construction.
6. How will you determine the
deflection occurred in propped
and unpropped construction?
7. Write down the formula for
minimum section modulus in
top and bottom fibre.
8. Define partial prestressing
Ratio.
9. How will you define
prestressing index?
10. Define degree of prestress.
PART-B
1 .A composite T girder of span 5 m is
made up of a pretensioned rib, 100 mm
wide by 200
mm deep, 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 an initial force of
150 kN.
The loss of prestress may be assumed to
be 15 percent. 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 a modulus of
elasticity of 35 kN/mm2
for both precast and in situ cast elements.
2. Design a composite slab for the bridge from the soffit of beam. The grade of
deck using a standard inverted T section. concrete is M20. Calculate the flexural
The top strength of
flange is 250mm wide and 100mm thick. composite beam.
The bottom flange is 500mm wide and
250mm
thick. The web thickness is 100mm and
overall depth of the inverted T section is
655mm.
The bridge deck has to support a
characteristic imposed load of 50 KN/m 2
over an effective
span of 12m.Grade 40 concrete is
specified for the precast pre tensioned T
with a
compressivestrength at transfer of 36
N/mm2. Concrete of grade 30 is used for
the in situ
part. Determine the minimum prestress \
and corresponding eccentricity.
3. A partially prestressed concrete beam
has a top flange is 0.7m wide and 0.25m
thick. The
bottom flange is 0.4m wide and 0.25m
thick. The web thickness is 0.3m and
overall depth of
the unsymmetrical I section is 1.10m.It has
a prestressing steel of 1500mm2 which
has 0.2%
proof stress of 1250Mpa and a failure
capacity of 1500 Mpa. The steel is
prestressed with an U
effective stress level of 1000 N/mm2. It is NIT-
also reinforced with untensioned steel with 5
an area
of 1000 mm2 which has limiting stress PRESTRESSED
level of 415Mpa. The ultimate moment of CONCRETE BRIDGES
prestressing
steel= 1400Mpa.The service load moment PART-
to be resisted is 1MNM. The internal lever A
arm
for Ap and As are 0.725m and 0.825m
1. List out the advantages of
respectively.
prestressed concrete bridges.
Determine the values of prestressing
2. Write the forms available in
index, PPR, degree of prestress etc.
high tensile steel.
3. What are the compounds
contains in high tensile steel?
4. List out the types of design
5. A precast pre tensioned beam of
principles.
rectangular c/s has a breadth of 200mm &
5. What are the various loads
depth of
and forces to be considered in
500mm. The beam with a effective span
design of bridge members?
of 5m is prestressed by tendons with their
6. Classify the types of gauges
centroids
used in railways.
coinciding the span of 5m.The initial
7. List out four categories under
force in the tendon is 350KN. The loss of
the standard IRC loads
prestress to
specified in IRC 6-2000.
be 15%. The is incarbonated in the
8. What is impact factor?
composite T- beam by casting the flange
9. Write the countries where PSC
of breadth
bridges are built.
600mm& thickness 100mm. If the
10. What are the types of
composite beam support @ live load of
anchorages based on
12KN/m2,
structural system?
calculate the resultant stresses
developed in the precast in-situ cast
concrete assuming the
beam as a) unpropped b) propped PART-B
during the casting of the slab.
1. Explain the advantages of
6. The c/s of composite beam of T-section prestressed concrete bridges.
having a pretensioned rib 80mm wide & 2. Distinguish between pre
240mm tensioned and post tensioned
depth and cast in-situ slab 350mm wide prestressed concrete bridge
& 80mm thick . The pre tensioned beam decks.
reinforced 3. a)Discuss about the modern
with 8 wires of 5mm dia with an ultimate trends in prestressed concrete
tensile strength of 1600N/mm2 located bridges.
60mm b)Explain about analysis of
slab deck.
4. Explain cracks in prestressed
concrete bridges.
5. Aprestressed concrete slab
deck of a bridge is 400 mm
thick with an effective span of
8m . The service load bending
moment due to IRC loads is
computed as 3200 KN/m at a
centre of span section .If the
compressive stress
permissible at transfer is 16
N/mm2 and tensile stress are
not permitted, check the
adequacy of the section and
estimate the minimum
prestressing force and the
corresponding eccentricity at
mid span section. Assume loss
ratio as 0.8.

6. An unsymmetrical concrete I-
section has been selected for
a national highway bridge to
support IRC class AA loads
over an effective span of 20 m.
The section
properties ,permissible
stresses and design bending
moment at centre of span
section are as follows:
A=596x103 mm2
I= 1407 x 108 mm4
Yt= 546mm andYb=854mm
Zt =2.57 x 108 mm3
Zb=1.65 x 108 mm3
Mg=1073 KNm
Mq=1295 KNm
Check for the adequacy of the
section and design the
prestressing force to resist the
design bending moments.