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A prestressed concrete beam (span = 10 m) of rectangular section 120 mm wide and 300 mm deep, is axially
prestressed by a cable carrying an effective force of 180 kN. The beam supports a total uniformly distributed
load of 5 kN/m which includes the self-weight of the member. Compare the magnitude of the principal tension
developed in the beam with and without the axial prestress.

For the beam, instead of axial prestressing, a curved cable having an eccentricity of 100 mm at the centre of span and
reducing to zero at the supports is used, the effective force in the cable being 180 kN. Estimate the percentage reduction
in the principal tension in comparison with the case of axial prestressing.

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If the beam is additionally prestressed by vertical cables imparting a stress of 2.5 N/mm2 in the direction of the
depth of the beam, estimate the nature of principal stresses developed at the support section.

A concrete beam having a rectangular section 150 mm wide and 300 mm deep, is prestressed by a parabolic cable
having an eccentricity of 100 mm at the centre of span, reducing to zero at the supports. The span of the beam is 8
m. The beam supports a live load of 2 kN/m. Determine the effective force in the cable to balance the dead and live
loads on the beam. Estimate the principal stresses at the support section.
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A concrete beam having a rectangular section 150 mm wide and 300 mm deep, is prestressed by a parabolic cable
having an eccentricity of 100 mm at the centre of span, reducing to zero at the supports. The span of the beam is 8
m. The beam supports a live load of 2 kN/m. Determine the effective force in the cable to balance the dead and live
loads on the beam. Estimate the principal stresses at the support section.

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 An unsymmetrical I-section is used for a 30 m span prestressed concrete bridge girder having the top flange width
and thickness of 1200 and 250 mm, respectively. The web is 1500 mm deep and 200 mm thick. The bottom flange is
500 mm wide and 400 mm deep. The girder is prestressed by cables having an initial tensile force of 6053 kN at an
eccentricity of 850 mm at centre of span and 180 mm at the supports. The girder has to support an ultimate shear
force of 1909 kN at the supports. The loss ratio is 0.85. Estimate the ultimate shear resistance of the support section.

The cross-section of a prestressed concrete beam is an unsymmetrical T-section with an overall depth of 1200 mm.
Thickness of web = 200 mm. Width and depth of flange are 1000mm and 200mm respectively. At a particular section,
the beam is subjected to an ultimate moment M = 2000 kN m and a shear force V = 250 kN. Effective depth d = 1100
mm. Cube strength of concrete = 40 N/mm2. Effective prestress at the extreme tensile face of the beam fep = 19.3
N/mm2. Second moment of area I = 7.533 x 1010 mm4. Area of steel in the section Ap = 2310 mm2. Tensile strength of
tendons fp = 1500 N/mm2. Effective stress in tendons after all losses fpe = 900 N/mm2. Design the shear reinforcement
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tendons fp = 1500 N/mm2. Effective stress in tendons after all losses fpe = 900 N/mm2. Design the shear reinforcement
necessary for zone near that section.

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A pretensioned girder of a box section with top and bottom flanges 300mm wide and 50mm thick has an overall
depth of 600mm. The thickness of the two webs are 50mm each. The prestress is equally distributed on the
flange to create an average compressive stress of 12N/mm2 throughout the section. The maximum shear stress
due to transverse load is 3N/mm2. Determine the increase in the principal tensile stress when the box section is
subjected to a maximum torque force of 3kNm.

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A prestressed concrete beam of size 400mm x 800mm is subjected to following service load conditions M=300kNm, V=
120kN and T=150kNm. It is prestressed with an effective force of 1000kN acting at an eccentricity of 220mm. Area of
prestressing steel is 940mm2. Design the longitudinal and transverse reinforcement necessary to resist the service load
forces in the section. Assume cover of 50mm, fck=40N/mm2, fp=1600N/mm2 take effective stress in steel = 0.6fp.

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