Course No: CE 415 Term: July, 2022

Course Name: Prestressed Concrete

Course Outcomes:
CO1 describe the concepts of prestressed concrete including prestressing, pre-tensioning and post-
tensioning, optimal utilization of high strength materials, anchorage systems and loss of
prestress
Concepts of prestressed concrete and optimal utilization of high strength materials
Ref: TY Lin: Chapter 1: Sec: 1-2, 1-3, 1-5, Ex: 1-1.
Ref: AE Naaman: Chapter 1: Sec: 1.7, Ex-1.8.
Ref: TY Lin: Chapter 2, Sec: 2-1, 2-6.
Loss of Prestress:
Ref: AE Naaman: Chapter 8, Sec: 8.1 to 8.7, Ex: 8.6.5, 8.8, 8.9, 8.10.
CO2 analyze prestressed sections, end blocks and composite sections for flexure, shear, bond and
bearing stress
Analyze prestressed sections for flexure:
Ref: TY Lin: Chapter 5, Ex: 5-2, 5-3, 5-4, 5-6, 5-7.
End Blocks:
Ref: TY Lin: Chapter 7, P: 278-281, Ex: 7-7.
Composite Sections:
Ref: TY Lin: Chapter 5, P: 178-179, Ex: 5-12.
Bond:
Ref: TY Lin: Chapter 7, P: 267-274.
Bearing:
Ref: TY Lin: Chapter 7, P: 274-275, Ex: 7-6.
CO3 calculate beam deflections at different sections under various loading conditions
Deflection:
Ref: AE Naaman: Chapter 7, Sec: 7.7, Ex-7.9.1, 7.9.2.
Cable Layout:
Ref: TY Lin: Chapter 8, Sec: 8.3, Ex: 8-4.
CO4 design prestressed concrete beams for simple and continuous spans
Flexure:
Ref: AE Naaman: Chapter 5: Sec: 5.1, 5.3, 5.6, Ex: 5.8, 5.10, 5.12.5, 5.12.6, 5.18, 5.19.1,
5.19.2.
Shear:
Ref: AE Naaman: Chapter 6: Sec: 6.3, 6.6, Ex: 6.10, 6.12.3.
Continuous Spans:
Ref: TY Lin: P: 345-349.
CO5 explain ideas about use of AASHTO – PCI sections for standard spans
Ref: PCI Design Handbook (7th Ed.)
CO6 discuss design considerations for prestressed concrete pipes, piles, poles and railway sleepers
Ref: TY Lin: P: 504, P: 540-543