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This document provides information and questions about prestressed concrete beams, including: 1. A prestressed concrete sleeper with dimensions of 300mm x 250mm prestressed with 9 wires at 0.8 times the ultimate strength. The question asks to estimate the percentage loss of stress due to elastic shortening of concrete. 2. A pretensioned member with a 200mm x 300mm section prestressed with 516mm2 of steel wire at a stress of 1040 MPa. The question asks to compute the stresses in the concrete and steel immediately after transfer. 3. A pretensioned beam with dimensions, initial force, moment of inertia, steel stress, and modular ratio. The question asks to

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Problem Losses

This document provides information and questions about prestressed concrete beams, including: 1. A prestressed concrete sleeper with dimensions of 300mm x 250mm prestressed with 9 wires at 0.8 times the ultimate strength. The question asks to estimate the percentage loss of stress due to elastic shortening of concrete. 2. A pretensioned member with a 200mm x 300mm section prestressed with 516mm2 of steel wire at a stress of 1040 MPa. The question asks to compute the stresses in the concrete and steel immediately after transfer. 3. A pretensioned beam with dimensions, initial force, moment of inertia, steel stress, and modular ratio. The question asks to

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LOSSES DUE TO ELASTIC DEFORMATION OF CONCRETE (PRETENSIONING)

1. A prestressed concrete sleeper produced by pre-tensioning


method has a rectangular cross-section of 300mm × 250 mm (b × h).
It is prestressed with 9 numbers of straight 7mm diameter wires at
0.8 times the ultimate strength of 1570 N/mm2. Estimate the
percentage loss of stress due to elastic shortening of concrete.
Consider m = 6.

A. 1.83% C. 3.83%
B. 2.83% D. 4.83
b) Accurate solution considering transformed section.
A. 7.25% C.2.75 %
B. 4.52% D.0.75%

2. A pretensioned member has a section shown 200mmx300mm. It is


concentrically prestressed with 516mm2 of high tensile steel wire
which is anchored to the bulkheads of a unit stress of 1040 MPa.
Assuming n = 6, compute the stresses in the concrete and steel
immediately after transfer.

Fig. 2 200
300

Qi Qi

A. 5.557MPa & 889.0MPa C. 6.44MPa & 901.784MPa


B. 8. 889MPa & 555.978MPa D. 8.575MPa & 988.55MPa
3. A pre tensioned concrete beam 100mm wide and 300mm deep, initial
force of 150kn at an eccentricity of 50mm, moment of inertia is
225×106mm4, initial stress in steel is 400N/mm2, modular ratio is
8. Estimate the percentage loss?
A. 13.25% C. 5.25%
B. 12.25% D. 6.25%
4.

Given:
fck = 41.4 MPa, fci = 31 MPa
fpk = 1862 MPa, fp0,1k= 1551.7 MPa, Ep = 186.2 GPa
b = 381 mm, h = 762 mm
Ten 12.7 mm tendons are used to prestress the beam (Atendon = 98.7
mm2)
Find: (a) Prestress loss due to elastic shortening
A. 1327 6 kN C. 2267.2 kN
B. 2371.5 kN D. 1455.1 kN

5. A pretensioned prestressed beam has a span of 50 ft. (15.2 m),


as shown in the figure. For this beam,
f’c = 6,000 psi (41.4 MPa)
fpu = 270,000 psi (1,862 MPa)
f’ci = 4,500 psi (31 MPa)
1
Aps = 10-2-in dia. seven-wire-strand tendon

=10 x 0.153 = 1.53 in2


Eps = 27x106 psi (1,862 MPa)

Calculate the concrete fiber stresses at transfer at the centroid


of the tendon for the midspan section of the beam, and the
magnitude of loss in the prestress due to the effect of elastic
shortening of the concrete. Assume that prior to transfer, the
jacking force on the tendon was 75% fpu.
A. -1,226.4 psi & 8,659.2 psi C. -126.5 psi & 865.2 psi
B. -1,662.4 psi & 6,589.2 psi D. -166.4 psi & 659.2 psi

6. A pre-tensioned concrete beam, 100 mm wide and 300 mm deep, is


prestressed by straight wires carrying an initial force of 150kN
at an eccentricity of 50mm. The modulus of elasticity of steel and
concrete are 210 and 35 kN/mm2 respectively. Estimate the
percentage loss of stress in steel due to elastic deformation of
concrete if the area of steel wires is 188 mm2.

A. 6% C. 4%
B. 5% D. 3%

7. A rectangular concrete beam, 300 mm deep and 200 mm wide, is


prestressed by means of fifteen 5 mm diameter wires located 65 mm
from the bottom of the beam and three 5 mm wires, located 25mm
from the top bottom of the beam. If the wires are initially
tensioned to a stress of 840 N/mm2, calculate the percentage loss
of stress in steel immediately after transfer, allowing for the
loss of stress due to elastic deformation of concrete only.
Es = 210 kN/mm2
Ec = 31.5 kN/mm2

A. 0.33% & 9.65% C. 0.55% & 7.25%


B. 0.44% % 8.65% D. 0.66% & 6.25%

8. A pretensioned concrete beam, 100 mm wide and 300 mm deep in


prestressed by straight wires and modulus of elasticity of steel
and concrete are 210 and 35 N/mm2. Find modular ratio.
A. 6 C. 12
B. 4 D. 8
9. A pretensioned concrete beam 200 mm wide and 300 mm deep, is
prestressed by straight wires carrying an initial force of 150 kN
at eccentricity of 50 mm, area of steel wires is 188 mm2. Find
initial stress in steel.
A. 500 N/mm2 B. 600 N/mm2
C. 800 N/mm2 D. 700 N/mm2

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