Syllabus For The Subject Prestressed Concrete

 

PRESTRESSED CONCRETE

Foreword

Preface

Acknowledgements

Notations

1 introduction

Development of prestressed concrete

Advantages of prestressed concrete

Classification of types prestressing

Tendons and cables

Concepts of prestressing

References

2 Materials

Introduction

Concrete

High tensile steel

Corrosion of prestressing steel

Modern materials

References

3 prestressing systems and devices

General

Anchorage by embedment

Anchorage by external components

Couples

Non-conventional prestressing

References

4 Analysis for flexure (prestressed concrete elements)

General

Behavior of prestressed concrete

Elements in flexure

Basic assumption

Notations

General concept of stresses

Prestressing force transferred by pretensioning system

Prestressing force transferred by

Post tensioning system

Resultant compression line

Load balancing concept

 References

5 Losses in prestress

Introduction

Immediate losses

References

 

6 Ultimate strength in flexure    

General

Failure of beam by fracture of steel

Failure of under reinforced beams

Failure of over reinforced beams

Balanced beam

Design failure loads and moments

Evaluation of failure load/failure moment

Code provisions

References

 

7 Philosophy of design

Introduction

Concepts of limit states and partial safety factors

Design loads and stresses

Limit state of collapse

Limit state of serviceability

References

 

8 design for flexure

Introduction

Flexural design using allowable

Stresses at service load

Stress range approach

Lins approach

Magnel’s approach

References

 

9 Shear and torsional behavior (analysis and design)

Concept of shear

Mechanism of shear resistance in concrete beams

Design for shear in prestressed concrete beams

Shear in flanged beams

Concept of torsion

Behavior of structural elements under torsion

Failure of concrete elements under torsion

IS 1343-1980 code provisions

British code provision BS 8110-1985

American code specification ACI-318-1998

References

 

10 Transmission and anchorage zone

(analysis and design)

General

Pretensioned prestressed concrete elements

Post tensioned prestressed concrete elements

Indian standards code provisions

FIP recommendations 1984 specifications

BS 8110-1985 specifications

Detailing of reinforcement in general

References

11 Composite construction

General

Need for composite construction

Types of composite construction

Flexural stresses

Longitudinal shear transfer

Transverse shear

Creep and shrinkage effects

In composite construction

Stage prestressing

Additional design considerations

References

12 Statically indeterminate structures

(Analysis and design)

General

Analysis of prestressed  indeterminate structures

Continuous beams

Linear transformations and cable profiles

Comparison for choice for best profile

Effect of time dependent deformation on

Indeterminate prestressed concrete structures

References

 

13 Cylindrical structures in prestressed concrete-pipes

and tanks (analysis and design)

General

Prestressed concrete pipes

Types of prestressed concrete pipes

Unique properties of non-cylinder

Prestressed pipes

Advantages of prestressed concrete pipes

Loads on pipes

Design of prestressed concrete pipes

Design of prestressed concrete

Non-cylinder pipes

Prestressed concrete water tanks

Choice of shape of tanks

Structural behavior of cylindrical tanks

Design effects of prestressing

Design for flexure in vertical plane

Influence line for moments in vertical plane

Design procedure

Design examples

Construction problems

References

14 Partial prestressing (principles, analysis and design concepts)

General

Case for partial prestressing

Partial prestressing and the codes of practice

Definitions for partial prestressing

Analysis

Design

Cracks and crack width

References

 

15 Other structures

 

General

Flat slabs

Two sides supported slabs

Skew slabs

Folded plates

Cylindrical shell structures

Doubly curved shell structures

References

Subject index

   

 

 

     

 

    

 

 

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