Prestressed Beam Analysis Example

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Example 1: A pre-stressed concrete beam with a parabolic tendon as shown

below is subjected to a uniformly distributed load including self weight of
45KN/m and to an effective pre-stressing force of 1120KN. Compute and
draw the extreme top and bottom fiber concrete stresses at the mid span
using the three analysis concepts.
300mm
8m
Solution:
x-section properties:
area of the x-section
A=2100390+100720=150000 mm
center of gravity (elastic neutral axis)

since the x-section is symmetrical, the center of gravity or elastic neutral
axis is at mid depth that is ytop = ybottom =460mm.
Second moment of area about the neutral axis
I =2 I 1 + I 2 =2
3901003
1007203
+3901004102 +
=1.631010 mm4
12
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Eccentricity of the Tendons

e=460300=160 mm
Maximum span moment

max . span moment ( M sd )=
w l 2 4582
=
=360 KNm
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a) stress concept
top fiber stress:
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f t=
P M y t Pe yt
+
A
I
I
f t=
1120103 360106460 1120103160460

2
+
=12.57 m m (compression)
10
10
150000
1.6310
1.6310
bottom fiber stress:

f b=
P M y b Pe y b
+
A
I
I
f b=
1120103 360106460 1120103160460

2
+
10
10
150000
1.6310
1.6310
b) strength(internal couple) concept

from equilibrium of horizontal forces C=P=1120KN
from equilibrium of moments M=C*z, where z= e+ec
6
z=e +e c =
M 36010
=
=321.43 mm
C 1120103
implies e c =ze=321.43160=161.43 mm
top fiber stress:

f t=
3
3
C C ec y t 112010 112010 161.43460
+
=
+
=12.57 mm2 (compression)
10
A
I
150000
1.6310
Bottom fiber stress:
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f b=
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C C e c y b 1120103 1120103161.43460
2
10
A
I
150000
1.6310
c) load balancing concept

for parabolic tendon profile the balancing load wb is given by
w b=
8 Pe 811200.16
=
=22.4 KN /m
l2
82
net load (un balancedload)=ww b=4522.4=22.6 KN /m
net moment M net=
(wwb ) l 2 22.682
=
=180.8 KNm
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top fiber stress:

P M y 112010 180.810 460
f t= + net t =
+
=12.57 m m2( compression)
10
A
I
150000
1.6310
3
bottom fiber stress:

P M net y b 1120103 180.8106460
2
f b=
=
=2.36 mm (compression)
10
A
I
150000
1.6310
ft=12.57N/mm2
fb=2.36N/mm2
Example 2: The Tendons of a pre-tensioned concrete beam shown below is

stretched by a pre-stress force of 1200KN and is reduced to 1150 KN
immediately after transfer. The beam carries a concentrated LL of 50KN at
mid span in addition to self weight. If this beam is constructed from concrete
C-40 and Tendons with fpk =1600Mpa class I works, check the safety of the
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concrete extreme fiber stresses at mid span and determine the area of
tendons required. Assume that the characteristic compressive strength of
concrete at time of transfer is 30.2Mpa.
300mm
960mm
e =120mm
Solution:
section properties: 12m
area of the x-section
A=300960=288000 mm
center of gravity (elastic neutral axis)

since the x-section is symmetrical, the center of gravity or elastic neutral
axis is at mid depth that is ytop = ybottom =480mm.
Second moment of area about the neutral axis
3
I=
300960
=2.2121010 m m4
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eccentricity of the Tendons

e=120 mm
pre-stressing force
at transfer
Pi=1150 KN
at working time (after all losses)

Pe =0.781200=936 KN
(pre-stress loss =22% for pre tensioning)
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Maximum span moment

self weight w = 0.3*0.96*25=7.2KN/m
at transfer
max . span moment ( M sd )=
w l 2 7.2122
=
=129.6 KNm
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at working loads (service time)
w DL l2 Fl 7.2122 5012
max . span moment ( M sd =M DL + M ) =
+ =
+
=279.6 KNm
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Permissible stresses:
concrete:
at transfer
f ck =30.2 Mpa
f ctk =0.21 f ck 2/3 =0.2130.22 /3 =2.04 Mpa
f ct allwable =0.5 f ck=0.530.2=15.1 Mpa
f tt allwable=f ctk =2.04 Mpa
at working loads
f ck =0.840=32 Mpa
f ctk =0.21 f ck 2/3 =0.21322 /3 =2.12 Mpa
f cw allwable=0.5 f ck =0.532=16 Mpa
f twallwable =f ctk =2.12 Mpa
Steel(tendons):
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during tensioning
f p ,max =0.8 f pk =0.81600=1280 Mpa
at transfer
f p ,max =0.75 f pk =0.751600=1200 Mpa
after all loses (at working loads)
f p ,max =0.6 f pk =0.61600=960 Mpa
calculate and check the top and bottom fiber concrete stress
at transfer
top fiber stress
Pi M DL y t Pi e y t 1150103 129.6106480 1150103120480
2
f t= +
=
+
=3.81 N /m m < f ct =15.1 N

10
10
A
I
I
288000
2.21210
2.21210
bottom fiber stress

P M y P e y 1150103 129.6106480 1150103120480
f b= i DL b + i b =
+
=0.19 N / mm2 < f ct =15.1
10
10
A
I
I
288000
2.21210
2.21210
after all losses (at working loads)

top fiber stress
+ M
M DL y
P
f tw= e +
A
bottom fiber stress
+M
M DL y
P
f bw = e
A
calculate the amount of tendons required

during tensioning
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P
P
1200103
2
f p ,max =1280 Mpa implies A s
=
=937.5 mm
As
f
1280
p ,max
at transfer
Pi
Pi
1150103
f
=1200 Mpa implies A s
=
=958.33 m m2
A s p ,max
f p ,max
1200
after all loses (at working loads)

3
Pe
Pe
93610
f p ,max =960 Mpa implies A s
=
=975 mm2
As
f p ,max
960
therefore required area of tendons A s=975 mm2
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Dept. of Civil & Urban Eng., iOTec-HU.

Example 1: A pre-stressed concrete beam with a parabolic tendon as shown

center of gravity (elastic neutral axis)

Eccentricity of the Tendons

Maximum span moment

Dept. of Civil & Urban Eng., iOTec-HU.

1120103 360106460 1120103160460

bottom fiber stress:

1120103 360106460 1120103160460

b) strength(internal couple) concept

top fiber stress:

Bottom fiber stress:

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c) load balancing concept

net load (un balancedload)=ww b=4522.4=22.6 KN /m

net moment M net=

top fiber stress:

bottom fiber stress:

Example 2: The Tendons of a pre-tensioned concrete beam shown below is

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center of gravity (elastic neutral axis)

eccentricity of the Tendons

at working time (after all losses)

(pre-stress loss =22% for pre tensioning)

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Maximum span moment

max . span moment ( M sd )=

at working loads (service time)

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=3.81 N /m m < f ct =15.1 N

bottom fiber stress

after all losses (at working loads)

calculate the amount of tendons required

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after all loses (at working loads)

therefore required area of tendons A s=975 mm2

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