Handout 5
Handout 5
Handout 5
The use of high strength concrete & steel in pre-stressed The ability to resist repeated working loads has been
members results in lighter & slender members than could be proved to be as good in pre-stressed as in reinforced
possible by using reinforced concrete concrete
Pre-stressed concrete has considerable resilience due to its
The two structural features of pre-stressed concrete, namely capacity for completely recovering from substantial effects of
high strength concrete & freedom from cracks, contributes to overloading without undergoing & serious damage
the improved durability of the structure under aggressive
environmental conditions Leonhardt points out that in pre-stressed concrete elements,
cracks which temporarily develop under occasional overloading
Pre-stressing of concrete improves the ability of the material will close up completely when the loads are removed
for energy absorption under impact loads
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING, UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING, UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING, UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING, UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA