Assignment#02

Pre-Stressed concrete Structures

Muhammad Hamza Hanif Submitted to;

Nust Reg#201362242 Dr. Syed Ali Rizwan

Member A
Non- prestressed, Ac=97.5 in2 As=2.48

€s N(kips)
-0.003 -514.42
-0.002 -636.3
-0.001 -440.1
0 0
0.001 74.4
0.002 148.8
0.003 148.8

Member B
Pre-stressed Ac=99.38in2 Ap=0.612in2 fp-bed=180ksi

N=Acfc+Apfp

€s €p fp N(kips)
-0.003 0.003 90 -317.625
-0.002 0.004 120 -423.5
-0.001 0.005 150 -280.905
0 0.006 180 110.16
0.001 0.007 210 128.52
0.002 0.008 240 146.88
0.003 0.009 240 146.88

Member c
Partially pre-stressed Ac=98.45 in2 As=1.24in2 Ap=0.306in2

N=Acfc+Asfs+Apfp

€s €p fs fp N(kips)
-0.003 0.003 -60 90 -416.063
-0.002 0.004 -60 120 -529.95
-0.001 0.005 -30 150 -360.503
0 0.006 0 180 55.08
0.001 0.007 30 210 101.46
0.002 0.008 60 240 147.84
0.003 0.009 60 240 147.84
Member D
Non pre-stressed strands Ac=99.38in2 Ap=0.612

N=Acfc+Apfp

€s €p fp N(kips)
-0.003 -0.003 -90 -427.857
-0.002 -0.002 -60 -533.708
-0.001 -0.001 -30 -391.089
0 0 0 0
0.001 0.001 30 18.384
0.002 0.002 60 36.768
0.003 0.003 90 55.152

Short Term response of member A,B,C,D

200

100

0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
-100
Member A
-200 Member B
Strain along X-axis Member C
-300 Member D

-400

-500

-600

-700

Load along Y-axis (kips)

Conclusions;
1. Pre-stressing increases the concrete cracking load, as cracking load for member B is
greatest as compared to rest of three members.
2. Tensile strength of member is not determined by pre-stressing force. It is the
function of steel area and yield strength of steel i.e tensile strength of member A is
greatest as having maximum area of steel and least for member B due to the fact that
it has least renforcement area.
3. Pre-stressing causes the Load-strain curve to offset from origin. From above graph
offset of curve along x-axis is directly propotinal to the pre-stressing.
4. Pre-stressing reduces the concrete tensile strains.
5. Pre-stressing reduces compressive capacity and icreases strains.
6. Pre-stressing reinforcement enables high strength non pre-stressed reinforcement
to be used in tension i-e comparing curves of member B and D.