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Seventh Semester B"E" Degree Exarnination, .Iune/July 2016

Design of Prestressed Goncrete $tructures
Time: 3 hrs. Max. Marks:i00

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Note: l. Answer unj; FIYE fall qwestions, selectimg
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2" Use of IS:1343*198CI is perruaitted.

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PART'_ A
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i)Tendon ii) Pretensioning iii) Post tensioning iv) Load baiancing (EB &{arks)
()x b. Explain how PSC is more advantageous as colllpared to RCC. (t)6 Marks)
c. Explain with neat sketch, Freyssinet system of post tensioning.

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a. A concrete beam with a doubie overhang has the middle equal to 10 rn and the equal
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overhang on either side is 2.5 m. Determine the profile of the prestressing cabtre with an
effective force of, 250 kN which can balance a uniformly distributed load of 8 kNim on the
bearn, which included the self weight of the beam. Sketch the cable profile marking the
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-o eccentricity of cable at the suppoft and midspan. (10 Marks)

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b. A rectangular concrete beam of cross section 120 mmwide and 300 mm deep is prestressed
by a straight cable carrying an effective force of 180 kN at an eccentricity of "50 mm. The
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beam supports an imposed load of 3.14 kN/m over a span of 6 rn. If the modulus of rupture
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o() of concrete is 5 N/mrn2, evaluate the load factor against cracking assurning the selfweight of
concrete as 24 kN/m3 (1CI Marks)
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-o a. A pretensioned bearn of rectangular cross-section 150 mm wide and 300 mm deep is

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ic(c prestressedby 8, 7mm$ wires located 100 rnm &ornthe sofl-rt of the beam. {f the wires are
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initially tensioned to a stress of I 100 N/mm2, calculate ttrre effective stress after all losses,
given the following:
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F* Relaxation of steel: 70 N/rnm2 ; Skinkage of concrete :300 x 10-6
Creep of concrete : 1 .6 i E, : 210 kN/mm2 and E. : 31.5 kN/mm2 (12 Marks)
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qE b. A sirnply supported post tensioced concrete beam of span i5 m has a rectanguXar cross
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section 300 x 800 mm. The prestress at ends is 1300 kN lvith zero eccentricity and 250 mm
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at the centre the cable profile being parabolic. Assuming k:0.00i5 per ra'r and p:0.35.
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^no Determine the loss of stress dile to &iction at the centre of the beam" (08 Marks)
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a. Write short note on prediction of long term deflections.

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b. .A. PSC beam of rectangular section 120 nen'l wide and 300 mm deep;spans over 6 m. The
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of 50 mm. If it supportr rn i*por.d load of 4 kN/m and modulus of concrete is 38 khiimm2.

; Compute the deflecticn at the follor,ving stages and check whether they cornply with the IS
z code speciflrcations. Take density of concrete as 24 kN/rn3.
i (r) Upward deilections under (Frestress + Selfrveight)
o. (i, Final downward deflections irnder ( Prestress + Selfweight + imposed load ) including
the effects of creep and shrinkage assuming the creep coefficient as 1.8 and loss of
prestress :20o/o (14 R{arks)

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5a. Discuss the different types of failure of PSC beam. {$5 Manks)
b. A pretensioned FSC beam of Double Tee section having a flange 1200 mm wide and
150 mm thick is prestressed by 47AA mm' of high tensile steel located at an effective depth
of tr500 mm. The ribs have a thickness of 150 mm each. If the cube strength of concrete is
40 Nimrn2 and tensiie strength of steel is 1600 N/mrn2, determine the fiexurai strength of the

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double T girderusing IS : 1343 provisions. (14 Marks)

6a. A concrete beam of rectangular section, 200 mrn wide and 400 rnm deep, is prestressed by a

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a parabolic cable iocated at an eccentricity of 100 mm at midspan andzero at the supports. If
the beam has a span of 10 m and carries a uniformly distributed live troad of 4 kNim, find the
effective force necessary in the cable for zero shear stress at the support section. For this
condition calcuJate the principal siresses. The density of concrete is'24 kN/m3. (10 Marks)

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if tire support section of a FSC bearn 100 mm wide and 250 mm deep is required to support
an ultirnate shear force of 80 kN" The compressive prestress at the centroidal axis is

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5 N/rnrn2. The characteristic cube streflgth of,concrete is 40 N/mm2. The cover to the tension
reinforcernent is 50 mrn. if the characteristic tensile strength of stirrups is 415 N/mm2,
design suitahle shear reinforcements in the section using iS code recomrnendations.rs

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Explain the ananysis of anchorage zone stresses in post tensioned members. How is the
burstirag tensile f,orce calculated?
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A high tensile cable cornprising 12 strands of i5 mm dia with an effective force of 2500 kN
is anchoreri concentrically in an end block of a post-tensioned beam. The end biock is
400 mm wide and 800 mm deep and the anchor plate is 200 mm wide by 250 mm deep.
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Design suitabtre anchorage zone reinforcements using Fe415 grade HYSD bars using
IS: i343 code provisions. (i2 Marks)
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A post tensioned prestressed concrete bearn of rectangular section 300 mm wide is to be

designed to resist a live load rnoment of 360 kNm on a span of 12 m. Assuming 10% loss
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and limiting tensile and compressive stress to tr.5 MPa and iB MFa respectively. Calculate
the rninimum" possible depth and the prestressing force and corresponding eccentricity.
Take D":24'kN/rn3" (20 Marks)

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