Prestressed concrete ,post tensioning ,pre tensioning, where normal concrete can not be used and need of more strength is required this type of concrete are used. Metal bars are replaced by the tendoms which are generally used to create tension in concrete. So because of that beam bends in upward direction and when load is applied it come in normal conditon.
Prestressing Concept, Materials and Prestressing System - Section B, Group 1সাফকাত অরিন
This document provides an overview of prestressing concepts, materials, and systems. It discusses the basic concepts of prestressing including transforming concrete into an elastic material, combining high-strength steel with concrete, and achieving load balancing. The document describes the advantages and limitations of prestressing. It also summarizes the different types of prestressing in terms of the source of prestressing force, whether it is external or internal, pre-tensioned or post-tensioned, linear or circular, full or partial, and uniaxial, biaxial, or multiaxial. Finally, it discusses prestressing materials including concrete, aggregate, cement, water, admixtures, grout, and prestressing steel.
This document discusses prestressed concrete and provides details on:
- The definition and principle of prestressing concrete by applying compression prior to external loads
- Common prestressing methods like hydraulic, mechanical, electrical, and chemical prestressing
- Tests conducted on prestressed concrete components like post-tensioned splices and cast-in-place splices
- Advantages of prestressed concrete like reduced materials and increased strength
- Applications in bridges, buildings, water tanks, and more
- A case study on widening the Harrods Creek Arch Bridge using prestressed concrete
Prestressed concrete structures and its applications By Mukesh Singh GhuraiyaMukesh Singh Ghuraiya
1. What is Prestressed??
2. Principle of Prestressed
3. Method of prestressing
4. Prestressed concrete structures
5. Advantages/application of Prestressed concrete
6. Disadvantages of Prestressed concrete
7. Comparison of RCC and Prestressed Concrete Flat Slabs
Pre stressed concrete- modular construction technologyAnjith Augustine
This document provides an overview of pre-stressed concrete, including its history, types (pre-tensioning and post-tensioning), materials, applications, advantages, and tensioning devices. Some key points include: pre-stressed concrete was developed in the 1930s-1940s and the first pre-stressed concrete bridge was built in India in 1948; it uses high-strength steel tendons to put concrete under compression and improve its tensile strength; common applications include bridges, buildings, and other structures; and advantages are increased strength, reduced cracking, and lighter/thinner designs.
Pre-stressed concrete was a major innovation that replaced conventional reinforced concrete, allowing for longer spans, higher impact resistance, and greater load capacity without tensile stresses. It involves casting concrete around high-strength steel that is placed under compression before use to counteract tensile stresses when in service. There are two main types: pre-tensioning applies tension before casting, while post-tensioning does so after casting, using ducts to hold the steel. Pre-stressed concrete enables more efficient structures through factory casting and reduced material needs.
This document discusses methods of prestressing concrete, including pretensioning and post-tensioning. Pretensioning involves stressing steel tendons before concrete is poured around them. Post-tensioning involves stressing steel tendons inserted into voids in cured concrete using jacks. Both methods put the concrete in compression and improve its tensile strength. Common applications include building floors/roofs, bridges, and parking structures.
Prestressed concrete is concrete that is placed under compression prior to service loads being applied through tensioning of steel tendons. This counteracts tensile stresses from loads to improve the performance of the concrete. Eugene Freyssinet is considered the father of prestressed concrete, developing techniques like high strength steel wires and conical wedges for post-tensioning in the 1930s-1940s. Prestressing can be through pre-tensioning or post-tensioning, depending on if the steel is tensioned before or after the concrete is cast. Popular post-tensioning systems include Freyssinet, Magnel Blaton, Gifford-Udall, and Lee-McCall methods. Prestressed concrete provides
Prestressed concrete ,post tensioning ,pre tensioning, where normal concrete can not be used and need of more strength is required this type of concrete are used. Metal bars are replaced by the tendoms which are generally used to create tension in concrete. So because of that beam bends in upward direction and when load is applied it come in normal conditon.
Prestressing Concept, Materials and Prestressing System - Section B, Group 1সাফকাত অরিন
This document provides an overview of prestressing concepts, materials, and systems. It discusses the basic concepts of prestressing including transforming concrete into an elastic material, combining high-strength steel with concrete, and achieving load balancing. The document describes the advantages and limitations of prestressing. It also summarizes the different types of prestressing in terms of the source of prestressing force, whether it is external or internal, pre-tensioned or post-tensioned, linear or circular, full or partial, and uniaxial, biaxial, or multiaxial. Finally, it discusses prestressing materials including concrete, aggregate, cement, water, admixtures, grout, and prestressing steel.
This document discusses prestressed concrete and provides details on:
- The definition and principle of prestressing concrete by applying compression prior to external loads
- Common prestressing methods like hydraulic, mechanical, electrical, and chemical prestressing
- Tests conducted on prestressed concrete components like post-tensioned splices and cast-in-place splices
- Advantages of prestressed concrete like reduced materials and increased strength
- Applications in bridges, buildings, water tanks, and more
- A case study on widening the Harrods Creek Arch Bridge using prestressed concrete
Prestressed concrete structures and its applications By Mukesh Singh GhuraiyaMukesh Singh Ghuraiya
1. What is Prestressed??
2. Principle of Prestressed
3. Method of prestressing
4. Prestressed concrete structures
5. Advantages/application of Prestressed concrete
6. Disadvantages of Prestressed concrete
7. Comparison of RCC and Prestressed Concrete Flat Slabs
Pre stressed concrete- modular construction technologyAnjith Augustine
This document provides an overview of pre-stressed concrete, including its history, types (pre-tensioning and post-tensioning), materials, applications, advantages, and tensioning devices. Some key points include: pre-stressed concrete was developed in the 1930s-1940s and the first pre-stressed concrete bridge was built in India in 1948; it uses high-strength steel tendons to put concrete under compression and improve its tensile strength; common applications include bridges, buildings, and other structures; and advantages are increased strength, reduced cracking, and lighter/thinner designs.
Pre-stressed concrete was a major innovation that replaced conventional reinforced concrete, allowing for longer spans, higher impact resistance, and greater load capacity without tensile stresses. It involves casting concrete around high-strength steel that is placed under compression before use to counteract tensile stresses when in service. There are two main types: pre-tensioning applies tension before casting, while post-tensioning does so after casting, using ducts to hold the steel. Pre-stressed concrete enables more efficient structures through factory casting and reduced material needs.
This document discusses methods of prestressing concrete, including pretensioning and post-tensioning. Pretensioning involves stressing steel tendons before concrete is poured around them. Post-tensioning involves stressing steel tendons inserted into voids in cured concrete using jacks. Both methods put the concrete in compression and improve its tensile strength. Common applications include building floors/roofs, bridges, and parking structures.
Prestressed concrete is concrete that is placed under compression prior to service loads being applied through tensioning of steel tendons. This counteracts tensile stresses from loads to improve the performance of the concrete. Eugene Freyssinet is considered the father of prestressed concrete, developing techniques like high strength steel wires and conical wedges for post-tensioning in the 1930s-1940s. Prestressing can be through pre-tensioning or post-tensioning, depending on if the steel is tensioned before or after the concrete is cast. Popular post-tensioning systems include Freyssinet, Magnel Blaton, Gifford-Udall, and Lee-McCall methods. Prestressed concrete provides
The document provides information on methods of prestressing concrete, including pretensioning and post-tensioning. It discusses:
- Pretensioning involves stressing steel tendons before the concrete is cast around them.
- Post-tensioning involves stressing steel tendons after the concrete has cured using jacks, then grouting the voids.
- Both methods put the concrete in compression and increase its strength and durability compared to conventional reinforced concrete.
Pre-stressed concrete uses tensioned steel strands or bars to place concrete in compression before application of service loads. This counters the tensile stresses induced by loads and prevents cracking. There are two main methods: pre-tensioning applies tension before pouring concrete, while post-tensioning tensions strands after concrete curing. Pre-stressed concrete allows for smaller and lighter structures that resist loads, deflection, and cracking better than reinforced concrete.
Prestressed concrete is a combination of steel and concrete that uses compressive stresses applied during construction to oppose tensile stresses that occur in use. There are three main types: pre-tensioned concrete uses steel tendons tensioned before concrete is placed; bonded post-tensioned concrete uses unstressed steel placed then tensioned after curing; and unbonded post-tensioned concrete provides freedom of movement between steel and concrete. Pre-tensioned concrete requires molds that can resist internal forces and calculations to account for losses over time. Prestressed concrete provides benefits like reduced cracking and corrosion, higher strength, and more economical construction for bridges compared to steel.
Prestressing Concept, Materilas and Prestressing SystemLatif Hyder Wadho
The document discusses prestressing concepts and materials used in prestressed concrete. It describes how prestressing applies an initial compressive stress to concrete prior to service loads to improve strength and durability. Common prestressing materials include high-strength steel strands/wires, which are assembled into tendons and anchored internally or externally before or after concrete casting for pre-tensioning or post-tensioning. Grout is also discussed for transmitting stress between steel and concrete.
This document discusses prestressed concrete, which uses tensioned steel cables or bars to put concrete members into compression and increase their strength. It describes three main methods: pre-tensioned concrete where the steel is tensioned before the concrete is cast; bonded post-tensioned concrete where steel is tensioned after casting to compress the concrete; and unbonded post-tensioned concrete where greased steel is used to allow individual adjustment. Applications include buildings, bridges, nuclear reactors and earthquake resistant structures. Advantages are lower costs, thinner members, and increased spans.
Shear, bond bearing,camber & deflection in prestressed concreteMAHFUZUR RAHMAN
This Presentation was presented as a partial fulfillment of Prestressed Concrete Design Lab Course. Behavior & Design of Prestress on above topic is shortly discussed on the presentation. The part "Shear & Shear Design in Prestressed" Concrete was prepared by me. Other topics were prepared by other members of my group. Thanks to all my teachers & friends who helped us in different stages during preparation of the total presentation.
This document discusses prestressed concrete, which involves applying an initial compressive load to concrete before it experiences tensile stresses from use. Prestressing concrete improves its strength in tension. There are two main types: pre-tensioned concrete uses steel tendons that are tensioned before the concrete is cast around them, while post-tensioned concrete uses tendons tensioned after the concrete is cast. Prestressing concrete allows for longer spans and greater loads than ordinary reinforced concrete.
This document discusses prestressed concrete, which involves introducing stresses to counteract stresses from loads and keep the concrete in compression. Tendons made of high-strength steel wires or cables are tensioned before or after the concrete is cast to prestress it. This increases strength and durability while reducing cracking. Common applications include beams, bridges, tanks, and railway sleepers. Post-tensioning involves casting then stressing tendons in ducts, while pre-tensioning tensions tendons before casting. Prestressing introduces forces that improve load capacity and serviceability.
Pre-stressed concrete builds in compressive stresses during construction to oppose tensile stresses that occur when in use. There are two main types: pretensioning and post-tensioning. Pretensioning involves stretching wires or strands called tendons between anchorages before concrete is placed, while post-tensioning stresses tendons after concrete has gained strength. Common prestressing systems include Freyssinet, Magnel, Lee-McCall, and Gifford-Udall. Prestressed concrete is more durable and requires less material than reinforced concrete, but requires specialized techniques and quality control. It is widely used in bridges and building construction.
Prestressed concrete uses high-strength steel tendons or cables to put concrete members into compression prior to stresses from service loads being applied. This counters the tensile stresses induced by loading and improves the behavior of the concrete. There are two main methods - pretensioning and post-tensioning. Pretensioning involves stressing steel tendons before concrete is cast, while post-tensioning stresses steel tendons after the concrete has hardened. Losses in prestress over time include elastic shortening, anchorage slip, friction, creep, shrinkage, and steel relaxation. Proper material selection and design can minimize these losses and optimize the performance of prestressed concrete.
This document discusses prestressed concrete and defines key terms like pretensioning and post-tensioning. Pretensioning involves stretching steel tendons before concrete is poured, while post-tensioning stretches steel inserted into hardened concrete. The document covers advantages of prestressing like reduced cracking and member sizes. It also discusses design considerations like prestress losses from shrinkage, creep, and relaxation. Both pretensioning and post-tensioning methods are outlined, along with tendon types like bars, wires, and strands.
Prestressed concrete and fiber-reinforced concrete are methods to overcome concrete's weakness in tension. Prestressed concrete introduces tension into the concrete before hardening using steel wires stretched between anchors. This tension is then transferred to the concrete through bonding. Fiber-reinforced concrete uses fibers, such as steel, polypropylene or glass, to control cracking from shrinkage and drying. While fibers do not increase flexural strength, prestressed concrete allows for longer beam and floor spans than ordinary reinforced concrete.
Post-tensioning is a method of reinforcing (strengthening) concrete or other materials with high-strength steel strands or bars, typically referred to as tendons. Post-tensioning applications include office and apartment buildings, parking structures, slabs-on-ground, bridges, sports stadiums, rock and soil anchors, and water-tanks.
>>>Published by Post-Tensioning Institute
Prestressed concrete is a construction material where internal stresses are introduced to counteract the stresses induced by external loads. There are two main types of prestressing: external prestressing uses tendons on the outside of a concrete section while internal prestressing places tendons inside concrete. Prestressing can also be pre-tensioned, where concrete is cast around pre-stressed tendons, or post-tensioned, where tendons are tensioned after concrete has cured. Different configurations include uniaxial, biaxial, or multi-axial prestressing depending on the direction of prestressing members.
Regarding basics of prestressed such as inventor, types of prestressing systems, methods of prestressing, types of grouting, types of cables used for prestressed structure and method of construction etc..
This document discusses different types of prestressed concrete members. It describes externally and internally prestressed members, with external prestressing applying force via rigid abutments and internal prestressing using tensioned tendons. It also discusses linear prestressing of beams and slabs versus circular prestressing of cylindrical structures. Additionally, it explains the differences between pre-tensioning, which tensions tendons before casting concrete, and post-tensioning, which tensions tendons after the concrete has cured. Finally, it briefly mentions sources of prestress loss over time.
Pre-stressed concrete uses tensioned steel strands or bars to place concrete in compression and improve its tensile strength. There are two main methods - pre-tensioning and post-tensioning. Pre-tensioning tensions the strands before the concrete is poured, while post-tensioning tensions strands inside ducts after the concrete has cured. This compression counteracts tensile and flexural stresses from loads to reduce cracking and increase strength, allowing pre-stressed concrete to be lighter and more durable than reinforced concrete. It is commonly used in bridges, buildings, tanks, and other structures.
Prestressed concrete has several advantages over reinforced concrete including being more crack-resistant, durable, and requiring smaller cross-sectional areas, allowing for longer spans and easier transport. However, it also has some disadvantages such as requiring specialized equipment, advanced technical knowledge, and skilled labor for construction, as well as more expensive prestressing reinforcement bars.
Pre-stressed concrete is a method for overcoming concrete's natural weakness in tension. It can be used to produce beams, floors or bridges with a longer span than is practical with ordinary reinforced concrete. Pre-stressing tendons (generally of high tensile steel cable or rods) are used to provide a clamping load which produces a compressive stress that balances the tensile stress that the concrete compression member would otherwise experience due to a bending load. The pre-stressing force offsets the tensile stress and eliminates the tensile strain allowing the beam to resist further higher loading or to span longer distance.
At the beginning of the twentieth century, “Prestressed Concrete” soon became the single most significant new direction in structural engineering according to Billington (2004).
This unique concept gave the engineer the ability to control the actual structural behavior while forcing him or her to dive more deeply into the construction process of the structural material. It gave architects as well as engineers a new realm of reinforced concrete design pushing not only the structural but also the architectural limits of concrete design to a level that neither concrete nor structural steel could achieve. Ordinary reinforced concrete could not achieve the same limits because the new long spans that “Prestressed Concrete” were able to achieve could not be reached with reinforced concrete. Those longer spans required much deeper members, which quickly made reinforced concrete uneconomical. Additionally, steel structures weren’t able to create the same architectural forms that the new “Prestressed Concrete” could.
1.2.1: Prestressed Concrete Concept ,Idea & Designs
P.H.Jackson – 1888 – USA.
The concept of Prestressed Concrete appeared in 1888 when P.H. Jackson was granted the first patent in the United States for Prestressed Concrete design as a method of Prestressed construction in concrete pavement.
Jackson’s idea was perfect, but the technology of high strength steel that exhibited low relaxation characteristics was not yet available. This was the reason Prestressed Concrete was not used as building material in the early years. For example, metallurgists had not yet discovered high strength steel, which combined the needed high compressive forces in a minimal amount of steel with low relaxation characteristics that minimized creep and post-stress deformations in the prestressing steel; therefore, the idea hibernated until Freyssinet reexamined it in the early twentieth century, the first to actively promote prestressed concrete.
This document is the Indian Standard Code of Practice for Prestressed Concrete (First Revision). It provides guidelines for the structural use of prestressed concrete, covering both on-site work and precast prestressed concrete units. The code contains four sections dealing with general provisions, materials/workmanship/testing, general design requirements, and structural design using the limit state method. It incorporates changes from the previous version to unify prestressed and reinforced concrete provisions and introduce limit state design concepts.
Prestress loss due to friction & anchorage take upAyaz Malik
This document provides a detailed procedure for calculating prestress loss due to anchorage take-up. Prestress Loss due to friction is also discussed in detail.
The document provides information on methods of prestressing concrete, including pretensioning and post-tensioning. It discusses:
- Pretensioning involves stressing steel tendons before the concrete is cast around them.
- Post-tensioning involves stressing steel tendons after the concrete has cured using jacks, then grouting the voids.
- Both methods put the concrete in compression and increase its strength and durability compared to conventional reinforced concrete.
Pre-stressed concrete uses tensioned steel strands or bars to place concrete in compression before application of service loads. This counters the tensile stresses induced by loads and prevents cracking. There are two main methods: pre-tensioning applies tension before pouring concrete, while post-tensioning tensions strands after concrete curing. Pre-stressed concrete allows for smaller and lighter structures that resist loads, deflection, and cracking better than reinforced concrete.
Prestressed concrete is a combination of steel and concrete that uses compressive stresses applied during construction to oppose tensile stresses that occur in use. There are three main types: pre-tensioned concrete uses steel tendons tensioned before concrete is placed; bonded post-tensioned concrete uses unstressed steel placed then tensioned after curing; and unbonded post-tensioned concrete provides freedom of movement between steel and concrete. Pre-tensioned concrete requires molds that can resist internal forces and calculations to account for losses over time. Prestressed concrete provides benefits like reduced cracking and corrosion, higher strength, and more economical construction for bridges compared to steel.
Prestressing Concept, Materilas and Prestressing SystemLatif Hyder Wadho
The document discusses prestressing concepts and materials used in prestressed concrete. It describes how prestressing applies an initial compressive stress to concrete prior to service loads to improve strength and durability. Common prestressing materials include high-strength steel strands/wires, which are assembled into tendons and anchored internally or externally before or after concrete casting for pre-tensioning or post-tensioning. Grout is also discussed for transmitting stress between steel and concrete.
This document discusses prestressed concrete, which uses tensioned steel cables or bars to put concrete members into compression and increase their strength. It describes three main methods: pre-tensioned concrete where the steel is tensioned before the concrete is cast; bonded post-tensioned concrete where steel is tensioned after casting to compress the concrete; and unbonded post-tensioned concrete where greased steel is used to allow individual adjustment. Applications include buildings, bridges, nuclear reactors and earthquake resistant structures. Advantages are lower costs, thinner members, and increased spans.
Shear, bond bearing,camber & deflection in prestressed concreteMAHFUZUR RAHMAN
This Presentation was presented as a partial fulfillment of Prestressed Concrete Design Lab Course. Behavior & Design of Prestress on above topic is shortly discussed on the presentation. The part "Shear & Shear Design in Prestressed" Concrete was prepared by me. Other topics were prepared by other members of my group. Thanks to all my teachers & friends who helped us in different stages during preparation of the total presentation.
This document discusses prestressed concrete, which involves applying an initial compressive load to concrete before it experiences tensile stresses from use. Prestressing concrete improves its strength in tension. There are two main types: pre-tensioned concrete uses steel tendons that are tensioned before the concrete is cast around them, while post-tensioned concrete uses tendons tensioned after the concrete is cast. Prestressing concrete allows for longer spans and greater loads than ordinary reinforced concrete.
This document discusses prestressed concrete, which involves introducing stresses to counteract stresses from loads and keep the concrete in compression. Tendons made of high-strength steel wires or cables are tensioned before or after the concrete is cast to prestress it. This increases strength and durability while reducing cracking. Common applications include beams, bridges, tanks, and railway sleepers. Post-tensioning involves casting then stressing tendons in ducts, while pre-tensioning tensions tendons before casting. Prestressing introduces forces that improve load capacity and serviceability.
Pre-stressed concrete builds in compressive stresses during construction to oppose tensile stresses that occur when in use. There are two main types: pretensioning and post-tensioning. Pretensioning involves stretching wires or strands called tendons between anchorages before concrete is placed, while post-tensioning stresses tendons after concrete has gained strength. Common prestressing systems include Freyssinet, Magnel, Lee-McCall, and Gifford-Udall. Prestressed concrete is more durable and requires less material than reinforced concrete, but requires specialized techniques and quality control. It is widely used in bridges and building construction.
Prestressed concrete uses high-strength steel tendons or cables to put concrete members into compression prior to stresses from service loads being applied. This counters the tensile stresses induced by loading and improves the behavior of the concrete. There are two main methods - pretensioning and post-tensioning. Pretensioning involves stressing steel tendons before concrete is cast, while post-tensioning stresses steel tendons after the concrete has hardened. Losses in prestress over time include elastic shortening, anchorage slip, friction, creep, shrinkage, and steel relaxation. Proper material selection and design can minimize these losses and optimize the performance of prestressed concrete.
This document discusses prestressed concrete and defines key terms like pretensioning and post-tensioning. Pretensioning involves stretching steel tendons before concrete is poured, while post-tensioning stretches steel inserted into hardened concrete. The document covers advantages of prestressing like reduced cracking and member sizes. It also discusses design considerations like prestress losses from shrinkage, creep, and relaxation. Both pretensioning and post-tensioning methods are outlined, along with tendon types like bars, wires, and strands.
Prestressed concrete and fiber-reinforced concrete are methods to overcome concrete's weakness in tension. Prestressed concrete introduces tension into the concrete before hardening using steel wires stretched between anchors. This tension is then transferred to the concrete through bonding. Fiber-reinforced concrete uses fibers, such as steel, polypropylene or glass, to control cracking from shrinkage and drying. While fibers do not increase flexural strength, prestressed concrete allows for longer beam and floor spans than ordinary reinforced concrete.
Post-tensioning is a method of reinforcing (strengthening) concrete or other materials with high-strength steel strands or bars, typically referred to as tendons. Post-tensioning applications include office and apartment buildings, parking structures, slabs-on-ground, bridges, sports stadiums, rock and soil anchors, and water-tanks.
>>>Published by Post-Tensioning Institute
Prestressed concrete is a construction material where internal stresses are introduced to counteract the stresses induced by external loads. There are two main types of prestressing: external prestressing uses tendons on the outside of a concrete section while internal prestressing places tendons inside concrete. Prestressing can also be pre-tensioned, where concrete is cast around pre-stressed tendons, or post-tensioned, where tendons are tensioned after concrete has cured. Different configurations include uniaxial, biaxial, or multi-axial prestressing depending on the direction of prestressing members.
Regarding basics of prestressed such as inventor, types of prestressing systems, methods of prestressing, types of grouting, types of cables used for prestressed structure and method of construction etc..
This document discusses different types of prestressed concrete members. It describes externally and internally prestressed members, with external prestressing applying force via rigid abutments and internal prestressing using tensioned tendons. It also discusses linear prestressing of beams and slabs versus circular prestressing of cylindrical structures. Additionally, it explains the differences between pre-tensioning, which tensions tendons before casting concrete, and post-tensioning, which tensions tendons after the concrete has cured. Finally, it briefly mentions sources of prestress loss over time.
Pre-stressed concrete uses tensioned steel strands or bars to place concrete in compression and improve its tensile strength. There are two main methods - pre-tensioning and post-tensioning. Pre-tensioning tensions the strands before the concrete is poured, while post-tensioning tensions strands inside ducts after the concrete has cured. This compression counteracts tensile and flexural stresses from loads to reduce cracking and increase strength, allowing pre-stressed concrete to be lighter and more durable than reinforced concrete. It is commonly used in bridges, buildings, tanks, and other structures.
Prestressed concrete has several advantages over reinforced concrete including being more crack-resistant, durable, and requiring smaller cross-sectional areas, allowing for longer spans and easier transport. However, it also has some disadvantages such as requiring specialized equipment, advanced technical knowledge, and skilled labor for construction, as well as more expensive prestressing reinforcement bars.
Pre-stressed concrete is a method for overcoming concrete's natural weakness in tension. It can be used to produce beams, floors or bridges with a longer span than is practical with ordinary reinforced concrete. Pre-stressing tendons (generally of high tensile steel cable or rods) are used to provide a clamping load which produces a compressive stress that balances the tensile stress that the concrete compression member would otherwise experience due to a bending load. The pre-stressing force offsets the tensile stress and eliminates the tensile strain allowing the beam to resist further higher loading or to span longer distance.
At the beginning of the twentieth century, “Prestressed Concrete” soon became the single most significant new direction in structural engineering according to Billington (2004).
This unique concept gave the engineer the ability to control the actual structural behavior while forcing him or her to dive more deeply into the construction process of the structural material. It gave architects as well as engineers a new realm of reinforced concrete design pushing not only the structural but also the architectural limits of concrete design to a level that neither concrete nor structural steel could achieve. Ordinary reinforced concrete could not achieve the same limits because the new long spans that “Prestressed Concrete” were able to achieve could not be reached with reinforced concrete. Those longer spans required much deeper members, which quickly made reinforced concrete uneconomical. Additionally, steel structures weren’t able to create the same architectural forms that the new “Prestressed Concrete” could.
1.2.1: Prestressed Concrete Concept ,Idea & Designs
P.H.Jackson – 1888 – USA.
The concept of Prestressed Concrete appeared in 1888 when P.H. Jackson was granted the first patent in the United States for Prestressed Concrete design as a method of Prestressed construction in concrete pavement.
Jackson’s idea was perfect, but the technology of high strength steel that exhibited low relaxation characteristics was not yet available. This was the reason Prestressed Concrete was not used as building material in the early years. For example, metallurgists had not yet discovered high strength steel, which combined the needed high compressive forces in a minimal amount of steel with low relaxation characteristics that minimized creep and post-stress deformations in the prestressing steel; therefore, the idea hibernated until Freyssinet reexamined it in the early twentieth century, the first to actively promote prestressed concrete.
This document is the Indian Standard Code of Practice for Prestressed Concrete (First Revision). It provides guidelines for the structural use of prestressed concrete, covering both on-site work and precast prestressed concrete units. The code contains four sections dealing with general provisions, materials/workmanship/testing, general design requirements, and structural design using the limit state method. It incorporates changes from the previous version to unify prestressed and reinforced concrete provisions and introduce limit state design concepts.
Prestress loss due to friction & anchorage take upAyaz Malik
This document provides a detailed procedure for calculating prestress loss due to anchorage take-up. Prestress Loss due to friction is also discussed in detail.
This document discusses self-curing concrete, which aims to provide internal moisture to allow for continued hydration of cement without external curing methods. It outlines that self-curing concrete uses saturated lightweight aggregate or polyethylene glycol to reduce moisture loss from the concrete surface. An experimental program tested the compressive strength, splitting tensile strength, and modulus of rupture of concrete mixes with varying dosages of polyethylene glycol added. The optimum dosages were found to be 1% for a M20 mix and 0.5% for a M40 mix, and self-curing concrete achieved strengths comparable to conventionally cured concrete.
1. Pre-stressed concrete uses steel tendons that are tensioned before or after the concrete is poured to put the concrete in compression and improve its strength.
2. There are two main types: pre-tensioned concrete, where tendons are tensioned before the concrete is poured, and post-tensioned concrete, where ducts are cast in and tendons are tensioned after the concrete cures.
3. Advantages of pre-stressed concrete include increased strength, reduced cracking and corrosion, higher span-to-depth ratios, and economic benefits. However, it requires experienced engineers and builders and sections can be brittle.
This document summarizes a project report on high strength (M70) and high performance concrete. It lists the project team members and their institution. It then provides details on the properties, methods to achieve, parameters, and material selection for high performance concrete. The document discusses the work done on mix design, laboratory tests, mix preparation, test results and conclusions for M70 concrete.
This document discusses high-strength concrete (HSC). It defines HSC as concrete with a 28-day compressive strength of over 40 MPa. HSC uses a low water-cement ratio, smaller aggregate sizes, and admixtures like silica fume and superplasticizers. Compared to normal-strength concrete, HSC has higher resistance to pressure, modulus of elasticity, and strength gained at an earlier age. Some applications of HSC mentioned include bridges, high-rise buildings, power plants, and skyscrapers. The document concludes that interest in HSC is growing rapidly due to its advantages like reduced material needs and increased construction speeds.
This document discusses curing of concrete, which involves maintaining moisture content and temperature to allow desired properties to develop. Proper curing increases strength, durability, and resistance to damage. It describes the hydration process where water reacts with cement compounds. A minimum of 38% water by weight of cement is needed for full hydration. Self-curing concrete uses chemicals to retain mixing water and prevent drying. Membrane-forming compounds form films on concrete surfaces that reduce evaporation and allow curing without applied water. Different types of compounds and their application procedures are outlined.
Prestress loss occurs as prestress reduces over time from its initial applied value. There are two types of prestress loss - immediate losses during prestressing/transfer and long-term time-dependent losses. Immediate losses include elastic shortening, anchorage slip, and friction. Long-term losses include creep and shrinkage of concrete and relaxation of prestressing steel. The quantification of losses is based on strain compatibility between concrete and steel. For a pre-tensioned concrete sleeper, the percentage loss due to elastic shortening was calculated to be approximately 2.83% based on the stress in concrete at the level of the tendons.
High density concrete, high strength concrete and high performance concrete.shebina a
The document discusses high density concrete, its components, types of aggregates used, admixtures, applications, advantages and disadvantages. High density concrete has a density over 2600 kg/m3 and offers greater strength than regular concrete. Its main components are cement, water, aggregates and admixtures. Natural aggregates come from iron ores while man-made aggregates include iron shots, chilcon and synthetic aggregates. Admixtures like water reducers are used to increase workability and reduce cement and water requirements. High density concrete has applications in radiation shielding, precast blocks, bridges and more due to its high strength and durability.
CNM PT MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT E-CATALOG Wang Kelvin
This document provides information on prestressed concrete anchor systems and equipment from Henan Prestressing Equipment Co. It describes their prestressed concrete round anchors, monostrand anchors, prestressed flat anchor systems, prestressed concrete cable, and multistrand stressing jacks. The anchors and equipment can be customized and are used widely in bridge, building, railway, and other construction applications. Technical specifications are provided for various anchor models.
This document provides information on concrete mix design, including objectives, basic considerations, and the IS (Indian Standards) method for mix design. The objectives of mix design are to achieve the desired workability, strength, durability, and cost. Basic considerations include cost, specifications, workability, strength, durability, and aggregate grading. The IS method is then described in steps, including selecting target strength, water-cement ratio, air content, water and sand contents, cement content, and aggregate contents. An example application of the IS method is also provided.
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This document discusses long span structures, which are buildings with unobstructed column-free spaces greater than 15-20 meters used for stadiums, arenas, and pools. Steel is commonly used due to its ability to span large distances. Prestressed concrete is also used, which involves pre-tensioning or post-tensioning tendons to put concrete into compression and improve its strength. Pre-tensioning tensions tendons before pouring concrete, while post-tensioning does so afterwards. Segmental and composite construction are also discussed as methods to achieve long spans.
The document provides information about the analysis of a pre-stressed bridge construction project. It discusses what a bridge is, classifications of bridges, materials used, and components involved in bridge construction. It also describes the Danyang–Kunshan Grand Bridge in China, the world's longest rail-road bridge. The document outlines the process of post-tensioning bridges and provides field data from the construction of a bridge across Chhokra nalla on the Saddu-Urkura Road.
The document discusses stressed ribbon bridges. Some key points:
1. A stressed ribbon bridge is a tension structure similar to a simple suspension bridge, but with slightly sagging tensioned cables and prestressed deck segments made of reinforced concrete with steel tensioning cables.
2. The superstructure has a precast concrete deck with bearing tendons and prestressing tendons to transfer horizontal forces. The substructure uses abutments to transfer forces from the deck cables to the ground and anchors the bridge using tensioned ground anchors.
3. Advantages of stressed ribbon bridges include being economical, aesthetically pleasing, requiring minimal materials, and allowing for long spans with fewer piers than suspension bridges. Disadvantages
The document discusses stress ribbon bridges, which are tension structures similar to suspension bridges. Stress ribbon bridges are characterized by smooth, catenary curves and have pre-tensioned cables anchored into supporting structures. They can be supported by flexible saddles, parabolic haunches, or intermediate arch supports. Precast deck segments are slid into place and joined with cast-in-place composite slabs. Post-tensioning of tendons occurs after hardening to finalize the bridge's shape and determine sag. Stress ribbon bridges provide an economical and aesthetically pleasing option with minimal maintenance needs.
This document summarizes a presentation on prestressed concrete. It begins with an introduction to prestressed concrete and how it overcomes weaknesses in concrete in tension. It then describes the principles of prestressing by inducing compressive stresses with high-strength tendons before loads are applied. The document compares reinforced concrete with prestressed concrete and describes the methods of pre-tensioning and post-tensioning. It provides examples of prestressed concrete structures like beams, bridges and discusses advantages like reduced size and increased spans as well as disadvantages like higher material costs.
Three futuristic composite bridge technologies - Bridge in a Backpack, Hybrid-Composite Beam, and ProCoBeam - are described that result in fast-track construction and more sustainable bridges with expected lifespans over 100 years. The Bridge in a Backpack uses fiber reinforced polymer tubes filled with self-consolidating concrete as main load-bearing elements. The Hybrid-Composite Beam has a fiber reinforced polymer shell housing a self-consolidating concrete arch tied by galvanized prestressing strands. ProCoBeam uses a shear composite dowel to connect a bottom steel T-section to a top concrete T-section.
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The document discusses cable-stayed bridges, providing information on their components, design considerations, advantages, and analysis methods. It introduces the Midas Civil software for bridge design and analysis. It then discusses the Durgam Cheruvu cable-stayed bridge project in Hyderabad, India, which was proposed to ease traffic congestion. Key components of cable-stayed bridges are described, including pylons, girders, cables, and anchoring systems. Methods of structural analysis for these bridges, including for construction stages, are also summarized.
This document summarizes the analysis and design of a prestressed concrete box girder bridge using SAP 2000 software. The bridge has a total length of 200 feet with three continuous spans of 60 feet for the side spans and 80 feet for the main span. The objectives are to analyze and design the bridge according to AASHTO specifications and understand computer-aided analysis and design. Loads including dead load and truck loads are applied. Reinforcement sizes and spacings are provided for the truck way and sidewalk slabs.
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3. OBJECTIVE
What is pre stress concrete
Modern methods of pre stress concrete
Pre stress concrete effective than RCC
4. Pre stressed concrete (PC) is being used all over the world in the construction of
bridge structures. In Japan, the application of PC was first introduced in the
1950s.
In Japan, the first PC bridge, Tyousei Bridge, was built in 1951 and since then,
the construction of PC bridges has grown dramatically.
INTRODUCTION
5. In Japan, a number of innovative techniques have been
developed to enhance not only the structural performance but
also the durability of PC bridges. These include the
development of novel structural system and the advance in
new construction materials.
6. OVERVIEW
Development of innovative material for pc bridges
I. Pre grouted pre stressed tendon
II. High strength concrete
Development of modern structural systems in pc bridges
I. Pre stress concrete bridges with highly eccentric tendon
II. Extra dosed pc bridges
Approximate design method for stay cables
7. DEVELOPMENT OF INNOVATIVE MATERIALS FOR
PC BRIDGES
In Japan, most of PC bridges were constructed using internally post-
tensioning tendons with grouting in sheaths.
1.Pre-grouted pre stressing tendon
Pre-grouted pre stressing tendon was first developed in Japan in 1987. It is
made by coating a pre stressing strand with unhardened epoxy resin and a
polyethylene protective tube and is embedded directly into concrete with the
polyethylene protective tube as a tendon for post-tensioning.
2.High-strength concrete-The chief advantage of using HSC is the
possibility of achieving higher pre stressing force compared to the normal
concrete which will lead to smaller cross-section and reduction in the overall
weight of the structure. Hence, the use of HSC has a good potential in the
construction of large structures.
8. DEVELOPMENT OF MODERN STRUCTURAL
SYSTEMS IN PC BRIDGES
External prestressing technique is widely being used in the construction industry.
Externally PC bridges are designed with prestressing tendons placed outside the concrete
section, but still remaining within the bounds of the cross section of girder.
1.PC bridges with highly eccentric external tendons
(a) This kind of construction is possible only when external prestressing is
used, since this allows the tendons to be placed outside the concrete section
of girder.
(b) In this concept, the compressive forces are taken by concrete and the
tensile forces by external tendons, thus taking advantages of both materials
effectively.
9. 2.Extradosed PC bridges
(a) An extradosed prestressing concept, is a new type of structural system in which the
tendons are installed outside and above the main girder and deviated by short towers
located at supports.
(b) This type of bridge is placed between cable-stayed bridges and ordinary girder
bridges with internal or external tendons.
(c) Comparing to cable-stayed bridges, the height of the main tower in extradosed
bridges is lower; hence, a reduction in labor costs of construction can be achieved.
(d) But it is difficult to clearly distinguish between extradosed bridges and cable-stayed
bridges in terms of structural mechanics since many of the cable stayed bridges are very
similar to extradosed bridges.
10. Approximated design method for stay
cables
When bridge structures reinforced by stay cables, the design of stay cables would
be structural rationale by focusing on the stress change in the stay cables rather
than defining whether bridges are cable-stayed or extradosed by assuming
allowable stress for the stay cables. This would make it possible to design each
stay cable separately and enable the allowable stress to be set individually for each
stay cable.
11. bridges constructed with Japanese technology
1.Odawara Blue-Way Bridge
The Odawara Blue-Way Bridge, which is the first extra dosed PC box girder bridge in
the world and was completed in 1994. This bridge was designed with a three-span
continuous box-girder with extra dosed pre stressing, having a middle span length of
122 m, a tower height (h) of 10.5 m, and a girder height at supports (H) of 3.5 m.
12. Continue…
2.Shin-Meisei bridge
Shin-Meisei bridge on Nagoya Expressway No. 3 crossing the class-1 Shonai River in
western Nagoya in Japan. , the bridge was designed with a three span continuous rigid-
frame structure with extra dosed pre stressing, which is to become a landmark of
Nagoya's western threshold. The length of the middle span (L) is 122 m, a tower height
(h) of 16.5 m, and a girder height at supports (H) of 3.5 m.
13. Continue….
3.Rittoh Bridge
Rittoh Bridge located in the southern edge of Lake Biwa, is the first extra dosed PC
bridge with corrugated steel web whose main girder has a three-celled cross section,
making it suitable for a bilaterally suspended structure with a wide roadway. The
bridge consists of four-span and five span continuous rigid-frame structure with total
span length of 495m and 555m, respectively.
14. SUMMARY
Pre grouted pre stressed tendon
High strength concrete
Pc bridges with highly eccentric tendon
Extra dosed pc bridges
Approximate method design for stay cables
15. CONCLUSIONS
Recent techniques in design and construction of PC bridges in Japan were presented.
Not only to improve the structural properties in terms of safety, aesthetic and economical
aspects, such innovated technologies were developed to enhance the long-term
durability, which is becoming one of the serious problems in concrete structures
nowadays. Considering the development of new construction materials, the application
of pregrouted internal tendons and use of low-shrinkage HSC were discussed. The
corrugated steel webs, which take advantages of steel and concrete, have proved to be
one of promising solutions that can reduce the self weight of main girders, thereby
enabling the use of longer spans and reduction of construction cost.
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