Prestressed Beam
Prestressed Beam
Prestressed Beam
A pretensioned simply supported 10LGT24 double T-beam without topping, geometry shown below. It is subjected to a
uniform superimposed gravity dead-load intensity W SD and live load WL.
w = WSD + WL
Aps = 1.53 in
Pi = 289170 lb
Pe = 229500 lb
MD = 2205696 in-lb M = w / 8
Eq. 1.5
Eq. 1.7
MT = 4786176 in-lb
a = 20.85 in a = Pe/MT
4. Final service load condition after losses using the Load-Balancing Method.
At Midspan:
P' = Pe = 229500 lb
a = ec = 14.77 in
Thus, if the total gravity load would have been 552 lb/ft , only the axial load P'/A would act if the beam had a parabilically
drapped tendon with no eccentricity at the supports. This is besause the gravity load is balanced by the tendon at the midspan.
Hence.
L = 60 ft
WL = 1100 lb/ft
WSD = 100 lb/ft
f'c = 5000 psi
f'ci = 3750 psi at transfer 75% of f'c (cylindrical strength)
time dependent loss = 18 % of the initial prestress
fpu = 270000 psi
ft = 849 psi for stress-relieved tendons
1. Dersign a simply supported pretensioned double-T-beam for a parking garage with harped tendon.
Using the ACI318 Buildong Code allowable stresses.
Since the tendon is harped, the critical section is close to the midspam, where the dead-load and superimposed dead-load moments reach their
maximum. The critical section is in many cases taken at 0.40L from the support, where L is he beam span. The value 0.40L is used to indicate
that under moving load, the critical section can be 0.40L and not necessarily at midspan.
fci = 2250 psi = 0.60f'ci max. allow. comp. stress in concrete immediately after transfer and prior to losses.
fti = 184 psi fti= 3f'ci max. allow. tensile. stress in concrete immediately after transfer and prior to losses.
can be increased to 6f'ci at the supports for simply supportes members.
From PCI design handbook, select a nontopped normal weight concrete double-T 12DT34 168-D1, since it has the bottom-section modulus
value Sb closest to the required value.
Structural Element: 12DT34
Ac = 978 in ct = 8.23 in ds = 0.50 in tendons diameter
Ic = 86072 in4 cb = 25.77 in ys (end) = 14.39 in
r = 88 in ec = 22.02 in ys (center) = 4.00 in
St = 10458 in ee = 12.77 in
Sb = 3340 in WD = 1019 lb/ft
V/S = 2.39 in
MD = 5,502,600 in-lb
fpi = 189,000 psi fpi 0.70fpu
fpe = 154,980 psi fpe = 0.82fpi
Try :
n = 16 - 1/2 in dia. Tendon strands for the standard section:
ML = 5940000 in-lb
MT = 11,982,600 in-lb
ee = 12.77 in
fti = 367 psi fti = 6f'ci
fc = 849 psi fti = 12f'ci
3. At Transfer.
f' = 92 psi (T)
f' = 92 psi < ft = 849 psi O.k.!
Adopt the section for service-load conditions using 1/2 in strands with midspan eccentricity ec = 12.77 in
and end span eccentricity e c = 22.02 in
Subject:
DESIGN OF PRESTRESSED DT - BEAM
PRESTRESSED CONCRETE DESIGN Design Code: Designed By: Date:
ACI 318-07 Engr. WBL ###
1. Design Parameter:
Strct'l Element: 8DT24
= 70 ft
bf = 8 ft
Wsd = 10 lb/ft = 80 lb/ft
Wsi = 35 lb/ft = 280 lb/ft
Concrete:
f'c = 5000 psi
f'ci = 3500 psi f'ci = 0.70f'c
fpu = 270 ksi
Prestressing steel: Grade 270
dps = 1/2 in A = 0.153 in
nps = 12
Aps = 1.836 in #ADDIN?
0.8
e @ 0.4 = 12.22 in
2
e @ 2.1 ft = 5.99 in
2. Design Calculation.
Prestress Force:
Pi = 372 kips
Po = 335 kips assumed 10% initial loss
Pe = 298 kips assumed 20% initial loss
1. Design Parametrs:
Strct'l Element: 8DT24
A = 401 in Sb = 1224 in
I = 20985 in4 St = 3063 in
yb = 17.15 in wt = 418 lb/ft
yt = 6.85 in wsd = 52 lb/ft superimposed dead load
Note: The values of Ec and Eci could also be read from Design Aid 15.2.1.
The prestress force at transfer and strand eccentricities are calculated in calculation of critical stresses.
Calculate the upward component using equations given in Design Aid 15.1.4
Po = 335 kips
ee = 5.48 in
e = 8.42 in
= 70 ft
D = 3.00 in = 5 wt 4 / [ 384EciI ]
Table 2.6 Wire for Prestressed Concrete Table 2.8 Seven-Wire Compacted Stra
pu
= 270000 psi ult. Stregnth (1862 Mpa)
Minimum load at
1% extension
(lb)
7,650
12,300
17,000
23,000
30,600
45,900
19,550
26,350
35,100
49,800