SLIDE 13 Prestressed Concrete Hashemite University
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ACI Maxim um perm issible ACI Maxim um perm issible stresses stresses
fpy: yield strength of prestressing tendons, MPa fy: yield strength of nonprestressing steel, MPa fy: yield strength of nonprestressing steel, MPa fpu: tensile strength of prestressing tendons, MPa f’
c: compression strength of concrete, MPa
f’
ci: compression strength at time of initial
prestress, MPa
- Concrete stress in flexure (after transfer):
Concrete stress in flexure (after transfer):
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( ) ( ) extreme compression fiber ………………...0.60 f ’
ci
extreme tension fiber, except as in (c)……0.25√f ’
ci
extreme tension fiber at end of simply supported members …………………………………....0.50√’fci
- If tensile stresses exceed these value,
If tensile stresses exceed these value, nonprestressing nonprestressing reinforcement should be used reinforcement should be used to resist these stress in tension areas to resist these stress in tension areas
- Concrete stress in flexure (at service):
Concrete stress in flexure (at service): ( ) ( )
extreme compression fiber due to prestress plus sustained load, where dead &live loads area large part
- f total service ………………………...……………..0.45 f ’
c
extreme compression fiber due to prestress plus total load if live load is transient ………………..…....0.60 f ’
c
extreme tension fiber in precompressed tensile zone
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extreme tension fiber in precompressed tensile zone …………….……………………………………...0.50√ f ’
c
extreme tension fiber in precompressed tensile zone if immediate and long-term deflection comply wiyh ACI- code ……………………………………..…….1.0√ f ’
c