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This document contains instructions and questions for an exam on the design of prestressed concrete structures. It includes 5 sections with 2 questions each. The questions test understanding of key concepts like prestressing methods, stress calculations, design of beams, tanks, pipes, slabs and shell structures. Formulas from codes like IS 456, IS 1343, IS 3370 and SP 16 can be used. The candidate must attempt all questions, show calculations clearly and use the provided material properties unless otherwise specified.

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Gujarat Technological University

This document contains instructions and questions for an exam on the design of prestressed concrete structures. It includes 5 sections with 2 questions each. The questions test understanding of key concepts like prestressing methods, stress calculations, design of beams, tanks, pipes, slabs and shell structures. Formulas from codes like IS 456, IS 1343, IS 3370 and SP 16 can be used. The candidate must attempt all questions, show calculations clearly and use the provided material properties unless otherwise specified.

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Seat No.: ________ Enrolment No.

___________

GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY


ME - SEMESTER– • 3 ( New) EXAMINATION – SUMMER - 2022

Subject Code:3732006 Date: 03 Jun 2022


Subject Name:Design of Prestressed Concrete strctures
Time:02:30 PM TO 05:00 PM Total Marks: 70
Instructions:
1. Attempt all questions.
2. Make suitable assumptions wherever necessary.
3. Figures to the right indicate full marks.
4. Use of IS 456, IS 1343, IS 3370 and SP 16 are permitted.
5. Use M35 Grade of Concrete, Fe415 Grade of Steel and Permissible Tensile Stress in
Wire 1600 N/mm2 unless otherwise stated.
6. Draw neat and clean figures with pencil only.

Q.1 (a) Define Following: 07


(1) Tendon (2) Pre-Tensioning (3) Post-Tensioning (4) Partial Prestressing
(5) Relaxation in Steel (6) Axial Prestressing (7) Bonded Prestressed Concrete
(b) A prestressed concrete pile, 250 mm square, contains 60 pre-tensioned wires, 07
each of 2 mm diameter, uniformly distributed over the section. The wires are
initially tensioned on the prestressing bed with a total force of 300 kN.
Calculate the final stress in concrete and the percentage loss of stress in steel
after all losses, given the following data:
Es = 210 kN/mm2 and Ec = 35 kN/mm2
Shortening due to creep = 30 x 10-6 mm/mm per N/mm2 of stress
Total Shrinkage = 200 x 10-6 per unit length
Relaxation of steel is 5%,
Prestressing Force, P = 300 kN
Q.2 (a) A rectangular concrete beam of cross-section 150 mm wide and 300 mm deep is 07
simply supported over a span of 8 m and is prestressed by means of a symmetric
parabolic cable at a distance of 75 mm from the bottom of the beam at mid span
and 125 mm from the top of the beam at support sections. If the force in the
cable is 350 kN and the modulus of elasticity of concrete is 38 kN/mm2,
calculate
(a) The deflection at mid-span when the beam is supporting its own weight
(b) The concentrated load which must be applied at mid-span to restore it to
the level of supports.
(b) Write short note on types of flexural failures. 07
OR
(b) Enlist the Indian Standard Code recommendations along with equations for the 07
design of prestressed concrete member subjected to shear, torsion and bending
moment.
Q.3 (a) Define transmission length and explain the various factors influencing 07
transmission length.

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(b) A continuous beam ABC (AB=BC=15 m) has a uniform cross-section with a 07
width of 230 mm and depth of 610 mm. A cable carrying an effective
prestressing force of 450 kN is parallel to the axis of the beam and located at an
eccentricity of 200 mm. Determine the secondary and primary moment
developed at mid support section B. If the beam supports an imposed load of
2.5 kN/m, calculate the resultant stress developed at top and bottom of the beam
at B. Also, locate the resultant line of thrust through the beam AB.
OR
Q.3 (a) Explain with sketches the various methods of achieving continuity in 07
prestressed concrete members.
(b) A prestressed concrete beam of size 230 X 450 mm carries a factored shear 07
force of 165 kN and factored moment of 40 kN.m. The effective prestress after
all losses is 675 MPa. Compressive stress at Centroidal Axis due to prestress is
5 MPa. Design suitable Shear Reinforcement using following data:
Grade of Concrete – M30
fp – 1500 Mpa
Ap – 125 mm2
Cover to Steel Wire – 50 mm
Q.4 (a) A cylindrical prestressed concrete water tank of internal diameter 25 m is 07
required to store water over a depth of 7.5 m. The permissible compressive
stress in concrete at transfer is 13 N/mm2 and the minimum compressive stress
under working pressure is 1 N/mm2. The loss ratio is 0.80. Wires of 5 mm
diameter with an initial stress of 1000 N/mm2 are available for circumferential
winding. Design the tank wall for Hoop Tension assuming the base connection
to be hinged. Use fck = 40 MPa.
(b) Explain in detail the advantages of prestressed concrete pipes. 07
OR
Q.4 (a) A non-cylinder prestressed concrete pipe of 1.6 m diameter with a core 07
thickness of 100 mm is required to withstand a working pressure of 1 N/mm2.
Determine the pitch of 5 mm diameter wire winding if the high tensile initial
stress in the wire is limited to 1000 N/mm2. The permissible maximum and
minimum stresses in the concrete are 12 N/mm2 (Compression) and Zero
(Tension). The loss ratio is 0.8 If the direct tensile strength of concrete is 2
N/mm2, estimate the load factor against cracking.

(b) Explain the advantages of using prestressed concrete floor slabs mentioning 07
their common applications.
Q.5 (a) A Pretensioned beam of 80 mm wide and 120 mm deep, is to be designed to 07
support working load of 4 kN, each concentrated at the third point over a span
of 3 m. If the permissible stresses in tension are zero at transfer and 1.4 N/ mm2
under working load condition, design the number of 3 mm wires and the
corresponding eccentricity required at the mid span section. Permissible tensile
stress in wires is 1400 N/ mm2. The loss of prestress is 20% and the density of
concrete is 25 kN/ m3.
(b) Write short note on methods of prestressing shell structures along with 07
diagrams.
OR
Q.5 (a) Explain the term composite construction and its advantages in using precast 07
units in association with cast in situ concrete.
(b) Enlist the advantages of prestressing long span folded plates. Sketch the typical 07
cross-section of folded plates showing the distribution of tendons in the section.

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