Republic of the Philippines

Mindanao State University - Iligan Institute of Technology

College of Engineering & Technology
Department of Civil Engineering
Tibanga, 9200 Iligan City, P.O. Box No.5644 Tel. Nos. (063) 221-4050 Loc.130
Direct line (063) 2351E-mail:fbalagao@yahoo.com
Homepage: http://www.msuiit.edu.ph/coe

CE A162 – Design of Concrete Structures II

S.Y. 2019 – 2020 First Semester

Activity 10:
Prestressed Design

Problem 1: A beam with width b = 250 mm and d = 450 mm is prestressed by an initial force of
600 kN. Total loss of prestress at service loads is 15%.

a. Calculate the resulting final compressive stress if the prestressing force is applied at the
centroid of the beam section.
b. Calculate the final compressive stress if the prestressing force is applied at an eccentricity
of 100 mm below the centroid of the beam section.
c. Calculate the eccentricity at which the prestressing force can be applied so that the
resulting tensile stress at the top fiber of the beam is zero.

Problem 2: A beam with a width b = 300 mm and depth d = 600 mm is to be prestressed.

Considering 15% prestress loss, compute the prestressing force P and eccentricity e by
considering the following cases:

a. If the compressive stress is 21 MPa.

b. If the compressive stress at the bottom fiber is 12 MPa and the tensile stress at the top
fiber is 2 MPa.
c. If the compressive stress at the top fiber is 16 MPa and zero at the bottom fiber.

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 Republic of the Philippines
Mindanao State University - Iligan Institute of Technology
College of Engineering & Technology
Department of Civil Engineering
Tibanga, 9200 Iligan City, P.O. Box No.5644 Tel. Nos. (063) 221-4050 Loc.130
Direct line (063) 2351E-mail:fbalagao@yahoo.com
Homepage: http://www.msuiit.edu.ph/coe

CE A162 – Design of Concrete Structures II

S.Y. 2019 – 2020 First Semester

Activity 10:
Prestressed Design

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