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Continuous beam
• A continuous beam is having more than one span is carried by
several supports.
• It is mainly used in bridge construction.
• Simple beam cannot be used for large spans, as it requires
more strength and stiffness.
• But continuous PSC beam not only provides adequate strength
and stiffness, but also provides sufficient ductility.
• An important distinction between them is that the prestressing
force does not produce any secondary moments in simple
beams, considerable secondary moments are produced in
continuous PSC beams.
• Also, the behavior of continuous PSC beams nearer to ultimate
load is different from the behavior of a corresponding simple
beam.
Where,
I AB
L
6
LAB C 2 Pexdx
S L 0
I BC
LBC
M R M P M S
Where R,P, S represents Resultant, primary and secondary
moments.
• The line of pressure or thrust line can be obtained from the
following equations
MR
e p
Pe
Where Pe – effective prestressing force.