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    This document outlines the general design procedure for prestressed concrete structures. It begins with an introduction describing how the focus will move from analyzing cross-sections to whole structures, starting with simply supported beams. It then describes the 13 main design steps, which include specifying the structural arrangement and loads, selecting the concrete grade and permissible stresses, estimating prestress losses, calculating minimum section properties, selecting the prestressing force, determining the permissible cable zone, checking prestress losses and serviceability and ultimate limit state checks.

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    This document outlines the general design procedure for prestressed concrete structures. It begins with an introduction describing how the focus will move from analyzing cross-sections to whole structures, starting with simply supported beams. It then describes the 13 main design steps, which include specifying the structural arrangement and loads, selecting the concrete grade and permissible stresses, estimating prestress losses, calculating minimum section properties, selecting the prestressing force, determining the permissible cable zone, checking prestress losses and serviceability and ultimate limit state checks.

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    This document outlines the general design procedure for prestressed concrete structures. It begins with an introduction describing how the focus will move from analyzing cross-sections to whole structures, starting with simply supported beams. It then describes the 13 main design steps, which include specifying the structural arrangement and loads, selecting the concrete grade and permissible stresses, estimating prestress losses, calculating minimum section properties, selecting the prestressing force, determining the permissible cable zone, checking prestress losses and serviceability and ultimate limit state checks.

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    This document outlines the general design procedure for prestressed concrete structures. It begins with an introduction describing how the focus will move from analyzing cross-sections to whole structures, starting with simply supported beams. It then describes the 13 main design steps, which include specifying the structural arrangement and loads, selecting the concrete grade and permissible stresses, estimating prestress losses, calculating minimum section properties, selecting the prestressing force, determining the permissible cable zone, checking prestress losses and serviceability and ultimate limit state checks.

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    3/5/2011

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    5. General Design Procedure
    5.1 Introduction
    5.2 General Design Steps
    5.1 Introduction
    Up to now, practically only prestressed concrete cross sections
    were analysed
    apart from the 3rd (load balancing) concept of prestressing
    where the whole structure (that is - the beam) and to be
    considered
    In Section 5 we move from cross sections to whole structures
    for now, only simply supported beams will be considered
    most of the applications of PSC in buildings are in the form of
    simply supported beams
    this is reflected in many examples through textbooks
    in bridge engineering, continuous statically indeterminate
    PSC beams are common and they will be covered towards
    the end of the course
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    5.2 General Design Steps (1)
    The following steps in principle apply to any
    PSC design
    simply supported beams in buildings,
    bridge girders, etc.
    Step 1:
    specify/select structural arrangement, loading
    arrangements/cases, rationalise/decompose the
    structure
    5.2 General Design Steps (2)
    Step 2:
    determine variable (or live) load
    estimate permanent (or dead) loading
    estimate because beam self weight (cross sections) is
    still not known
    calculate
    Step 3:
    select classification for the beam depending on its
    function/environment
    EC2: fully or partially prestressed
    BS8110: Class, 1 2 or 3
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    5.2 General Design Steps (3)
    Step 4:
    select concrete grade
    determine permissible extreme fibre compression and
    tension stresses at transfer and in service after all
    losses
    Step 5:
    estimate prestress losses
    estimate R (typically between 0.75 and 0.90)
    Step 6:
    calculate minimum section moduli minZ1 and minZ2
    select section with Z1 and Z2 at least 10-15% greater
    than min Z1 and min Z2
    5.2 General Design Steps (4)
    Step 7:
    select prestressing force P
    at least 10% greater than min P
    note that tendons should not normally be stressed
    more than 70% their ultimate tensile strength
    Step 8:
    calculate permissible cable zone
    using in each section actual values of Z1, Z2, A, P, R, etc.
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    5.2 General Design Steps (5)
    Step 9:
    select tendon arrangement (or profile) such that the
    eccentricity of the prestressing steel centroid falls
    within the permissible cable zone
    Step 10:
    having established the tendon profile, check actual
    prestress losses and compare them with the
    estimated values of R in each section
    5.2 General Design Steps (6)
    Step 11:
    check SLS of deflection
    Step 12:
    check ULS of flexure
    Step 13:
    check ULS of shear

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