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    1) Pre-stressed concrete uses high-strength steel tendons that are stretched before concrete is poured, compressing the concrete and counteracting tensile stresses from service loads. 2) This allows for longer spans and shallower members compared to reinforced concrete, as cracking is delayed until service loads are applied. 3) Precast concrete involves pouring concrete into molds and curing off-site before assembling at the construction site, while cast-in-place concrete is poured and cured on-site.

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    1) Pre-stressed concrete uses high-strength steel tendons that are stretched before concrete is poured, compressing the concrete and counteracting tensile stresses from service loads. 2) This allows for longer spans and shallower members compared to reinforced concrete, as cracking is delayed until service loads are applied. 3) Precast concrete involves pouring concrete into molds and curing off-site before assembling at the construction site, while cast-in-place concrete is poured and cured on-site.

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    1) Pre-stressed concrete uses high-strength steel tendons that are stretched before concrete is poured, compressing the concrete and counteracting tensile stresses from service loads. 2) This allows for longer spans and shallower members compared to reinforced concrete, as cracking is delayed until service loads are applied. 3) Precast concrete involves pouring concrete into molds and curing off-site before assembling at the construction site, while cast-in-place concrete is poured and cured on-site.

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    Pre-stressed Concrete

    CE Elective 4
    Lecture notes
    Chapter 1: Introduction

    Most concrete construction in the world is cast-in-place reinforced concrete. In reinforced


    concrete structures, steel reinforcement is placed into the concrete to provide the tensile resistance
    to flexural loads or to assist
    the concrete in carrying
    compressive loads.

    While a superb building


    material, reinforced concrete
    must crack before the steel
    can significantly contribute to
    the strength and stiffness.

    Cast-in-place reinforced concrete This behavior led engineers to


    develop pre-stressed
    concrete, which uses high-strength steel tendons that are stretched to apply a compensating
    compressive load to the concrete prior to the application of the service loads. The pre-stressing
    force creates a compressive stress in the concrete to counteract the tensile stresses induced by the
    service loads. While this pre-stressing force does not result in an intrinsically higher member
    strength than reinforced concrete, it does delay cracking so that the service loads are carried
    primarily by uncracked concrete. This allows for the use of longer spans without increasing the
    member depth, or shallower members for the same span as can be designed with reinforced
    concrete.
    Pre-cast vs. Cast-in-place reinforced concrete

    Source: https://nitterhouseconcrete.com/precast-concrete-vs-site-cast-concrete/
    Precast concrete is poured and molded over rebar or wire and then cured offsite. This involves
    pouring concrete into pre-made molds and then cured under ideal conditions within the
    manufacturing plant itself. Once hardened and ready for use, those preformed concrete products
    are shipped to the job site where they are assembled into the desired structure.
    Disadvantages of Precast Concrete
    There are also some disadvantages to precast concrete. They are discussed below.

    1. High Initial Investment: For installing a Precast Concrete plant, heavy and sophisticated
    machines are necessary which requires a high initial investment. A large scale of precast
    construction projects must be available to ensure sufficient profit.
    2. Transportation Issue: The construction site can be at a distant location from the Precast
    Concrete plant. In that case, the precast members must be carried to the site using trailers. In
    many cases, the reduced costs of Precast Concrete is compensated by the transportation cost.
    3. Handling Difficulties: Proper care and precaution have to be taken for handling precast
    concrete. Usually, precast members are heavy and large which makes it difficult to handle
    without damage. Generally, portable or tower cranes are used to handle precast members.
    4. Modification: Limitation In case of precast structures, it is difficult to modify the structure.
    For example, if a structural wall is to be dismantled for modification it will impact the overall
    stability of the structure.
    5. Sensitive Connection Works: Assembling of the precast members is one of the key points
    for ensuring strong structural behavior. Connections between several structural members
    must be supervised and done properly to ensure the intended behavior of the connection such
    as simple, semi-rigid or rigid connections. Besides this, faulty connections may lead to water
    leakage and fail sound insulation.

    Source: https://civiltoday.com/civil-engineering-materials/concrete/232-advantages-and-
    disadvantages-of-precast-concrete
    How pre-stressed concrete work?
    While reinforced concrete is formed at rest, pre-stressed concrete is formed under stress. Steel bars
    are placed in a form and stretched at both ends as the concrete is poured in.

    Unstressed/Usual Beam

    One method is to pre-tensioned the member, where the tendon is stressed prior to the
    placement of the concrete. The tendon consists of one or more pre-stressing steel elements such
    as wires, seven-wire strand, or high-strength bars.

    Pre-stressed Beam
    Video about making Pre-stressed Concrete
    Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXVBSTDmheY

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