PROBLEM 3.

3 POST TENSIONED

Service Load Conditions INPUT

Self Weight WD 384.375 lb/ft
Superimposed Dead Load WSD 0 lb/ft
Uniform Live Load WLL 3600 lb/ft

Simply Supported Beam Conditions & Concrete Parameters

Pretensioned or Post-tensioned - Dropdown Menu Post
Steam-cured or Moist-cured - Dropdown Menu
Span Length L 34 ft
Location of Critical Section x 17 ft
Cross-Sectional Area AC 369 in2
Moment of Inertia Ic 50979 in4
Radius of Gyration r2 = Ig/AC 138.2 in2
Top Section Modulus St 2527 in3
Bottom Section Modulus Sb 3220 in3
Distance from Top Fiber to c.g. ct 20.17 in
Distance from Bottom Fiber to c.g. cb 15.83 in
Midspan Eccentricity, c.g. concrete to c.g. steel eC 13.12 in
End Eccentricity ee 0 in
Eccentricity at Critical Location e 13.12 in
Normal Weight (NW) or Light Weight (LW) - Dropdown Menu NW
Concrete Compressive Strength fc' 6000 psi
Modulus of Elasticity of Concrete Ec 4.42E+06 psi
Concrete Tensile Strength at Initial Prestress fci' 4500 psi
Modulus of Elasticity of Concrete at Initial Prestress Eci 3.82E+06 psi

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PROBLEM 3.3 POST TENSIONED

Prestressing Steel Parameters INPUT

Area of (1) 0.5"φ Seven-Wire Strand A1ps 0.153 in2/strand
Quantity of 0.5"φ Seven-Wire Strands #ps 9 strand
Area of Prestressing Strands Aps = #psA1ps 1.377 in2
Initial Prestressing Force Pi = Apsfi 260253 lb
Specified Tensile Strength of Tendons fpu 270000
Specified Yield Strength of Tendons fpy 229500 psi
Initial Prestress Before Losses fpi = 0.70fpu = 0.82fpy 189000 psi
Steel Modulus of Elasticity Eps 2.90E+07 psi
Time of Prestress Aplication t1 0 hr
Final Time Interval of Interest t2 4 YEAR
Final Time Interval of Interest, convert to hours t2 35040 hr

Service Moments
Moment due to Self Weight MD = (wD*x/2)(L-x) 6.67E+05 lb-in
Moment due to Superimposed Dead Load MSD = (wSD*x/2)(L-x) 0.00E+00 lb-in
Total Live Load Moment MLL = (wLL*x/2)(L-x) 6.24E+06 lb-in
Total Moment at Critical Section M = MD + MSD + MLL 6.91E+06 lb-in

Number of Jacking Operations = 1

If Number of Jacking Operations = 1 --> Elastic shortening loss = 0 psi

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PROBLEM 3.3 POST TENSIONED

Stage 1 Losses - Initial Prestress INPUT

New Initial Prestress Force Pj = (0.9)*Pi 221215.05 lb
fcs bar -1174.92 psi
Initial Modular Ratio n = Eps/Eci 7.58
Elastic Shortening Loss DfpES 0.00 psi
Steel Relaxation Loss DfpR 0.00 psi
Creep Loss DfpCR 0.00 psi
Shrinkage Loss DfpSH 0.00 psi
Anchorage Seating DA 0.25 in
Anchor Set Loss DfpA = DA/L*Eps 17769.61 psi
Total Losses Before Post Tension DfpT 17769.61 psi
Strand Stress Before Post Tension fpj 171230.39 psi
Prestress Force Before Post Tension Pi = Apsfpj 235784.25 lb
a = 8e/L 0.257 rad
Wobble Coefficient k per foot 0.001
Curvature Coefficient m 0.25
Friction Loss DfpF = fpj*(ma+kL) 16834.3 psi
Total Losses After Post Tension DfpT 34603.91 psi
Strand Stress After Post Tension fpj 136626.49 psi
Prestress Force After Post Tension Pi = Apsfpj 188134.67 lb

TOTAL LOSS IN PRESTRESS 34603.91 psi

Stage 1 - Initial Prestress

𝑃𝑗 𝑒2 𝑀𝐷𝑒
𝑓𝑐𝑠 = − 1+ 2 +
𝐴𝑐 𝑟 𝐼𝑐
∆𝑓𝑝𝐸𝑆 = 𝑛 ∗ 𝑓𝑐𝑠

𝑓𝑝𝑖 = 𝑓𝑝𝑖 − ∆𝑓𝑝𝑇

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PROBLEM 3.3 POST TENSIONED

Stage 2 Losses - Time Dependence INPUT

Start Time t1 0.00 hours
End Time t2 8760.00 hours
Steel Relaxation Loss DfpR 13238.38 psi
Start Time t1 8760.00 hours
End Time t2 35040.00 hours
Steel Relaxation Loss DfpR 1316.64 psi
Modular Ratio n = Eps/Ec 6.57
fcs bar 1174.92 psi
fcsd bar 0.00 psi
KCR 1.60
Creep Loss DfpCR 12347.36 psi
Relative Humidity RH 70.00 %
Volume to Surface Ratio V/S 3.20
Pre=1, Post=use equation KSH N/a
Shrinkage Loss, Post Tensioned DfpSH 22656.86 psi
Total Stage 2 Losses DfpT 49559.24 psi
Stress Increase from Loading fsd = n*(fcsd bar) 0.00 psi
Strand Stress at end of Stage 2 fpe 121671.15 psi

TOTAL LOSS IN PRESTRESS 84163.15 psi

Stage 2 - From Initial Prestress to Time Inteval

𝑃𝑖 𝑒2 𝑀𝐷𝑒
𝑓𝑐𝑠 = 1+ 2 +
𝐴𝑐 𝑟 𝐼𝑐
∆𝑓𝑝𝐸𝑆 = 𝑛 ∗ 𝑓𝑐𝑠

log 𝑡2 − log 𝑡1 𝑓𝑝𝑖

∆𝑓𝑝𝑅 = 𝑓𝑝𝑖 ∗ − 0.55
10 𝑓𝑝𝑦
𝑀𝑆𝐷𝑒
𝑓𝑐𝑠𝑑 =
𝐼𝑐
∆𝑓𝑝𝐶𝑅 = 𝑛 ∗ 𝐾𝐶𝑅 ∗ (𝑓𝑐𝑠 − 𝑓𝑐𝑠𝑑)
𝑡
𝑃𝑜𝑠𝑡 𝑇𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑒𝑑 ∆𝑓𝑝𝑆𝐻 = 0.0008 ∗ ∗ 𝐸𝑝𝑠
𝑡 + 35
𝑓𝑝𝑒 = 𝑓𝑝𝑖 − ∆𝑓𝑝𝑇 + 𝑓𝑆𝐷

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