CONCRETE STRUCTURE DESIGN FOR ADVANCED (2 Credits)

Learning Outcomes:

By completion this subject, students are able to: Explain clearly advantages of prestressed concrete over conventional and briefly provide technical discussion in materials used in prestressed concrete construction; Compare basic principle of conventional reinforced concrete and prestressed concrete; Perform elastic stress analysis of prestressed concrete structures; Analyze required prestressed forces in structure elements; Produce analyze and design of prestressed concrete structures in bending; Explain definition of loss of prestressed and its components; Perform calculation of prestress losses analysis; Analyze deformation (deflection or camber) of prestressed concrete structures with variation of methods; Produce design of prestressed anchorages; Produce full step-by-step analysis and design of prestressed concrete beams; Give brief explanation of construction technique in prestressed concrete method; Explain basic principle of prestressed concrete structures in statically indeterminate structures.

Topics:

1. Introduction to Prestressed Concrete Structures;
2. Material Properties of Prestressed Concrete;
3. Prestressed Forces and Eccentricity;
4. Elastic Stress Analysis in Uncrack Section;
5. Analysis of Flexural Strength of Prestressed Concrete Structures;
6. Design of Flexural Strength of Prestressed Concrete Structures;
7. Analysis of Loss of Prestressed: Short & Long Term;
8. Deformation of Prestressed Concrete Structures;
9. Design of Cable Anchorages;
10. Shear Strength in Prestressed Concrete Structures;
11. Prestressed Concrete in Statically Indeterminate Structures.