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Prestressed Concrete Design Exam Solutions

The document outlines a prestressed concrete design scenario involving hollow core slabs used in a library. It provides specific properties of the slab, including dimensions, prestressing force, and loading conditions, and poses three computational tasks related to stress analysis and maximum load capacity. The context is set within the framework of civil engineering education at the Philippine Central Islands College.

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Prestressed Concrete Design Exam Solutions

The document outlines a prestressed concrete design scenario involving hollow core slabs used in a library. It provides specific properties of the slab, including dimensions, prestressing force, and loading conditions, and poses three computational tasks related to stress analysis and maximum load capacity. The context is set within the framework of civil engineering education at the Philippine Central Islands College.

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PHILIPPINE CENTRAL ISLANDS COLLEGE

Bagong Silang, San Jose, Occidental Mindoro


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DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING
PRESTRESSED CONCRETE DESIGN

Past Board Exams

Situation 1: Prestressed hollow core slabs with typical section shown in the figure are used for the flooring of a library.

Properties of the slab are as follows:


A = 1.4x105mm2
St = Sb = 6.8x106mm3
a = 1.2m
b = 200mm

The slab is prestressed with 820 kN force at an eccentricity e = 63mm below the neutral axis of the section.
Slab weight = 2.7 kPa
Super imposed (DL) = 2.0 kPa
Live load = 2.9 kPa

The slab is simply supported on a span of 8m. Allowable stresses at service loads are 2.0 MPa in tension and 15.5
MPa in compression. Consider 15% loss of prestressed at service loads.

a. Compute the stress at the top fibers of the slab at the ends due to that initial prestress force.
b. Determine the resulting stress at the top fibers of the slab at midspan due to the loads and pre stress force.
c. Determine the maximum total load (kN/m) including its own weight, that the slab can be subjected to if the
allowable stress at service loads are not to be exceeded.

Solution:

a. Compute the stress at the top fibers of the slab at the ends due to that initial prestress force.

b. Determine the resulting stress at the top fibers of the slab at midspan due to the loads and pre stress force.
PHILIPPINE CENTRAL ISLANDS COLLEGE
Bagong Silang, San Jose, Occidental Mindoro
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DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING
PRESTRESSED CONCRETE DESIGN

c. Determine the maximum total load (kN/m) including its own weight, that the slab can be subjected to if the
allowable stress at service loads are not to be exceeded.

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