General Principles of Prestressed Concrete Three different concepts can be applied to explain and analyze the load-carrying mechanisms of prestressed concrete. 1) Stress Concept — Prestressing to Transform Conerete into an Ela: Material ‘© From this standpoint concrete is visualized as being subject to two systems of forces: internal prestress and external load, with the tensile stresses due to the external load counteracted by the compressive stresses due to the prestress. Similarly, the cracking of concrete due to load is prevented or delayed by the precompression produced by the tendons. As long as there are no cracks, the stresses, strains, and deflections of the concrete due to the two systems of forces can be considered separately and superimposed. * Design by stress-concept used D+L (full service load). beh eb bbb ddidea Goneentie endon ene to Beam Prestressed and Loaded = Mit 2H. tale wat Tg The Bier ogni! Aha ‘Stress distribution actoss a concentrically prestressed-concrete section.pibtiiiiaisiien ‘Beam Eccenialy Prestressed and Loaded Fatt Mytt 4 1 oe = Fa Feil Ment Due to Prestass Ove to Presvess Due to External Due to Eccentric Drect Load fect Fecantity Moment at Press tera ‘Stress distribution across an eccentrically prestressed-concrete section.Example 1 A prestressed concrete rectangular beam 20 in. by 30 in. has a simply span of 24 ft and is loaded by a uniform load of 3 k/ft including its own weight. The prestressing tendon is located as shown in the figure and produces an effective prestress of 360 k. Compute top and bottom fiber stresses in the concrete at the midspan section, 30 waseeaeceers: Laren os wm 8B ess of HA Folt Molt Estos