Calculate the ultimate moment of resistance of the beam based on

strain compatibility.
b (mm) d (mm)
Beam
200 300

The prestressing tendons are initially stressed = 1125

losses are estimated to be ( 20% ) 0.2
concrete fck value = 50 Mpa
Rectangular concrete stress block has a depth of 0.8 x the depth to NeutraMpa
Ultimate stress factor for concrete = 0.567 fck
Ultimate compressive strain in concrete = 0.0035
Young’s Modulus of Steel, Es = 200000 Mpa

������� ������ �� ����� ����� ������= 0.0045

Try x= 130 mm

(i) Steel Strains

Final steel strain, �� = prestress strain + bending strain, �′�

Top layer

��1 = 0.0045 + ��1′ =0.0045+[ �−40/ � −0.0035 ] = 0.002077

��2 = 0.0045 + ��2′ =0.0045+ (260−�)� 0.0035 = 0.008

(ii) Steel Stresess

Top layer

��1<0.006, ∴��1= ��1x��= 415.384615 �/��2

Bottom Layer

0.006<��2<0.02, ∴��2= 1243 �/��2

Centre of compression forces

Cp 32.0 kN
 Cp

Fc 90 mm
78 mm 590 kN

130
� =centre of gravity of compressive forces from neutral axis
Tp
y= 79
beam based on the principal of
200

As C ( mm2 ) = 77 40 ��1′

NAxis
260

As T ( mm2 ) = 500

40
��1

(iii) Forces in steel and concrete

Total Tensile force, �=��=��2��= 621

Total Compressive force, �= ��+��

Concrete Compressive force,��=0.567���� x 0.8�

1) Fc = 590 kN

Steel Compressive force, ��=��1��=480x 77 x 10−3=3 7��

2) Cp = 32.0 kN

=>C= 622

C/T = 1.0003798408

C/T result should be close to 1 therefore if

622 kN
 79 mm

130 mm
om neutral axis
622 kN
 0.0035 0.567 fck
Cp

x 0.8x Fc

Ft

1500

1200

0.006 0.2

C/t <1 in this case try larger X

C/T >1 in this case try smaller X

Mu = 130 kNm