STRUT AND TIE MODEL ANALYSIS OF

PRESTRESSED DEEP BEAMS

Presenting by
Guided by Kannan C Bhanu
Dr. N. Ganesan M140102CE, CEA
Professor, Structural
Engineering, Dept. of Civil 1
Engineering
 INTRODUCTION
Scarcity of models for predicting shear strength of
prestressed concrete deep beams

Scope of strut and tie model in discontinued

regions

Developments in the model analysis

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Direct and Modified STM analysis
 Strut and Tie Model

A conceptual framework where the stress

distribution in a structure is idealized as a system
of

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STM continued

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STM continued

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 STM Procedures

Visualize flow of stresses

Determine an idealized STM
Select area of ties
Check nodal zone stresses
Check strength of struts
Provide adequate anchorage for ties
Provide crack control (web)
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DIRECT STM By Tan et al.

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Tan-STM continued

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 Tan-STM continued

Tan et al. proposed a failure criteria
modified from Mohr-Coulomb theory

If is obtained as negative ie,

compression
f2

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 Tan-STM continued
=
+ * + * +

(for pretensioned and bonded post tensioned deep beams)

= +*+

(for unbonded posttensioned deep beams)

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 Tan-STM continued
Equation for shear strength Vn

For compression compression node failure,

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Modified STM By Wang &
Meng
Prestressing force considered as
external load

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 MSTM continued
Strut and Tie model

= m=

n= 13
MSTM continued

= kp (without prestress

=4-6
=62

-*
(with prestressing

effect)

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 MSTM continued

Failure criteria

f2

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 MSTM continued

Combined tensile strength

= + ++

= 0.23= 0.27

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 Equation for shear strength

For compression compression node

failure

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Effect of factor k in shear
strength

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Sensitivity of shear strength to
fps

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Comparison

MSTM Tan-STM 2
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 Inference

Reasons for conservative

predictions

Formulae derived for bottom nodal

zone

Omittance of component of T in the

direction of primary strut
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 Summary

Both models account for diagonal splitting of

struts and crushing of struts or nodal zones.

Both model predictions are accurate, consistent

and conservative, MSTM is more accurate.

Results can be improved by determination of

actual values of fps through experiment. 2
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 REFERENCE
Tan K. H, Tong K and Tang C. Y, 2001, Direct strut-and-tie
model for prestressed deep beams, Journal of structural
engineering, September, 1075-1084.
Guo-Lin.Wang, Shao-Ping Meng, 2008, Modified strut-and-
tie model for prestressed concrete deep beams, Engineering
Structures 30, 3489-3496.
Alshegeir. A, Ramirez. J.A., 1992, Strut-tie approach in
pretensioned deep beams, ACI Structural Journal Volume
89, Issue 3, May, 296-304.
Kupfer H, Gerstle KH, 1999, Behaviour of concrete under
biaxial stress. Proc ASCE J Eng Mech Div 1973, (EM4),
85366.
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Thank you

Doubts???

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