Course Description
Provides the engineering student with the knowledge required to design and construct prestressed concrete structures. Emphasis will be placed on the behavior of prestressed concrete under load along with potential failure mechanisms.
Athena Title
Des Prestress Concrete Struct
Equivalent Courses
Not open to students with credit in CVLE 8550E
Prerequisite
Permission of department
Semester Course Offered
Offered every even-numbered year.
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
This course introduces the student to the design of prestressed concrete elements subjected to flexural, shear and torsional stresses. On completion of this course, the student should be able to: • Analyze stress distributions in prestressed concrete members subjected to bending, shear and torsion • Design simple prestressed concrete members for flexure, shear and torsion using relevant design standards
Topical Outline
• Development and History of Prestressed Concrete • Stages of Loading and Stress Calculations • Concrete Basics and Prestressing Reinforcement • Prestress Losses • Design and Analysis of Flexural Members • Deflection Computations and Control • Design and Analysis for Shear and Torsion • Prestressing Anchors • LRFD and Standard AASHTO Design of Concrete Bridges
Syllabus
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