CE 522 Theory and Design of Prestressed Concrete

3 Credit Hours

Principles and concepts of design in prestressed concrete including elastic and ultimate strength analyses for flexure, shear, torsion, bond and deflection. Principles of concordancy and linear transformation for indeterminate prestressed structures. Application of pre-stressing to tanks and shells.

Prerequisite

Undergraduate degree in engineering or related area and undergraduate course in reinforced concrete design; or consent of instructor.

Course Topics

1. Prestressing technology and material properties
2. Prestressed members subjected to axial load
3. Long term effects in prestressed concrete structures: creep, shrinkage and relaxation
4. Prestressed members subjected to flexure
5. Moment curvature response of prestressed members
6. Prestressed members subjected to flexure and axial load
7. Calculating deflections in prestressed concrete members
8. Service considerations and elastic stresses
9. Design of prestressed flexural members
10. Design for indeterminate prestressed structures
11. Shear stresses in prestressed concrete beams
12. Shear design of prestressed members
13. Advanced topics in prestressed structures and case studies

Course Requirements

Homework Assignments	20%
Midterm Exam	30%
Final Exam	50%

Textbook

Optional Textbook:

Prestressed Concrete Structures, Michael P. Collins and Denis Mitchell, Response Publications, Canada. ISBN 0-9681958-0-6, approx. price $80. (Attend first lecture to hear announcement regarding the text book)

Updated 4/17/2020