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Prestressed Concrete

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Course Unit Code221-0944/03
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated10 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Choice-compulsory
Level of Course Unit *Third Cycle
Year of Study *
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredWinter, Summer Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionEnglish
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
CAJ61prof. Ing. Radim Čajka, CSc.
NAV08doc. Ing. Jaroslav Navrátil, CSc.
Summary
Design and assessment of prestressed elements and structures. Prestressed elements and structures of bridges, engineering structures and industrial buildings. Numerical solution methods for real cross-sections. The placement of prestressing tendons, the effect on bending and shear resistance. Serviceability limit states – stress limitation, crack control and strain in elements of prestressed structures.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
The aim of this course is to develop the knowledge and skills in the area of design, reliability assessment and realization of prestressed elements and constructions of bridges, engineering structures and industrial buildings. Student has to obtain and prove an adequate general overview of solved problems. Student also has to work out the individual project related to the scope of the thesis.
Course Contents
General scope of the course:
Principle and use of prestressed concrete, materials and their characteristics. The transfer of prestress to concrete, technology, the initial prestress force of elements with tendons and unbonded tendons. Ideal cross-section and its meaning, numerical solution methods for real cross-sections. Prestress changes until and after the point of transfer of prestress to concrete. Losses of prestress, their calculation, the effect and importance for resistance and serviceability. The placement of prestressing tendons, the effect on bending and shear resistance. Prestress elements in elastic state; ultimate limit states – failure due to bending moment and axial force. Ultimate limit states – shear failure, torsion failure and local stress. Serviceability limit states – stress limitation, crack control and strain in elements of prestressed structures. Statically indeterminate structures, the effect of creep and shrinkage.

Individual project:

The topic and the form of an individual project will be chosen by the teacher considering the scope of the thesis.
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
1. EN 1992-2 Eurocode 2 - Design of concrete structures - Part 2: Concrete bridges – Design and detailing rules, CEN, 2007.
2. EN 1992-1-1 Eurocode 2: Design of concrete structures – Part 1: General rules and rules for buildings. CEN, 2006.
[1] ČSN EN 1992-1-1 (73 1201) Eurokód 2: Navrhování betonových konstrukcí -
Část 1-1: Obecná pravidla a pravidla pro pozemní stavby, ČNI 11/2006
[2] Navrátil, J.: Předpjaté betonové konstrukce, CERM s.r.o., Brno 2004
[3] Klusáček L., Panáček J., Štěpánek P. Betonové konstrukce. Předpjatý beton
podle ČSN 73 1201, skripta VUT Brno, 1991
[4] Vácha, J.: Předpjatý beton pro mostní stavby. skripta VUT Brno, 1984
[5] PrEN 1992-1-1 Eurocode 2: Design of concrete structures - Part 1: General
rules and rules for buildings. European standard, Revised final draft, April 2002
[6] Post - tensioning in buildings. Technical report prepared by Task Group 1.1.
Bulletin fib 6/2005, February 2005
Recommended Reading:
1. McCormac, Jack, C.- Nelson, James, K.: Design of Reinforced Concrete. ACI 318-05 Code Edition, Seventh Edition, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2006.
2. Martin, L. H. – Purkiss, J.A.: Concrete Design to EN 1992, Elsevier 2006.
[7] ČSN 73 1201 Navrhování betonových konstrukcí; 1986, a-1989, 2-1994
[8] Fillo: Betónové konštrukcie. Dimenzovanie predpatých konštrukcií.
STU Bratislava, 1995
[9] Servít, R., Doležalová, E., Crha, M. Teorie pružnosti a plasticity I.
Praha - Bratislava, SNTL/ALFA 1981. 456 s.
[10] Servít, R., Drahoňovský, Z., Šejnoha, J., Kufner, V. Teorie pružnosti a
plasticity II. Praha - Bratislava, SNTL/ALFA 1984. 424 s.
[11] Gerwick, Ben C., Jr: Construction of Prestressed Concrete Structures.
John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2-nd edition, New York, 1993
[12] Thomsing, Martin. Spannbeton. Grundlagen, Berechnungsverfahren,
Beispiele. 3.Auflage, B. G. Teubner Verlag, Wiesbaden 2002
[13] Martin, L. H. – Purkiss, J.A.: Concrete Design to EN 1992, Elsevier 2006.
375 s.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Individual consultations
Assesment methods and criteria
Tasks are not Defined