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in the two directions and check for the safety of the slab against VELAGAPUDI RAMAKRISHNA
collapse and excessive deflection at service loads. Assume SIDDHARTHA ENGINEERING COLLEGE
fck = 40N/mm2, Fp = 1600N/mm2 and Ec = 38kN/mm2. 15M (AUTONOMOUS)
M.Tech. DEGREE EXAMINATION, JULY, 2018
UNIT-IV Second Semester
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING
7. a. Briefly outline the advantages of prestressing long span shell
structures. 7M 15CESE2005/1 DESIGN OF PRESTRESSED CONCRETE STRUCTURES

b. Explain with sketches, the typical cross sections of prestressed

concrete sheet piles. 8M
(or)
8. A spherical dome is to be designed to cover a circular tank of
36m diameter. The rise of the dome is one-eighth of the diameter.
The thickness of the dome is 1/500 of the diameter and the live
load on the dome is 1.5kN/m 2. Design the dome and suitable
prestressed ring girder for the dome given the permissible
compressive stress in the concrete as 14N/mm 2. The loss ratio is
0.8. Use 7mm diameter high tensile wires initially stressed to
1000N/mm2 to provide the necessary prestress. 15M
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Time: 3 hours Max. Marks: 60
Answer One Question from each Unit
Answer to any single question or its part shall be written at one place only
Any missing data may be assumed suitably
4 x 15 = 60M
UNIT-I
1. a. A rectangular concrete beam 360mm deep and 200mm wide is
prestressed by means of 15 numbers of 5mm diameter wires located
at 65mm from the bottom of the beam and three numbers of 5mm
diameter wire located at 25mm from the bottom of the beam. If the
wires are initially tensioned to a stress of 840N/mm2, calculate the
percentage loss of stress in the steel immediately after transfer,
allowing for the loss of stress due to elastic deformation of concrete
only. 10M

b. A concrete beam is prestressed by a cable carrying an initial

prestressing force of 300kN. The cross sectional area of the wires
in the cable is 300mm2. Calculate the percentage loss of stress in
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the cable only due to elastic shrinkage of concrete using IS:1343
b. Explain the necessity of using vertical cables in tank walls. 7M
recommendations assuming the beam to be
i) Pre tensioned ii) Post tensioned (or)
Assume Es = 210kN/mm and the age of concrete at transfer is
2

9 days. 5M 4. A cylindrical prestressed concrete water tank of internal

(or)
2. a. A rectangular prestressed beam 150mm wide and 300mm deep is
used over an effective span of 10m. The cable with zero eccentricity
at the supports and linearly varying to 50mm at the centre, carries
an effective prestressing force of 500kN. Find the magnitude of
concentrated load Q located at the centre of the span for the
following conditions at the centre of the span:
i) If the load counteracts the bending effect of the prestressing force
(neglecting the self weight of the beam)
ii) If the pressure line passes through the upper kern of the section
under the action of external load, self-weight and prestress. 8M
b. A prestressed concrete beam with a rectangular section 120mm
wide and 300mm deep supports a uniformly distributed load of
4kN/m, which includes the self weight of the beam. The effective
span of the beam is 6m. The beam is concentrically prestressed by
a cable carrying a force of 180kN. Locate the position of the
pressure line in the beam. 7M
UNIT-II
3. a. Explain in detail about the classification of pipes depending
about the method of manufacture. 8M
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diameter 30m is required to store water over a depth of 7.5m. The
permissible compressive stress in concrete at transfer is 13N/mm2
and the minimum compressive stress under the working pressure
is 1N/mm2. The loss ratio is 0.75. Wires of 5mm diameter at an
initial stress of 1000N/mm2are available for circumferential winding
and Freyssinet cables made up to 12 wires of 800 diameter stressed
to 1200N/mm2 are to be used for vertical prestressing. Design the
tank walls assuming the base is fixed. The cube strength of concrete
is 40N/mm2. 15M
UNIT-III
5. a. Explain in detail about the types of prestressed concrete floor slabs.
8M
b. Briefly outline the salient features of continuous prestressed
concrete flat slab floors. 7M
(or)
6. Design a post tensioned prestressed concrete two way slabs
6m x 9m, with discontinuous edges to support an imposed load of
3kN/m2. Cables of 4 wires of 5mm diameter carrying an effective
force of 100kN are available for use. Design the spacing of cables
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