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CHAPTER 1 Introduction
The idea of prestressing
Prestressing as a design option
Use of high-strength tendons and cables
Methods of prestressing
Anchorage and bond of tendons
Cable profile and level of prestress
References
CHAPTER 2 Properties of materials
Introduction
Properties of prestressing steel
Properties of reinforcing steel
Strength properties of concrete
Short-term properties of concrete
Shrinkage of concrete
Creep of concrete under constant stress
Concrete creep under varying stress
References
CHAPTER 3 Methods of design and analysis
The structural design process
Design checks for prestressed concrete
Design criteria and structural reliability
AS 3600 design criteria for prestressed concrete
The critical stress method of design
Methods of analysis for prestressed concrete
References
CHAPTER 4 Flexural behaviour of uncracked members
Introduction
Short-term behaviour of uncracked beams
Equivalent load concept
Load balancing
Effects of creep and shrinkage
Deflections of uncracked beams
References
CHAPTER 5 Flexural behaviour in the post-cracking range
Cracking moment
Post-Cracking Flexural Behaviour
Elastic analysis for a rectangular cracked section
Allowance for prior creep and shrinkage
Cracked section analysis: general trial-and-error method
Non-Linear Analysis at High Overload
Moment-curvature and stress-moment relationships
Deflection calculations
References
CHAPTER 6 Flexural strength analysis
Overload behaviour and ultimate strength
Assumptions for ultimate strength analysis
Rectangular section: calculation of Mu
Calculation of Mu for T- and I-sections
Moment capacity with some steel not at yield
Effect of incomplete bond
General analysis by trial strain distributions
Stress in bonded tendons at ultimate
Design considerations
Calculation of section capacity at transfer
References
CHAPTER 9 Loss of prestress
Types of losses
Elastic Loss
Duct Friction Loss
Anchorage Slip
Stress relaxation
Shrinkage and creep losses according to AS 3600
Step by step analysis of losses
References
CHAPTER 10 Design procedures for statically determinate beams
Structural design
Choosing the type of construction
Choosing the cross-section
Choosing the prestressing details
Design steps
Discussion of key steps
Design criteria for serviceability
Critical stress method of design
Design examples
References