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776 Chapter 19 Introduction to Prestressed <strong>Concrete</strong><br />

Table 19.4 AASHTO Girders, Normal-Weight <strong>Concrete</strong> 25<br />

Designation A (in. 2 ) I (in. 4 ) y b<br />

(in.) Z b<br />

(in. 3 ) Z t<br />

(in. 3 ) Weight (lb/ft)<br />

Type II 369 50, 979 15.83 3220 2527 384<br />

Type III 560 125, 390 20.27 6186 5070 593<br />

Type IV 789 260, 741 24.73 10, 544 8908 822<br />

For practical and economical design of prestressed concrete beams and floor slabs, the precast<br />

concrete industry has introduced a large number of standardized shapes and dimensions from which<br />

the designer can choose an adequate member. Tables of standard sections are available in the PCI<br />

Design Handbook [3]. AASHTO [23] has also presented standard girders to be used in bridge<br />

construction (Table 19.4).<br />

19.9.2 Prestressing Force and Steel Area<br />

Once the shape, depth, and other dimensions of the cross section have been selected, approximate<br />

values of the prestressing force and the area of the prestressing steel, A ps , can be<br />

determined.<br />

From the internal couple concept, the total moment, M T , due to the service dead and live loads<br />

is equal to the tension force, T, times the moment arm, jd:<br />

M T = T(jd) =C(jd)<br />

M T = A ps f se (jd) A ps = M T<br />

f se (jd)<br />

where A ps is the area of the prestressing steel and f se is the effective prestressing stress after all<br />

losses. The value of the moment arm, jd, varies from 0.4h to 0.8h, with a practical range of 0.6h to<br />

0.7h. An average value of 0.65 may be used. Therefore,<br />

M<br />

A ps = T<br />

(19.60)<br />

(0.65h) f se<br />

and the prestressing force is<br />

F = T = A ps f se =<br />

M T<br />

(19.61)<br />

0.65h<br />

The prestressing force at transfer is F i = F/η, whereη is the factor of time-dependent losses.

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