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Calculation of loss of prestress due to successive elastic deformation

Loss of stress due to Successive (Squential) stressing of cable


Span, L 35.0 m Note: The factor 2/3 for parabolic cable profile of cable
Prestressing force 2210.00 kN Average stress, σc = Stress at end + 2/3*mid span stress
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Elasticity of steel, Es 195000.0 N/mm Stress = stress leve in cable due to another cable stressed
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Grade of concrete 45.0 N/mm Loss = modular ratio*Average stress = m*σc
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Elasticity of concreter, Ec 31622.78 N/mm
CG of Section from the top Y t 1.6951 m
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Area at mid 3.9491 m
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Moment of inertia at mid 2.5063 m
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Area at end 5.4375 m
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Moment of inertia at end 3.1144 m
modular ratio, m = E s/Ec 6.1664
Average loss of prestress 35.863 N/mm2
Calculation of cable stress level by post-tensioning cable at another level
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Cause Cable Emerging
cable, e2 cable, e1 stress stress stress stress stress stress Remarks
by cable Nos. angle
Level in Level in Level in Level in Level in Level in
at mid-
Level Nos. at end θo 1 2 3 4 5 6 Σ
span
1 1.00 0.0334 -1.3551 8.6754 1.864 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 1.864
2 1.00 -0.3306 -1.3551 6.4235 1.764 1.849 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 3.612
3 1.00 -0.6870 -1.5451 5.3869 1.816 1.992 2.169 0.000 0.000 0.000 5.977
4 2.00 -1.4411 -1.5451 0.6548 3.208 3.952 4.696 5.770 0.000 0.000 17.627
Σ 5.000 Σ 8.651 7.793 6.865 5.770 0.000 0.000 29.079

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