Design of PSC Beam for Shear Strength – Worked Example
This article presents a worked example on evaluating the shear strength of a prestressed concrete (PSC) beam using EN 1992-1-1-2004. The beam shown below is an I beam...
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Design of Prestressed Concrete Beam for Flexural Capacity – Worked Example
This article presents a worked example on evaluating the bending capacity of a prestressed concrete beam. After verifying the stresses within a prestressed beam is within limit, it...
Constructing Magnel Diagram for prestressed Concrete beam – Worked Example
This article presents a worked example on the construction of magnel diagram for the design of a prestressed beam section. The beam that shall be designed is the...
Magnel Diagram for Prestressed Concrete Design.
This article explains the importance and application of magnel diagram in prestressed concrete design. Why Magnel Diagram? In a previous article on verification of stress in beams published...
Verification of Stress in a Prestressed Beam – Worked Example
This article shows a practical worked example on how to check the stress in a prestressed concrete beam using the combined stress approach. Verifying the stress will enable...
Design of Prestressed Concrete to Eurocode 2 – an Overview
Prestressed concrete as the name implies is a concrete that is subjected to prior compressive stresses before its working life. This technology is born out of the need...