Prestressed Concrete · Reinforced Cement Concrete · GATE CE

A post-tensioned concrete member of span 15 m and cross-section of 450 mm $$\times$$ 450 mm is prestressed with three steel tendons, each of cross-sec...

The creep strains are

Which one of the following is categorized as a long-term loss of prestress in a prestressed concrete member?

As per Indian standard code of practice for prestressed concrete $$(IS:1343-1980)$$ the minimum grades of concrete to be used for post-tensioned and p...

$$IS:$$ $$1343 – 1980$$ limits the minimum characteristic strength of pre-stressed concrete for post tensioned works and pretension work as

Let $$jd$$ be the lever arm between the resultant tensile force $$T$$ in the reinforcing prestressing steel and the resultant compressive force $$C$$ ...

Let $$jd$$ be the lever arm between the resultant tensile force $$T$$ in the reinforcing prestressing steel and the resultant compressive force $$C$$ ...

The loss of prestress due to elastic shortening of concrete is least in

A uniformly distributed load intensity, $$w$$ acting on a simply supported prestressed concrete beam of span $$L,$$ producing a bending moment $$M,$$ ...

An inverted T-shaped concrete beam (B1) in the figure, with centroidal axis X – X, is subjected to an effective prestressing force of 1000 kN acting a...

A simply supported rectangular concrete beam of span $$8$$ $$m$$ has to be prestressed with a force of $$1600$$ $$kN.$$ The tendon is of parabolic pro...

A pre-tensioned rectangular concrete beam $$150$$ $$mm$$ wide and $$300$$ $$mm$$ depth is prestressed with three straight tendones, each having a cros...

In a pre-stressed concrete beam section shown in the figure, the net loss is $$10\% $$ and the final prestressing force applied at $$X$$ is $$750$$ $$...

A rectangular concrete beam $$250$$ $$mm$$ wide and $$600$$ $$mm$$ deep is pre-stressed by means of $$16$$ high tensile wires, each of $$7$$ $$mm$$ di...

A concrete beam prestressed with a parabolic tendon is shown in the sketch. The eccentricity of the tendon is measured from the centroid of the cross-...

A rectangular concrete beam of width $$120$$ $$mm$$ and depth $$200$$ $$mm$$ is prestressed by pretensioning to a force of $$150$$ $$kN$$ at an eccent...

A pre-tensioned concrete member of section $$200\,\,mm \times 250\,\,mm$$ contains tendons of area $$500\,\,m{m^2}$$ at the centre of gravity of the ...

A concrete beam of rectangular cross-section of size $$120$$ $$mm$$ (width) and $$200$$ $$mm$$ (depth) is prestressed by a straight tendon to an effec...

A concrete beam of rectangular cross section of $$200\,\,mm \times 400\,\,mm$$ is pre-stressed with a force $$400$$ $$kN$$ at eccentricity $$100$$ $$m...

A simply supported prestressed concrete beam is $$6$$ $$m$$ long and $$300$$ $$mm$$ wide. Its gross depth is $$600$$ $$mm.$$ It is prestressed by hor...

A concrete column carries an axial load of $$450$$ $$kN$$ and a bending moment of $$60$$ $$kN$$-$$m$$ at its base. An isolated footing of size $$2m \t...

A prestressed concrete rectangular beam of size $$300\,\,mm \times 900\,\,mm$$ is prestressed with an intial prestressing force of $$700$$ $$kN$$ at a...

A prestressed concrete rectangular beam of size $$300\,\,mm \times 900\,\,mm$$ is prestressed with an intial prestressing force of $$700$$ $$kN$$ at a...

A prestressed concrete beam has a cross-section with the following properties: Area $$A = 46,000\,\,m{m^2},$$ $${\rm I} = 75.8 \times {10^7}\,\,m{m^4}...

A rectangular simply supported prestressed concrete beam of span $$L$$ is subjected to a prestressing force of $$P$$ acting centrally at end sections ...

A $$10m$$ long prestressing bed is used to cast $$4$$ (pretensioned) prestressed concrete beams of $$2.3$$ $$m$$ each. A schematic representation of t...

A simply supported rectangular prestressed concrete beam $$200$$ $$mm$$ wide and $$400$$ $$mm$$ deep has an effective span of $$12$$ $$m.$$ The prest...

A beam with a rectangular cross section of size $$250$$ $$mm$$ wide and $$350$$ $$mm$$ deep is prestressed by a force of $$400$$ $$kN$$ using $$8$$ nu...

The cross-section of a pretensioned pre-stressed concrete beam is shown in Figure. The reinforcement is placed concentrically. If the stress in steel ...