Design of Prestressed Concrete

In this book a detailed description and explanation of the behaviour of prestressed concrete members and structures both at service loads and at ultimate loads is presented. The design criteria and procedures contained in several major building codes, including ACI (American Concrete Institute) 318-83; British Standard BS 8110; and Australian Standard AS 3600-1988, are also presented. Chapter 1 introduces the basic concepts of prestressed concrete and the limit states design philosophies used in USA, UK, European and Australian practice. Material properties relevant to design are discussed in Chapter 2. A comprehensive treatment of the design of prestressed concrete beams for serviceability is presented in Chapter 3. Chapters 4 and 5 deal with the design of members for strength in bending, shear, and torsion, and Chapter 6 covers the design of anchorage zones in both pretensioned and post-tensioned members. A guide to the design of composite prestressed concrete beams is provided in Chapter 7, and includes a detailed worked example of the analysis of a composite trough girder footbridge. Chapters 8 and 9 cover statically determinate and indeterminate beams. Chapters 10 and 11 provide a detailed exposition of the analysis and design of two way slab systems. The behaviour of axially loaded members is dealt with in the last chapter. (TRRL)