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Document:
SP129-09
Date:
December 1, 1991
Author(s):
Mehdi S. Zarghamee and william R. Dana
Publication:
Symposium Papers
Volume:
129
Abstract:
A step-by-step procedure is used for computing the state of stress in a prestressed concrete cylinder pipe accounting for the effects of creep and shrinkage of concrete core and mortar coating and of wire relaxation. The procedure is applied to an embedded-cylinder pipe subjected to the outdoor environment and to that of a buried pipe with varying humidity conditions. The results show that for pipe exposed to the outdoor environment, the prestress in the inner and the outer cores of embedded-cylinder pipe are significantly different. However, the change in the environment resulting from burial of the pipe and filling it with water reduces the losses, and the difference in the prestress of the inner and the outer core of embedded-cylinder pipe.
DOI:
10.14359/1287
SP129-08
B. L. Meyers and M. A. Daye
Pressurized water reactor containment building structures in nuclear power plants are designed to withstand internal accident pressure. Prestressed concrete is commonly used to resist such a pressure. The structure must maintain its structural integrity for the service life of the plant; therefore, the design must consider the effect of creep and shrinkage of concrete on the prestressing system. This effect is mainly in the form of prestressing force losses over time. Since creep and shrinkage are time-dependent, their values at any point in time during the service life of the plant must be predicted. The approach utilized in the design of the prestressed containment structure and the required periodic inspection are described. Also addressed is the procedure for establishing predicted changes in the prestressing forces as a result of creep and shrinkage of concrete at any point in time. Comparisons between predicted values and actual measurements of prestressing forces at different time intervals are presented. The comparison includes a number of reactor containment buildings and different concrete proportions.
10.14359/1286
SP129-06
Alex Aswad
The long-term camber prediction under sustained loads is an important part of the design of pretensioned flexural members. Critical members are noncomposite roofs and bridge members which have medium or large span-depth ratios or elements made of lightweight concrete. Currently the most common approximate design method is one that relies on empirical multipliers applied to initial cambers and deflections. When compared to a rational approach, substantial differences in prediction of long-term camber or deflection are noticed. The approximate method appears to overestimate the permanent sag or underestimate the camber. It also does not consider certain creep, shrinkage, and relaxation properties. It is concluded that such methods may be unreliable for critical members and that the rational method is preferred. For preliminary design of longer spans, revised multipliers are suggested for use with the approximate method.
10.14359/1285
SP129-10
Yun-Soo Joo and Maher K. Tadros
The objective of the paper is to develop a computer-based procedure for analysis of members made up of precast prestressed concrete sections with cast-in-place topping. The procedure accounts for cracking under the weight of the cast-in-place topping and superimposed loads. Creep and shrinkage of concrete and relaxation of prestressed steel are taken into account in combination with the effects of cracking. An attempt is made to limit the input data to information commonly available to designers. Linear creep law is used, and time-dependent effects, such as prestress losses and deflection growth, are automatically generated.
10.14359/1257
SP129-05
R. I. Gilbert and N. C. Mickleborough
A nonlinear procedure is described for the time-dependent analysis of reinforced and prestressed concrete columns under sustained eccentric compression. Both material and geometric nonlinearities are take into account in an iterative computer-based solution procedure. Individual cross sections are analyzed using the age-adjusted effective modulus method to include the effects of creep and shrinkage. By dividing the time scale into several increments, the gradual development of time-dependent cracking can be traced as the lateral deflection of the column and the internal secondary moments increase with time due to creep. Analytical predictions are shown to agree with laboratory measurements and numerical results from a parametric study of the behavior of slender columns are presented. The analytical model is also used to make a critical examination of the design provisions in ACI 318-83. Results indicate that the moment-magnifier method contained in the code for the design of slender columns becomes very conservative for very long columns.
10.14359/1256
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