Design of Prestressed Concrete structures
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Design of Prestressed Concrete structures Syllabus — Unit-wise Content
The official GTU curriculum for Design of Prestressed Concrete structures (subject code 3170624) as prescribed for Civil Engineering · Semester 7 divides the course into 4 units, covering 29 listed topics. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.
Download the official syllabus PDF (3170624)Unit 1 Module 1
- Introduction Basic Concepts of Prestressing
- Historical Development of prestressing
- Materials and systems for prestressing
- Types of Prestressing
- Advantages and Limitations of Prestressing
Unit 2 Module 2
- Losses in Prestress Introduction
- Losses due to Friction
- Losses due to Anchorage Slip
- Losses due to Elastic Shortening
- Time-Dependent losses due Creep
- Shrinkage and Relaxation
- Total immediate losses
- Total Time-Dependent losses
- Illustrative Examples
Unit 3 Module 3
- Flexural Design of Prestressed Concrete Elements Introduction
- Types of Flexural Failures
- Selection of concrete section and tendon profile
- Strain Compatibility Method
- Design of Pre-tensioned Beams
- Design of Post-tensioned Beams
- Design of Composite Prestressed Concrete Beams
- Design of Simply supported Slabs
- Deflection and Crack Control
- End Block Design
Unit 4 Module 4
- Shear and Torsional Strength Design Introduction
- Shear and Principal Stresses
- Ultimate Shear Resistance of Prestressed Concrete Members
- Design of Shear Reinforcements
- Horizontal Shear 12 Subject Code: 3170624 w.e.f
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