Download PTU (Punjab Technical University) B.Tech (Bachelor of Technology) / BE (Bachelor of Engineering) 2021 January CE 7th Sem 71868 Pre Stressed Concrete Previous Question Paper
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Total No. of Questions : 18
B.Tech. (CE) (2012 to 2017) (Sem.?7)
PRE-STRESSED CONCRETE
Subject Code : BTCE-809
M.Code : 71868
Time : 3 Hrs. Max. Marks : 60
INST RUCT ION TO CANDIDAT ES :
1 .
SECT ION-A is COMPULSORY cons is ting of TEN questions carrying TWO marks
each.
2 .
SECT ION-B c ontains F IVE questions c arrying FIVE marks eac h and s tud ents
have to atte mpt any FOUR q ues tions.
3 .
SECT ION-C contains THREE questions carrying T EN marks e ach and s tudents
have to atte mpt any T WO questio ns.
4 .
Use of IS 1343 is pe rmitted in the ex aminatio n.
SECTION-A
Answer briefly :
1.
Give the range of w/c ratio of High strength mixes.
2.
What is the necessity of using high strength concrete in prestressed concrete?
3.
Define shrinkage of concrete.
4.
What is Pressure Line?
5.
What is Anchorage slip?
6.
What is the limiting value of effective reinforcement ratio of a bonded prestressed
concrete beam at failure?
7.
Name two ways of improving the shear resistance of structural concrete members by
prestressing concrete.
8.
Give any empirical formula for computing transmission length.
9.
What is the advantage of prestressing grid floors?
10. What is debonding?
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SECTION-B
11. What are Tendon splices? Sketch some common types of tendon splices.
12. A prestressed concrete pile 250 mm square, contains 60 pretensioned wires, each of 2mm
diameter, uniformly distributed over the section. The wires are initially tensioned on the
prestressing bed with a total force of 300 kN. Calculate the final stress in concrete and the
percentage loss of steel after all losses. Data given is modular ratio = 6.5, shrinkage due
to creep = 30 ? 10?6 mm/mm per N/mm2, relaxation of steel stress = 5% of Initial stress.
13. A prestressed concrete beam of rectangular section 120mm wide and 300 mm deep spans
over 6m. The beam is prestressed by a straight cable carrying an effective force of 200
kN at an eccentricity of 50 mm. It supports an imposed load of 4kN/m and EC = 40
kN/mm2.
Compute the deflection at the following stages :
a) Upward deflection under prestress + Self weight.
b) Final deflection under prestress + SWT + Imposed load including effects of creep &
Shrinkage.
14. A post-tensioned prestressed concrete T beam having a flange width of 1200 mm and
flange thickness of 200 mm, thickness of web = 300 mm is prestressed by 2000 mm2 of
high tensile steel located at an effective depth of 1600 mm. If fck = 40 MPa, fp = 1600
MPa ; estimate the ultimate flexural strength of unbounded Tee section, assuming
span/depth ratio as 20 and fpe = 1000 MPa.
15. Explain with sketches the effect of varying the ratio of depth anchorage to the depth of
end block on the distribution of bursting section.
SECTION-C
16. Design a partially prestressed post-tensioned beam to suit the following data :
Effective span = 30 m
Live Load = 9 kN/m
Dead load (excluding self weight) = 1 kN/m
Load factors : 1.4 for DL & 1.6 for LL.
fcu = 50 MPa
Strength of concrete at transfer = 35 MPa
Loss Ratio u = 0.85
Tensile strength of concrete = 1.7 N/mm2
Permissible tensile stress under service loads = 6 N/mm2
Maximum width of crack under service loads not to exceed 0.1 mm.
8mm high tensile wires having an ultimate tensile strength of 1500 MPa are available
for use.
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17. Design a post tensioned prestressed concrete two way slab 6m by 8m in size, to support a
live load of 3kN/m2. If cables of four wires of 5mm diameter stressed to 1000 N/mm2 are
available for use, determine the number of cables in the two principle directions. The
stresses in concrete not to exceed 15 MPa in compression and tensile stresses are not
permitted under service loads. The loss ratio is 0.7.
Check for limit states of service ability and collapse.
18. Write short notes on :
a) Shear and Principle stresses due to torsion
b) Methods by which bond between concrete and steel tendons can be improved.
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page of Answer Sheet will lead to UMC against the Student.
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