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Institute of Concrete and Masonry Structures (BZK)

A student gains these knowledge and skills:
• Understanding of the behaviour of prestressed concrete structures.
• Design of prestressed concrete structural members and structural systems, analysis and detailing.

structural mechanics, theory of elasticity, plasticity, design of concrete members, design of concrete and masonry structures

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1. Introduction, basic concept of prestressing. Behaviour of non-prestressed and prestressed concrete beams. Material properties, manufacturing.
2. Prestressing technology, basic terminology. Pre- and post-tensioning prestressed concrete, prestressing systems.
3. Prestressing and its changes.
4. Effects of prestressing on concrete members and structures. Equivalent load method. Design of prestressing using the load balancing method. Influence of the construction metod on design of prestressed structures.
5. General principles of prestress members dimensioning. Ultimate limit state (ULS) of prestressed members loaded by axial force and bending moment, decompression state, initial stress-state of the cross-section. Prestressed members loaded in shear and torsion, stress analysis, proportioning.
6. Analysis of the anchorage zone - stress, calculation model, check of resistance, reinforcement. Serviceability limit states (SLS). Limitation of stress, crack resistence, calculation of crack width. Control of deflection.
7.- 8. Design and realisation of selected prestressed structures of building and engineering constructions.
9. Principles of structural approach to the reconstruction of concrete and masonry structures and foundations, methods of strengthening.
10. Strengthening of concrete and masonry structures by prestressing – methods of strengthening, realisation, structural analysis.
11. Design of concrete structures exposed to fire. The effect of the fire to the structure. Determination of fire resistance.
12.- 13. The behaviour of materials during effects of fire. Design approaches. Simplified computational methods.

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Understanding of the behaviour of prestressed concrete structures. Design of prestressed concrete structural members and structural systems, analysis and detailing.

Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

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