CE 573 - Prestressed Concrete
Catalog Description
Properties of prestressing materials; methods of pretensioning and posttensioning; analysis and design of simple and continuous beams and slabs.3 credit hours (lecture)
Prerequisites
- ce471
Schedule
| Spring, 2011 | : | JM |
Textbooks and Resources
HandoutsCourse Objective
This course introduces the students to the basic principles of analysis, behavior, and design of presterssed concrete structures.Topics
- Eleastic Analysis
- Prestress Losses
- Flexural Behavior
- Flexural Design
- Shear
- Transfer and Development Length
- Anchorage Zone Reinforcement
- Continuity
- Tests
Professional Component
Relationship to Program Objectives
Last update: Fri Jun 23, 2006 11:32 am by acostar