Experiment-8

Aim: Analysing the prestressed concrete beam using staad pro

Software: staad pro
Objectives:
To calculate the maximum bending moment and minimum bending moment, axial forces
deflection for post stress girder.
Staad procedure:
Step1:
Open staad pro

Click on configuration

New project

file name

Step 2:
Switch on snap node

Draw the beam

Switch of the snap node beam and close

Step3:
Go to general click on supports select all nodes go to create fixed

assign to all all selected nodes assign yes

Step4:
Click load and definition load case details add dead load load types

Load name self weight click self weight

Node primary factor -1 ; add close

Self weight assign

Live load add close

Click live load and select add close pre/post load type post stress

Step 5:
Analysis/print all add close

Step 6:
Add click analysis run analysis go to post processing mode done click combination
load case apply ok

manual analysis:
cross section area (A) = 0.3*0.3
= 0.09m2

Z = bd2/6
=0.3*0.32/6
=4.5*10-3m3

Moment due to external load = wl2/8 = 4*102/8 = 56knm

Dead load = 0.3* 0.3*24= 2.16kn/m

Moment due to dead load = wl2/8 = 2.16*102/8 = 27knm

Total moment = 50+27 = 77knm

Stress due to prestress = p/a = 1540/(0.3*0.3) = 17111kn/m2

Stress due to moment = m/z = 77/(4.5*10-3) = 17111kn/m2

Stress due to prestress = stress due to dead load + prestress = 0

Bending moment is beam is zero

Learning objective: to contract various loads before we produces and bending moment the
stress distribution on member.