38. A prestressed concrete beam 400 mm wide and 600mm deep has a span of 6m. The beam is prestressed with a tendon bent as shown. There is a central concentrated load of 180 kN acting on the beam. Effective prestressing force = 1200 kN. Calculate the extreme fibre stresses at mid span taking into account the self weight of the beam also. 180kN 600 mm 140mm 400 mm 3m 3m

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38. A prestressed concrete beam 400 mm wide and 600mm deep has a span of 6m. The beam
is prestressed with a tendon bent as shown. There is a central concentrated load of
180 kN acting on the beam. Effective prestressing force = 1200 kN.
Calculate the extreme fibre stresses at mid span taking into account the self weight
of the beam also.
180KN
600 mm
140mm
+ 400 mm
3m
3m
Transcribed Image Text:38. A prestressed concrete beam 400 mm wide and 600mm deep has a span of 6m. The beam is prestressed with a tendon bent as shown. There is a central concentrated load of 180 kN acting on the beam. Effective prestressing force = 1200 kN. Calculate the extreme fibre stresses at mid span taking into account the self weight of the beam also. 180KN 600 mm 140mm + 400 mm 3m 3m
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