A 6.5m long cantilever beam 300mm x 600mm carries a uniformly distributed dead load(beam weight included) of 5kN/m throughout the length and a concentrated live load of 19KN at the free end. To prevent excessive deflection of the beam it is pretensioned with 12mm diameter strands causing a final prestress force of 550 KN. Pe= 0.85Pi 3. Determine the eccentricity of the prestress force at the fixed end such that the resulting stress at the top fiber of the beam at the fixed end is zero a. 213.84 mm b. 114.98mm c. 316.13mm d. 284.98mm e. None

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A 6.5m long cantilever beam 300mm x 600mm carries a uniformly distributed dead load(beam weight included) of 5kN/m throughout the length and a concentrated live load of 19KN at the free end. To prevent excessive deflection of the beam it is pretensioned with 12mm diameter strands causing a final prestress force of 550 KN. Pe= 0.85Pi

3. Determine the eccentricity of the prestress force at the fixed end such that the resulting stress at the top fiber of the beam at the fixed end is zero

a. 213.84 mm

b. 114.98mm

c. 316.13mm

d. 284.98mm

e. None

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