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

Structural Analysis
6th Edition
ISBN:9781337630931
Author:KASSIMALI, Aslam.
Publisher:KASSIMALI, Aslam.
Chapter2: Loads On Structures
Section: Chapter Questions
Problem 1P
icon
Related questions
Question

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

Expert Solution
steps

Step by step

Solved in 2 steps with 1 images

Blurred answer
Knowledge Booster
Analysis of slopes
Learn more about
Need a deep-dive on the concept behind this application? Look no further. Learn more about this topic, civil-engineering and related others by exploring similar questions and additional content below.
Similar questions
  • SEE MORE QUESTIONS
Recommended textbooks for you
Structural Analysis
Structural Analysis
Civil Engineering
ISBN:
9781337630931
Author:
KASSIMALI, Aslam.
Publisher:
Cengage,
Structural Analysis (10th Edition)
Structural Analysis (10th Edition)
Civil Engineering
ISBN:
9780134610672
Author:
Russell C. Hibbeler
Publisher:
PEARSON
Principles of Foundation Engineering (MindTap Cou…
Principles of Foundation Engineering (MindTap Cou…
Civil Engineering
ISBN:
9781337705028
Author:
Braja M. Das, Nagaratnam Sivakugan
Publisher:
Cengage Learning
Fundamentals of Structural Analysis
Fundamentals of Structural Analysis
Civil Engineering
ISBN:
9780073398006
Author:
Kenneth M. Leet Emeritus, Chia-Ming Uang, Joel Lanning
Publisher:
McGraw-Hill Education
Sustainable Energy
Sustainable Energy
Civil Engineering
ISBN:
9781337551663
Author:
DUNLAP, Richard A.
Publisher:
Cengage,
Traffic and Highway Engineering
Traffic and Highway Engineering
Civil Engineering
ISBN:
9781305156241
Author:
Garber, Nicholas J.
Publisher:
Cengage Learning