CE 586 - PRESTRESSED CONCRETE

Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering

Credit(s): 3

Fundamental basis and underlying principles for the analysis and design of Prestressed concrete. Working stress and ultimate strength design methods, full and partial prestressing. Design for shear and torsion, deflection, crack control, and long-term effects, and prestress losses. Composite beams, slabs, short and slender columns, precast structures and their connections.

Prereq: CE 482 and engineering standing or consent of instructor.
Approved for Distance Learning.