PRESTRESS LOSS DUE TO CREEP OF CONCRETE - CEB-FIP

(A) BY CODE EQUATION

The creep strain at time t > to can be calculated as
cc

(t o )
(t , t o )
E ci

(t , t o )

sc =

Stress Applied to the concrete member

Eci =

Modulus of elasticity of concrete at 28th day = Eco[{fck+ f)/fcmo]

1/3

Eco
f(t,to) =

36268 MPa

21500 MPa

2.126

1.481

2.419

0.594

Creep coefficient (See table below)

The Creep coefficient may be calculated as

t, to

fo =
o

t to

Notional Creep coefficient

f cm f t o

RH

1 RH
1

RH

RH O

0.46 h
ho
5.3

fcm

fcm fcmo

0.5

to
0 .1

to

0 .2

t1

h=

Size of the member = 2Ac/u

Ac =

Cross sectional area of member

Perimeter of the member
Mean compressive strength of concrete at 28 days

=
=

u=
fcm =

250 mm
250000 mm
2000 mm

fcm=fck+Df

48 MPa

fck

40 MPa

Df

8 MPa

fcmo =

=
=
=

10 MPa
70 %
100 %

ho

100 mm

t1 =

1 day

10 day

=
=

10
0 (For Normal or rapid

RH =
RHO =

Relative humidity of the atmosphare

to =

to

Age of concrete at loading (days)-(adjusted according to equations below)

9

t o ,T
2

1 .2

t o ,T

0 .5days

t1,T

to,T
a

hardening cements)
bc(t-to) = Development of creep =

150 1 1.2

RH
RHO

18

h
250
ho

0.3

t to
1500

t1
t to

t1

(See table below)

641.2577

P=
sc =

Prestressing force
Prestressing axial stress

=
=

3711 KN
14.844 MPa

L=
Ep =
Aps =

Length of beam/member
Modulus of elasticity of prestressing strands
Area of strands

=
=
=

10000 mm
200000 MPa
2660 mm

Eci(t) = bcc Eco

0.5

1/ 2

cc

s=

exp s 1

28
t
t1

Coefficient which depend upon type of cement

0.25 (For Normal and rapid

hardening cement)

Age of concrete (t)

(days)

Development of
creep c(t-to)

Creep coefficient (tto)

bcc

Time dependent
modulus of elasticity
0.5
Eci(t) = bcc Eci

Strain cc(t,to) =
Pt/(A x Eci(t))

Creep loss in stress

fPC) (MPa)

Loss in force DP

Residual Force (Pt)

Creep Loss

10
30
90
365
3650

0.0000
0.3501
0.5170
0.7338
0.9525

0.0000
0.7442
1.0990
1.5598
2.0247

0.845
1.009
1.117
1.198
1.256

33340
36422
38329
39698
40649

0
0.000303
0.000426
0.000583
0.000739

0.0
60.7
85.1
116.6
147.9

0
-161
-226
-310
-393

3711.0
3549.6
3484.6
3400.7
3317.7

(B) BY CODE EQUATION

** MIDAS/Civil Stage/Step history Output Data **

_____________________________________________
** Prestress force(kN)
Stage/Step

Value
Time
(days)

----------------- --------------CS1:Fst
0.00000
CS1:Usr1 -3710.00000
CS1:Usr2 -3572.77300
CS1:Usr3 -3510.63000
CS1:Usr4 -3432.07900
CS1:Lst -3352.93700
----------------- --------------Max :
0.00000 at CS1:Fst
Min : -3710.00000 at CS1:Usr1

0
10
30
90
365
3650

Residual
Loss in
Force
force (KN)
(KN)
0
0
-3710
0
-3573
-137
-3511
-199
-3432
-278
-3353
-357

(C) COMPARISON (Code Equation & Midas)

Creep loss
0
-50 0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

3000

3500

4000

Creep Loss (KN)

-100
-150
-200

Code Equation

-250

Midas output

-300
-350
-400
-450

Time (Days)