PRESTRESS LOSS DUE TO SHRINKAGE OF CONCRETE - CEB-FIP

(A) BY CODE EQUATION

The total shrinkage strain may be calculated as
CS ( t ,ts )

CSO

t ts

eCSO

= Notional Shrinkage coefficient

es(fcm)

= s ( f cm ) RH
-6
= 160+10bsc(9-fcm/fcmo)x10

fcm =

Mean compressive strength of concrete at 28 days

=
=

-0.00038
0.00037

fcm=fck+Df

48 MPa

fck
Df

=
=

40 MPa
8 MPa

fcmo =

10 MPa

bsc =

Coefficient that depend upon type of cement

bRH =

-1.55bsRH

-1.01835

bsRH =

1-(RH/RHO)

0.657

RH =
RHO =

Relative humidity of the atmosphare

=
=

5 For normal or rapid hardening cement

70 %
100 %

0.5

t ts
s

(t t s )

350 h
t=
ts =

ho

t1
t ts

t1

Age of concrete (days)

Age of concrete at begning of shrinkage (days)

t1 =

3 day

1 day

h=

Size of the member = 2Ac/u

Ac =

Cross section area of the member

Perimeter of the member

=
=
=
=

u=
ho

Length of member (L)

250 mm
250000 mm
2000 mm
100 mm
10000 mm

(B) BY MIDAS OUTPUT

Shrinkage loss
PPC (KN)

Residual force
in Strands (KN)

cs (t,ts)

0
-2.1E-05
-4.2E-05
-7.4E-05
-0.00014
-0.0003

Shrinkage loss
fPC (MPa)

0
0.056478
0.110419
0.195576
0.376814
0.790617

=
=
=

Deformation Dx
= ecs(t,ts) x L
(mm)

0
10
30
90
365
3650

s (t-ts)

Age of concrete t (days)

Modulus of elasticity of prestressing strands

Area of strands
Prestressing force of strands =
Shrinkage Loss

0.0000
-0.2128
-0.4160
-0.7369
-1.4198
-2.9790

0.00
-4.26
-8.32
-14.74
-28.40
-59.58

0.00
-11.32
-22.13
-39.20
-75.53
-158.48

3711
3699
3689
3671
3635
3552

200000 MPa
2660 mm
3711 KN

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

** PT Force(kN)
Tabulated output
Stage/Step

Value
Time
(day)

----------------- --------------CS:Fst -3710.70000

CS:Usr1 -3700.12800
CS:Usr2 -3690.03100
CS:Usr3 -3674.09100
CS:Usr4 -3640.16600
CS:Lst -3562.70800
----------------- --------------Max : -3562.70800 at CS:Lst
Min : -3710.70000 at CS:Fst

0
10
30
90
365
3650

Reidual
Force
(KN)
-3711
-3700
-3690
-3674
-3640
-3563

Loss in
force (KN)
0
-11
-21
-37
-71
-148

(C) COMPARISON (Code Equation & Midas)

SHRINKAGE LOSS
0.00

Loss of Force (KN)

-20.00 0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

3000

3500

4000

-40.00
-60.00
-80.00

Code Equation

-100.00

MIDAS

-120.00
-140.00
-160.00
-180.00

Time (Days)