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Prestressed Beam Design Report With Diagrams

This design report outlines the preliminary structural design for a 20-meter prestressed concrete I-girder bridge located in Barangay Irawan, Puerto Princesa City. The bridge is designed to support vehicular traffic with specific parameters including 4 girders, a composite concrete deck, and calculated loads leading to a required prestressing force of 10.29 MN. Recommendations for further detailed analysis during the final design phase are provided.

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Prestressed Beam Design Report With Diagrams

This design report outlines the preliminary structural design for a 20-meter prestressed concrete I-girder bridge located in Barangay Irawan, Puerto Princesa City. The bridge is designed to support vehicular traffic with specific parameters including 4 girders, a composite concrete deck, and calculated loads leading to a required prestressing force of 10.29 MN. Recommendations for further detailed analysis during the final design phase are provided.

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Prestressed Concrete Beam Bridge

Design Report
Project Title: Proposed Prestressed Beam Design for 20m Highway Bridge

Location: Barangay Irawan, Puerto Princesa City

Design Code: NSCP 2015 / AASHTO LRFD (Reference Basis)

Prepared by: [Your Name]

Date: June 25, 2025

1. Project Overview
This design report covers the preliminary structural design of a 20-meter simply supported
prestressed concrete I-girder bridge. The bridge will carry vehicular traffic and consists of 4
girders spaced at 2.5 meters, with a composite concrete deck.

2. Design Parameters
Parameter Value
Span Length 20 m
Girder Spacing 2.5 m
Number of Girders 4
Concrete Strength (f'c) 40 MPa
Prestressing Tendon Strength (fpu) 1860 MPa
Unit Weight of Concrete 23.5 kN/m³
Beam Cross Section 1500 mm × 500 mm
Effective Tendon Eccentricity 400 mm below neutral axis
Estimated Live Load 30 kN/m
Superimposed Dead Load (SDL) 8 kN/m

3. Section Properties
- Area (A): 0.5 m × 1.5 m = 0.75 m²
- Moment of Inertia (I): 0.140625 m⁴
- Distance to Extreme Fiber (y): 0.75 m

4. Load Calculations
4.1 Dead Load:
- Beam Self-weight: 0.75 × 23.5 = 17.625 kN/m
- SDL: 8 kN/m

4.2 Live Load: 30 kN/m

4.3 Ultimate Load: 1.2(DL + SDL) + 1.7(LL) = 82.35 kN/m

5. Maximum Moment
Mu = (w_u × L²) / 8 = (82.35 × 20²) / 8 = 4117.5 kN·m

6. Required Prestressing Force


P = Mu / e = (4117.5 × 10⁶) / 0.4 = 10.29 MN

7. Prestressing Tendon Design


- Effective Stress (fpe): 0.75 × 1860 = 1395 MPa
- Aps = P / fpe = 7380 mm²
- Number of 12.7 mm Strands: 7380 / 100 = 74 strands

8. Stress Check at Service


Top Fiber: f = 13.72 - 21.99 = -8.27 MPa
Bottom Fiber: f = 13.72 + 21.99 = 35.71 MPa

9. Shear Design (Preliminary)


Vu = (w_u × L) / 2 = (82.35 × 20) / 2 = 823.5 kN

10. Conclusion and Recommendations


The 20m prestressed I-girder bridge has been designed for highway use. With 74 strands,
eccentrically placed, the beam satisfies both ultimate and service conditions. Further
detailed analysis is recommended during final design.

11. Appendices
[✓] Beam Section Diagram
[✓] Load Diagram
[✓] Strand Layout
[✓] Moment & Shear Diagram
[✓] BOQ (Optional)
12. Illustrative Diagrams
Figure 1: Beam Section

Figure 2: Load Diagram

Figure 3: Prestressing Strand Layout


Figure 4: Moment and Shear Diagram

Figure 5: Deck Slab Cross Section

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