CE6702 Prestressed Concrete Structures SYLLABUS REGULATION 2013

UNIT I INTRODUCTION – THEORY AND BEHAVIOUR

Basic concepts – Advantages – Materials required – Systems and methods of prestressing –
Analysis of sections – Stress concept – Strength concept – Load balancing concept – Effect of
loading on the tensile stresses in tendons – Effect of tendon profile on deflections – Factors
influencing deflections – Calculation of deflections – Short term and long term deflections -
Losses of prestress – Estimation of crack width.

UNIT II DESIGN FOR FLEXURE AND SHEAR

Basic assumptions for calculating flexural stresses – Permissible stresses in steel and concrete
as per I.S.1343 Code – Design of sections of Type I and Type II post-tensioned and pre-
tensioned beams – Check for strength limit based on I.S. 1343 Code – Layout of cables in post-
tensioned beams – Location of wires in pre-tensioned beams – Design for shear based on I.S.
1343 Code.

UNIT III DEFLECTION AND DESIGN OF ANCHORAGE ZONE

Factors influencing deflections – Short term deflections of uncracked members – Prediction of

long term deflections due to creep and shrinkage – Check for serviceability limit state of
deflection. Determination of anchorage zone stresses in post-tensioned beams by Magnel‟s
method, Guyon‟s method and IS1343 code – design of anchorage zone reinforcement – Check
for transfer bond length in pre-tensioned beams.

UNIT IV COMPOSITE BEAMS AND CONTINUOUS BEAMS

Analysis and design of composite beams – Methods of achieving continuity in continuous beams
– Analysis for secondary moments – Concordant cable and linear transformation – Calculation of
stresses – Principles of design.

UNIT V MISCELLANEOUS STRUCTURES

Design of tension and compression members – Tanks, pipes and poles – Partial prestressing –
Definition, methods of achieving partial prestressing, merits and demerits of partial prestressing.
CE6020 Finite Element Techniques SYLLABUS REGULATION 2013

UNIT I INTRODUCTION TO FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS AND FINITE ELEMENT

FORMULATION TECHNIQUES

Introduction - Basic Concepts of Finite Element Analysis - Introduction to Elasticity - Steps in

Finite Element Analysis - Virtual Work and Variational Principle - Galerkin Method- Finite
Element Method: Displacement Approach - Stiffness Matrix and Boundary Conditions.

UNIT II ELEMENT PROPERTIES

Natural Coordinates - Triangular Elements - Rectangular Elements - Lagrange and Serendipity

Elements - Solid Elements -Isoparametric Formulation - Stiffness Matrix of Isoparametric
Elements Numerical Integration: One, Two and Three Dimensional.

UNIT III ANALYSIS OF FRAME STRUCTURES

Stiffness of Truss Members - Analysis of Truss - Stiffness of Beam Members - Finite Element
Analysis of Continuous Beam - Plane Frame Analysis - Analysis of Grid and Space Frame.

UNIT IV FEM FOR TWO AND THREE DIMENSIONAL SOLIDS

Constant Strain Triangle - Linear Strain Triangle - Rectangular Elements -Numerical Evaluation
of Element Stiffness -Computation of Stresses, Geometric Nonlinearity and Static Condensation -
Axisymmetric Element -Finite Element Formulation of Axisymmetric Element -Finite Element
Formulation for 3 Dimensional Elements.

UNIT V APPLICATIONS OF FEM

Plate Bending Problems - Finite Elements for Elastic Stability - Finite Elements in Fluid
Mechanics - Dynamic Analysi
CE6021 Repair and Rehabilitation of Structures SYLLABUS REGULATION 2013

UNIT I MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR STRATEGIES

Maintenance, Repair and Rehabilitation, Facets of Maintenance, importance of Maintenance,

Various aspects of Inspection, Assessment procedure for evaluating a damaged structure,
causes of deterioration.

UNIT II STRENGTH AND DURABILITY OF CONCRETE

Quality assurance for concrete – Strength, Durability and Thermal properties, of concrete -
Cracks, different types, causes – Effects due to climate, temperature, Sustained elevated
temperature, Corrosion - Effects of cover thickness.

UNIT III SPECIAL CONCRETES

Polymer concrete, Sulphur infiltrated concrete, Fibre reinforced concrete, High strength concrete,
High performance concrete, Vacuum concrete, Self compacting concrete, Geopolymer concrete,
Reactive powder concrete, Concrete made with industrial wastes.

UNIT IV TECHNIQUES FOR REPAIR AND PROTECTION METHODS

Non-destructive Testing Techniques, Epoxy injection, Shoring, Underpinning, Corrosion

protection techniques – Corrosion inhibitors, Corrosion resistant steels, Coatings to
reinforcement, cathodic protection.

UNIT V REPAIR, REHABILITATION AND RETROFITTING OF STRUCTURES

Strengthening of Structural elements, Repair of structures distressed due to corrosion, fire,

Leakage, earthquake – DEMOLITION TECHNIQUES - Engineered demolition methods - Case
studies.