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Prestressed Concrete

GATE Civil Engineering · Prestressed Concrete · 1990-2026

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2026 Q45

Select ALL CORRECT option(s) which can be considered to check whether the flexural stresses in a prestressed concrete beam are within the allowable stresses at the transfer and the...

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2026 Q48

A 250 mm wide × 600 mm deep rectangular concrete beam is prestressed by means of 4 high-tensile tendons, each of 14 mm diameter. The centre of the tendons is 200 mm from the soffit...

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2022 Q39

A post-tensioned concrete member of span 15 m and cross-section of 450 mm x 450 mm is prestressed with three steel tendons, each of cross-sectional area 200 mm². The tendons are te...

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2022 PYQ

A post-tensioned concrete member of span 15 m and cross-section of 450 mm $$\times$$ 450 mm is prestressed with three steel tendons, each of cross-sectional area 200 mm 2 . The ten...

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2021 Q39

A prismatic cantilever prestressed concrete beam of span length, L = 1.5 m has one straight tendon placed in the cross-section as shown in the following figure (not to scale). The...

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2020 Q44

A simply supported prismatic concrete beam of rectangular cross-section, having a span of 8 m, is prestressed with an effective prestressing force of 600 kN. The eccentricity of th...

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2018 Q38

A pre-tensioned rectangular concrete beam 150 mm wide and 300 mm depth is prestressed with three straight tendons, each having a cross-sectional area of 50 mm$^2$, to an initial st...

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2017 PYQ

A simply supported rectangular concrete beam of span $$8$$ $$m$$ has to be prestressed with a force of $$1600$$ $$kN.$$ The tendon is of parabolic profile having zero eccentricity...

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2017 PYQ

A pre-tensioned rectangular concrete beam $$150$$ $$mm$$ wide and $$300$$ $$mm$$ depth is prestressed with three straight tendones, each having a cross-sectional area of $$50$$ $$m...

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2013 PYQ

A rectangular concrete beam $$250$$ $$mm$$ wide and $$600$$ $$mm$$ deep is pre-stressed by means of $$16$$ high tensile wires, each of $$7$$ $$mm$$ diameter, located at $$200$$ $$m...

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2012 PYQ

Which one of the following is categorized as a long-term loss of prestress in a prestressed concrete member?

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2009 PYQ

A rectangular concrete beam of width $$120$$ $$mm$$ and depth $$200$$ $$mm$$ is prestressed by pretensioning to a force of $$150$$ $$kN$$ at an eccentricity of $$20$$ $$mm.$$ The c...

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2008 PYQ

A pre-tensioned concrete member of section $$200\,\,mm \times 250\,\,mm$$ contains tendons of area $$500\,\,m{m^2}$$ at the centre of gravity of the section. The prestress in tendo...

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2007 PYQ

A concrete beam of rectangular cross-section of size $$120$$ $$mm$$ (width) and $$200$$ $$mm$$ (depth) is prestressed by a straight tendon to an effective force of $$150$$ $$kN$$ a...

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2005 PYQ

A concrete beam of rectangular cross section of $$200\,\,mm \times 400\,\,mm$$ is pre-stressed with a force $$400$$ $$kN$$ at eccentricity $$100$$ $$mm.$$ the maximum compressive s...

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2005 PYQ

$$IS:$$ $$1343 – 1980$$ limits the minimum characteristic strength of pre-stressed concrete for post tensioned works and pretension work as

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2005 PYQ

As per Indian standard code of practice for prestressed concrete $$(IS:1343-1980)$$ the minimum grades of concrete to be used for post-tensioned and pre-tensioned structural elemen...

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2004 PYQ

A simply supported prestressed concrete beam is $$6$$ $$m$$ long and $$300$$ $$mm$$ wide. Its gross depth is $$600$$ $$mm.$$ It is prestressed by horizontal cable tendons at a unif...

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2001 PYQ

Identify the FALSE statement from the following, pertaining to the design of concrete structures.

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1999 PYQ

A beam with a rectangular cross section of size $$250$$ $$mm$$ wide and $$350$$ $$mm$$ deep is prestressed by a force of $$400$$ $$kN$$ using $$8$$ numbers $$7$$ $$mm$$ $$\phi $$ s...

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1997 PYQ

A prestressed concrete rectangular beam of size $$300\,\,mm \times 900\,\,mm$$ is prestressed with an intial prestressing force of $$700$$ $$kN$$ at an eccentricity of $$350$$ $$mm...

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1994 PYQ

A prestressed concrete rectangular beam of size $$300\,\,mm \times 900\,\,mm$$ is prestressed with an intial prestressing force of $$700$$ $$kN$$ at an eccentricity of $$350$$ $$mm...

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1993 PYQ

Let $$jd$$ be the lever arm between the resultant tensile force $$T$$ in the reinforcing prestressing steel and the resultant compressive force $$C$$ in concrete of a reinforced /...

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1993 PYQ

Let $$jd$$ be the lever arm between the resultant tensile force $$T$$ in the reinforcing prestressing steel and the resultant compressive force $$C$$ in concrete of a reinforced /...

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1992 PYQ

A uniformly distributed load intensity, $$w$$ acting on a simply supported prestressed concrete beam of span $$L,$$ producing a bending moment $$M,$$ at mid-span is to be balanced...

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1992 PYQ

The loss of prestress due to elastic shortening of concrete is least in

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1991 PYQ

A prestressed concrete beam has a cross-section with the following properties: Area $$A = 46,000\,\,m{m^2},$$ $${\rm I} = 75.8 \times {10^7}\,\,m{m^4},$$ $${Y_{bottom}} = 244\,\,mm...

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1990 PYQ

A rectangular simply supported prestressed concrete beam of span $$L$$ is subjected to a prestressing force of $$P$$ acting centrally at end sections and the prestress tendons are...

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