Course Information

Course Code:
Course Number:
Code Course Name Language Type
INS 458 Prestressed Concrete Turkish Elective
Local Credits ECTS Theoretical Tutorial Laboratory
2.5 4 2 1 0
Course Prerequisites and Class Restriction
Prerequisites INS 322 MIN DD
or INS 322E MIN DD
or INS 338 MIN DD
or INS 338E MIN DD
Class Restriction None
Course Description
Historical background, Introduction, Material, Prestressing methods, Loss of prestress, Behaviour of isostatic beams under flexure, Allowable stresses, Flexural analysis, Ultimate moment, Full and partial prestressing, Composite beams, Design of prestressed beams, Pre/final design for flexure, Shear, calculation of shear reinforcement, Torsion, Bond and transfer lengths, Camber and crack checking, Moment-curvature relations, Continuous beams, Compression members, Tension members, Circular prestressing, Prestressed slabs.