PRESTRESSED CONCRETE
Analysis and design of prestressed concrete members, including working stress and ultimate strength analysis and design for flexure; shear design; prestress losses, deflections, and composite beams. Knowledge of Concrete Structures [such as CIV ENGR 447 ] required.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: Graduate/professional standing Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems Audience: Graduate 2. Use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice Audience: Graduate 3. Determine the required number and layout of prestressing strands in a prestressed concrete beam based on allowable stresses Audience: Graduate 4. Analyze and design a prestressed or partially prestressed concrete beam for ultimate flexural strength Audience: Graduate 5. Design a prestressed concrete beam for shear Audience: Graduate 6. Estimate immediate and time-dependent prestress losses Audience: Graduate 7. Estimate short-term and time-dependent deflections of a prestressed concrete beam Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems Audience: Graduate 2. Use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice Audience: Graduate 3. Determine the required number and layout of prestressing strands in a prestressed concrete beam based on allowable stresses Audience: Graduate 4. Analyze and design a prestressed or partially prestressed concrete beam for ultimate flexural strength Audience: Graduate 5. Design a prestressed concrete beam for shear Audience: Graduate 6. Estimate immediate and time-dependent prestress losses Audience: Graduate 7. Estimate short-term and time-dependent deflections of a prestressed concrete beam Audience: Graduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027