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UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA SARAWAK BORANG PENYERAHAN STATUS TESIS Judul: Unified Design Approach for Structural Concrete Based on Eurocode 2 Sesi Pengajian: 2001 - 2005 Saya ADRIAN FONG WEI YI (HURUF BESAR) mengaku membenarkan tesis * ini disimpan di Pusat Khidmat Maklumat Akademik, Ink crsiti Malaýsia Sarawak dengan syarat-syarat kegunaan seperti berikut: 1. Tesis adalah hamilik Universiti Malaysia Sarawak. 2. Pusat Khidmat Maklumat Akademik. Universiti Malaysia SaraN%ak dihenarkan memhuat salinan untuk tujuan pengajian sahaja. 3. Memhuat pengdigitan untuk membangunkan Pengkalan Data Kandungan "l'empatan. 4. Pusat Khidmat maklumat Akademik, Universiti Malaysia Sara\yak dihenarkan memhuat salinan tesis ini sehagai bahan pertukaran antara institusi pengajian tinggi. 5. ** Sila tandakan ( yý ) di kotak berkenaan SULI'I (Mengandungi maklumat yang bcrdarjah keselamatan atau kcpcntingan Malaysia scperti yang tcrmaktub di dalam AKI'A RAI ISIA RASMI I9722) fF: RIIAD (Mengandungi maklumat 'fl? RIIAI) ýang tclah ditcntukan olch organisasi/hadan di mana penyclidikan dijalankan). I'll)AK "I'I'. RI IAº) 4 ýý (FANI)ATANGAN PFAUI. IS) AI, AMA"I TI ; "I'AP: 2 Regat Ipoh, Ipoh Garden. 3 1400. Ipoh Perak Tarikh: i Ac'ýý) ýý''ý S (I ANI)A I'AN(iAN I'I: Nti'I: I. IA) Ass. Prof. Dr. Ng Chee Khoon Nama Penyclia "(arikh: Disahkan oleh: CATATAN * Tcsis dimaksudkan sebagai tesis ba}; i Ijazah Doktor F'alsafah, Sarjana dan Sarjana \luda lika tesis ini StTflatau IF: RIIAD, sila lampirkan sural daripada pihak herkuasa/orKanisasi hcrkenaan dengan men}atakan sekali schab (Ian tempoh tesis ini perlu dikelaskan sebaKai St'I, fI (Ian TERIIAI). Demo (Visit http://www.pdfsplitmerger.com)

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Page 1: Unified Design Approach for Structural Concrete Based on Euroc

UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA SARAWAK

BORANG PENYERAHAN STATUS TESIS

Judul: Unified Design Approach for Structural Concrete Based on Eurocode 2

Sesi Pengajian: 2001 - 2005

Saya ADRIAN FONG WEI YI

(HURUF BESAR)

mengaku membenarkan tesis * ini disimpan di Pusat Khidmat Maklumat Akademik, Ink crsiti Malaýsia Sarawak dengan syarat-syarat kegunaan seperti berikut:

1. Tesis adalah hamilik Universiti Malaysia Sarawak.

2. Pusat Khidmat Maklumat Akademik. Universiti Malaysia SaraN%ak dihenarkan memhuat salinan untuk

tujuan pengajian sahaja.

3. Memhuat pengdigitan untuk membangunkan Pengkalan Data Kandungan "l'empatan.

4. Pusat Khidmat maklumat Akademik, Universiti Malaysia Sara\yak dihenarkan memhuat salinan tesis ini

sehagai bahan pertukaran antara institusi pengajian tinggi.

5. ** Sila tandakan ( yý ) di kotak berkenaan

SULI'I (Mengandungi maklumat yang bcrdarjah keselamatan atau kcpcntingan Malaysia scperti yang tcrmaktub di dalam AKI'A RAI ISIA RASMI I9722)

fF: RIIAD (Mengandungi maklumat 'fl? RIIAI) ýang tclah ditcntukan olch organisasi/hadan di mana penyclidikan dijalankan).

I'll)AK "I'I'. RI IAº)

4ýý

(FANI)ATANGAN PFAUI. IS)

AI, AMA"I TI ; "I'AP:

2 Regat Ipoh, Ipoh Garden. 3 1400. Ipoh Perak

Tarikh: i Ac'ýý) ýý''ý S

(I ANI)A I'AN(iAN I'I: Nti'I: I. IA)

Ass. Prof. Dr. Ng Chee Khoon

Nama Penyclia

"(arikh:

Disahkan oleh:

CATATAN * Tcsis dimaksudkan sebagai tesis ba}; i Ijazah Doktor F'alsafah, Sarjana dan Sarjana \luda lika tesis ini StTflatau IF: RIIAD, sila lampirkan sural daripada pihak herkuasa/orKanisasi hcrkenaan

dengan men}atakan sekali schab (Ian tempoh tesis ini perlu dikelaskan sebaKai St'I, fI (Ian TERIIAI).

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The following Final Year Project Report:

Title : UNIFIED DESIGN APPROACH FOR STRUCTURAL CONCRETE BASED ON EUROCODE 2

Name : ADRIAN FONG WEI Yl

Matrix Number: 7328

has been read and approved by :

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR Date DR. NG CHEE KHOON

Project Supervisor

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P. KHIDMAT MAKLUMAT AKADEMIK UNIMAS

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UNIFIED DESIGN APPROACH FOR STRUCTURAL CONCRETE BASED

ON EUROCODE 2

ADRIAN FONG WEI Y[

A literature review report submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the

Degree of Bachelor of Engineering with Honours (Civil Fngineering)

Faculty of Engineering

UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA SARAWAK

2005

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DEDICATION

To my dearest parents whom I love so much....

And to everyone who has been a part of me....

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The journey began 4 years ago when I had to leave my hometown to a land far

away. Bidding farewell to my beloved family, I set my heart on completing this quest

with little knowledge of what lies ahead. Armed with just a stationery case and

writing pad, I trudged on. And with that, I met an outstanding teacher who taught me

Civil Engineering Materials and now, Final Year Project. It is an honour to have him

as my supervisor and it gives me great pleasure of saying to I)r. Ng Chee Khoon; a

million thank you is not sufficient for all the wonderful things that you have done.

My journey through the 4 years is not an easy one, often at times I was

besieged by an onslaught of catastrophic events. Fortunately for me there was help

when I least expect it. The 10 of us; Dorothy Chai Sin Yee, Ling Leh Shia, Onn Yin

Wee, Ong Khin Kiat, Ong Chee Zen, Kho Joo Tiong, Chong Kah Weng, Wong Seak

Yeo, Chai Peng How and I; formed a fellowship that guided each of us through.

Many a times I had just about to give up hope, but for the bond that we have in our

fellowship, I just could not let them down.

As I approach the last of my journey, I met a lot of interesting people who

assisted me in completing my journey; especially Chua Keng Yew. Leong Chee Kin.

Kiw Wei Yuen and Lim Yar Fen. Their help, although subtle at times meant a lot.

There is still a bevy of people who will forever have a piece of my memory; Li Lung,

Pei Wen. Pei Ee, Ngiik Hua, See Ee, and Ai Lin. Though the moment was short, I will

treasure every part of it.

And so the journey ends.....

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ABSTRACT

In this project, a unified design approach was proposed for

partially prestressed concrete (PPC) which incorporates fully reinforced

concrete and fully prestressed concrete as according to Eurocode 2. The

purpose of this project is to provide a platform for solving the problems that

might occur in designing partially prestressed concrete using the new design

code of Eurocode 2. The design of partially prestressed concrete proposed

here is based on a simplified version of Eurocode 2, in which it is assimilated

with the BS8110 (1985) standards. Hence, the procedure proposed here will

be valid for the rigorous design method and also the three version of concrete

as a single system of structural concrete. The design equations used in this

project were developed according to the strain compatibility condition and

parabolic stress block for concrete. The proposal by Naaman (1992) for the

ACI Structural Journal was fundamental in providing a guideline for this

project. The unified design approach proposed here covers a wide scope of

satisfying the serviceability limit and ultimate strength requirements. Thus, a

partial prestressing ratio is introduced where it is a pre-determined value

ranging from 0 to 1 for reinforced concrete and fully prestressed concrete

respectively. In order to make the structure fail in ductile manner, a maximum

reinforcement index, Wm ax, is introduced in which it is proportionate to the

ratio x/d(,

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ABSTRAK

Dalam projek ini, satu kaedah rekabentuk penyatuan (unified

design approach) telah dikemukakan untuk konkrit pra-tegasan separa (partial

prestressing concrete) yang melibatkan konkrit bertetulang dan konkrit pra-

tegasan sepenuh sepertimana yang dicadangkan oleh Eurocode 2. Tujuan

projek im adalah sebagai satu platform untuk menyelesaikan masalah yang

mungkin muncul dalam merekabentuk konkrit pra-tegasan separa berdasarkan

kod rekabentuk Eurocode 2. Kaedah merekabentuk konkrit pra-tegasan separa

yang dikemukakan di sini adalah berdasarkan Eurocode 2 yang telah

dipermudahkan, di mana unsur-unsur BS8110 (1985) telah diterap masuk.

Oleh itu, prosedur yang dicadangkan di sini adalah sah untuk kaedah

rekabentuk yang menyeluruh dan juga untuk ketiga-tiga jenis konkrit sebagai

satu system tunggal bagi struktur berkonkrit. Dalam projek ini, persamaan-

persamaan yang diterbitkan adalah berdasarkan kepada prinsip persamaan

tegangan serta blok tegasan parabolic konkrit. Cadangan yang dikemukakan

oleh Naaman (1992) untuk Jurnal Struktur f1CI dijadikan sebagai asas yang

penting dalam projek ini. Kaedah rekabentuk penyatuan yang dikemukakan di

sini meliputi satu spectrum yang luas supaya dapat memenuhi keperluan-

keperluan kebolehkhidmatan dan kekuatan muktamad. Justeru itu, satu nisbah

pra-tegasan separa (PPR) telah dicadangkan, di mana ia merupakan satu nilai

yang akan ditentukan yang merangkumi 0 hingga I untuk konkrit hertetulang

dan konkrit pra-tegasan sepenuh masing-masing. Selain itu, indeks tetulang

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maksimum, (Omax, telah dicadangkan di mana ia adalah berkadaran kepada

nisbah x/d, , supaya mod kegagalan yang diperlukan boleh dicapai.

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Pusat Khidmat R'tA. iu Mat A. k, ydeln"A UNIVERSITI MAI_A`ý(-IA SARrVrVAiti

943(1(1 KOGI Sasnaratlan

CONTENTS

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DEDICATION

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

ABSTRACT

ABSTRAK

CONTENTS

LIST OF FIGURES

LIST OF TABLES

NOTATIONS

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

1.1 General

1.2 Objective

1.3 Problem Statement

1.4 Scope of Work

1.5 Organization of "Thesis

CHAPTER 2: LITERRATURE REVIEW

2.1 History of Prestressed Concrete

2.2 Classification of Concrete Structures

2.3 Partially Prestressed Concrete

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2.4 Flexural Behaviour of Prestressed Concrete Beams 10

2.5 Methods of Achieving Partial Prestressing 11

2.6 Uses of Non-Prestressed Reinforcement 12

2.7 Unified Design Approach for Partially Prestressed Beams 16

2.8 Summary 17

CHAPTER 3: METHODOLOGY

3.1 Grades of Concrete 18

3.2 Material Partial Safety Factors 19

3.3 Design of Flexural Elements at the Ultimate Limit State 19

CHAPTER 4: THE UNIFIED DESIGN APPROACH

4.1 General

4.2 Step 1: Preliminary Calculations

4.3 Step 2: Determine Partial Prestressing Ratio (PPR)

4.4 Step 3: Calculate lpe

4.5 Step 4: Estimate the Effective Depth, do

4.6 Step 5: Calculate the Factor, K

4.7 Step 6: Calculate the Reinforcement Index,

4.8 Step 7: Check Reinforcement Limit

4.9 Step 8: Calculate Tensile Forces

4.10 Step 9: Compute Neutral Axis Depth, x

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4.11 Step 10: Compute Strains

4.12 Step 11: Calculate Areas of Both Reinforcements

4.13 Step 12: Check for the Serviceability Limit State

4.14 The Flowchart of the Design Approach

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CHAPTER 5: DESIGN EXAMPLE

5.1 The Design Problem 44

5.1.1 Design Information 45

5.2 Solution 47

5.2.1 Moment Calculation 47

5.2.2 Allowable Stresses 48

5.2.3 Partial Prestressing Ratio (PPR) 49

5.2.4 Effective Prestress (fp, ) 50

5.2.5 Effective Depth (dc) 51

5.2.6 Factor K 51

5.2.7 Reinforcement Index ((w) 52

5.2.8 Maximum Reinforcement Index (c),,, j, x) 53

5.2.9 Tensile Forces 54

5.2.10 Depth of Neutral Axis (x) 54

5.2.11 Strains 55

5.2.12 Areas of Both Prestressed and Non-Prestressed Steel 58

5.2.13 Serviceability Limit State 59

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CHAPTER 6: CONCLUSION

6.1 Conclusion 61

REFERENCES 63Dem

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LIST OF FIGURES

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1) Fig. 2.1 Typical load-deflection curves for varying 10

degrees of prestress

2) Fig. 2.2 Uses of non-prestressed reinforcement 14

3) Fig. 3.1 Strain and stress distributions of a singly- 20

reinforced rectangular beam in accord to BS8 110 (1985)

4) Fig. 3.2 Strain and stress distributions of a doubly- 21

reinforced rectangular beam in accord to BS8110 (1985)

5) Fig. 3.3 Strain and stress distributions of a singly- 21

reinforced rectangular beam in accord to Eurocode 2

6) Fig. 3.4 Strain and stress distributions of a doubly 22

reinforced rectangular beam in accord to Eurocode 2

7) Fig. 3.5 Cross Section of a partially prestressed beam 25

8) Fig. 4.1 Cross section and stress distribution at ultimate 32

strength of a partially prestressed concrete beam

9) Fig. 4.2 Strain and stress distribution for a section with 38

prestressed and non-prestressed reinforcement

10) Fig. 4.3 Flowchart of unified design approach for 43

partially prestressed concrete structures based on EC2

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11) Fig. 5.1 Cross section of beam 45

12) Fig. 5.2 Design stress-strain curve for reinforcing steel 56

13) Fig. 5.3 Design stress-strain curve for prestressing 57

tendons

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LIST OF TABLES

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1) Table 3.1 Comparison of notations, parameters and 23

design equations

2) Table 3.2 Relationship of cube strength to cylinder 23

strength

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NOTATIONS

a = Depth of rectangular stress block

Ac = Cross sectional area of concrete

Ap, = Area of prestressing tendon

As = Area of reinforcing steel

b = Width of section

c = Neutral axis depth

C = Total compressive forces

de = Effective depth

d� = Depth due to the centroid of compressive forces

dp = Depth due to the centroid of prestressing tendons

d, = Depth due to the centroid of reinforcing steels

Ec = Secant modulus of elasticity of concrete

Eps = Modulus of elasticity of prestressing tendon

E, = Modulus of elasticity of reinforcing steel

Fi = Initial prestressing force

f 1 Initial concrete strength

fcu = Characteristic concrete cube strength at 28 days

ffk = Characteristic compressive cylinder strength of concrete at 28 days

fph = Design tensile stress in the tendons at failure

fpe = Design effective prestress in the tendons alter all losses

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fp; = Initial prestress in tendons

fps = Stress in prestressing steel at ultimate limit

fp� = Characteristic strength of prestressing tendon

fpy = Yield strength of tendon taken at 0.2% of permanent strain

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= Stress in reinforcing steel

= Yield strength of reinforcing steel according to BS8110 (1985)

= Yield strength of reinforcing steel according to Eurocode 2

= Depth of section

= Second moment of area

K = Factor defined in Clause 3.4.4.4: Part 1: BS8110: 1985

ki, k2 = Characteristic ratios of parabolic stress block

kb = Depth from centroid of concrete to lower limit of central kern

kt = Depth from centroid of concrete to upper limit of central kern

L = Span of beam

M = Bending moment

MIMIX = Maximum moment

M,,,;,, = Minimum moment

M� = Nominal moment strength of a section

Mu = Ultimate bending moment

(Mu)iý = Ultimate resisting moment due to prestressing steel

(M01"s = Ultimate resisting moment due to total steel

Np = Number of tendons required

= Number of non-prestressed steels required

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PPR = Partial prestressing ratio

T = Total tensile forces

TI, = Tensile force due to prestressing tendon

Ts = Tensile force due to reinforcing steel

Wco�c = Self-weight of concrete beam

W[) = Dead load

W DI = Factored dead load

WL = Live load

Will = Factored live load

x = Neutral axis depth

Yb = Distance from centroid of concrete to extreme bottom fibre

y, = Distance from centroid of concrete to extreme top fibre

Z = Lever arm

Zi, = Section modulus with respect to the bottom fibre

Zt = Section modulus with respect to the top fibre

7n, = Partial safety factor of materials

7C = Specific weight of concrete

FCC = Effective strain in concrete

= Ultimate concrete strain

Eph = Ultimate strain in tendon

ErC = Effective prestrain in tendon

E5 = Strain in reinforcing steel

FU = Ultimate strain

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w = Combined reinforcement index

wmax = Maximum reinforcement index

wr = Reinforcement index due to tendons

ws = Reinforcement index due to reinforcing steel

ß,, ß, = Bond coefficients

rl; = Coefficient of short term losses

Ili, = Coefficient of long term losses

ac; = Allowable temporary compressive stress in the concrete

6ti = Allowable temporary tensile stress in the concrete

6cs = Allowable service compressive stress in the concrete

Gts = Allowable service tensile stress in the concrete

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CHAPTER I

INTRODUCTION

1.1 GENERAL

The European construction market was officially established in

January 1993. An important instrument in this connection is the 'Construction

products directive', adopted by the EU-Commission in December 1988. This

directive sets out the conditions under which a construction product (e. g.

cement, ready-mixed concrete, reinforcement, precast element) can be

imported and exported and used for its intended purposes without impediment

in EU countries. According to The Concrete Society (1997), a set of

'Technical specifications'; that is, harmonized European standards, or, where

these are lacking European technical approvals - are necessary I'Or tile

practical applications of this directive. This standards system will quantify

requirements for concept, design, detailing and execution of structures. On the

basis of provisional mandates of the EU. a code of practice for concrete

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structures is being established by the European Committee for Standardization

(CEN) which, in the long term, will replace national standards.

Eurocode 2 `Design of concrete structures; Part 1-1: General rules and

rules for buildings' was issued as European Prestandard ENV 1992-1-1 by the

European Committee for Standardization (CEN). Consequently, the first parts

of the future European system of harmonized standards for concrete structures

are available in the form of ENV 1992-1-1 (EC2) and the Prestandard ENV

206 for concrete technology. According to Beeby and Narayanan (1995), the

gaps, which are due to the lack of further ENV standards, including covering

constituent materials for concrete, reinforcement, prestressing steel, quality

control, are covered by National Application Documents (NAD). This is to

enable the provisional application of the new European standards as

recommended by the EU.

The design concept of EC2 does not differentiate between prestressed

and non-prestressed structural members. Likewise, no distinction is made

between full, limited or partial prestressing. EC2 is divided into `Principles'

and `Application rules'. `Principles' comprise verbally defined general

requirements (e. g. regarding structural safety), to which no alternative is

permitted. On the whole, these are definitions and obvious requirements

which can be adopted by all EU countries. The `Application rules' are

generally recognizes rules (for example detailing rules) that follow the

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`Principles' and satisfy their requirements. It is permissible to use alternative

design rules provided that it is shown that these rules accord with the relevant

`Principles' and that they are at least equivalent to those in EC2. Similar

questions regarding methods have yet to be resolved. However, the principle

of interchangeability of rules is generally anchored in the national codes of

practice. A further characteristic of EC2 is the so-called `indicative' values,

i. e. figures given as an indication (e. g. the partial safety factors) and identified

in the text by a `box'. During an interim period, at least, they can be

determined nationally by the individual EU countries. Where necessary, such

modifications are given in special cases in the National Applications

Documents (NAD) during provisional applications of EC2.

1.2 OBJECTIVE

With the BS 81 10 about to give way to Furocode 2 in the year 2008 as

the structural design code in the UK, this project seeks to look into the details

of EC2 and obtain a unified approach for reinforced and prestressed concrete.

Derivation of formulas for design of reinforced, partially prestressed and fully

prestressed concrete structures will he based on Furocode 2.

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1.3 PROBLEM STATEMENT

When Eurocode 2 is to be introduced in the future, most engineers will

need to be assured that it can be used as a practical concrete design tool, as

well as producing economic results. If they are not assured of this, practices

will continue to use BS 8110 in preference to adopting the new code.

Furthermore, the general philosophy of EC2 is quite different from that found

in BS 8110. Eurocode 2 makes no attempt to be a design 'guide'; it is a code

giving general rules. There are no simplified tables of moment or shear factors

for example, as one might expect to look for these in separate design guides or

standard textbooks. Therefore, it is necessary that the transition to Eurocode 2

will be aided by the availability of necessary guidance in the form of

explanatory literature, process flowcharts, spreadsheets and other design

software.

1.4 SCOPE OF WORK

There are 3 types of structures in which this project will look into,

reinforced, partially prestressed and fully prestressed concrete structures. The

design formulas for reinforced concrete structures are based on stress and

strain compatibility and force equilibrium. The derivation of the formulas for

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prestressed and partially prestressed concrete structures will be based from

this first principle.

1.5 ORGANIZATION OF THESIS

This thesis is divided into 6 chapters. The First Chapter is an

introduction to the Eurocode 2, in which a brief history and background of

Eurocode 2 and its application are mentioned. In Chapter Two, a review on

the materials used in this project such as journals, books and articles is given.

In Chapter Three, an explanation of the materials used for prestressed

concrete as well as a comparison of both Eurocode 2 and BS8110 (1985). For

Chapter Four, the derivation of the formulas of partially prestressed concrete

structures for Eurocode 2 is covered whereas in Chapter Five, examples of the

derived formulas in design are shown. In the last part of the thesis, Chapter

Six, a conclusion will be drawn to summarise the overall project as a whole.

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