School of Civil Engineering

CF 001/SC

TEACHING PLAN
EAS453/2 Pre-Stressed Concrete Design
SEMESTER II 2014/2015
Lecture time
Tutorial time
No
.
1.
2.

14.00-16.00 (Tuesday); BK1

Lecturer

Email address

P.M. Dr. Norazura Muhamad Bunnori (NMB) (CM)

Prof. Dr.Ir. Md. Azlin Md. Said (MAMS)

cenorazura@usm.my
ceazlin@usm.my

7 weeks
7 weeks

No.
CO
1

CO
Able to identify load, force and stress limit (at transfer and
service) related to pre-stressed concrete member.

USM PO
PO1

KL
C3

CO
2
CO
3

Able to analyse problems with justifications and perform design of pre-stressed

members in accordance to the Design Standards
Able to exhibit design output in the form of tendon profile drawing and
provide relevant detailing

PO2

C4

PO3

C5

Wee
k
1

Date

Lecturer

Introduction: Overview of the course,

course content, course assessment and
course outcome

NMB

Overview: the principles of pre-stressing,

method of pre-stressing, loading condition
Materials and equipments: concrete,
steel and strand, auxiliary materials,
tensioning devices
Design for serviceability limit state:
selection of cross section, calculation of
pre-stress force, Magnel diagram
construction, design of tendon profile.
TEST 1

10/03/15

NMB

3
17/03/15

Topics

NMB
24/02/15
03/03/15

NMB

Assessment
s

24/03/15

NMB

31/03/15

NMB

07/04/15

NMB

14/04/15
8

CO1, CO2

21/04/15

MAMS

Deflection of pre-stress concrete

members: importance of deflection
control, calculation of short term and long
term deflection

Endorsed by:
Program Chairman
Date:

Approved by:
Dean
Date:

COI, CO2

CO1, CO2,
CO3

Ultimate limit state requirements for

flexure: general flexural theory,
calculation of ultimate moment of
resistance using design table and stressstrain curve
Pre-stress losses: Nature of pre-stress
losses, calculation of pre-stress losses due
to elastic deformation, friction, relaxation,
shrinkage and anchorage slip
TEST 1
ASSIGNMENT 1

Prepared by:
Course Manager

Design for serviceability limit state:

selection of cross section, calculation of
pre-stress force, Magnel diagram
construction, design of tendon profile.

NMB
MAMS

CO

CO1

Test

Date:

Teaching load

CO1,
CO2,CO3

CO1,
CO2,CO3
Test
Assignment

CO1, CO2,
CO3

CO1,
CO2,CO3
Archived by:
Asst. Registrar
Date:

School of Civil Engineering

28/04/15

MAMS

10

05/05/15

MAMS

11

12/05/15

MAMS

12
19/05/15

MAMS

13

26/05/15

MAMS

14

15
16-18

CF 001/SC

Deflection of pre-stress concrete

members: importance of deflection
control, calculation of short term and long
term deflection

CO1,
CO2,CO3

Shear in pre-stress concrete: section

uncracked in flexure, section cracked in
flexure, design of shear reinforcement.

CO1,
CO2,CO3

Shear in pre-stress concrete: section

uncracked in flexure, section cracked in
flexure, design of shear reinforcement.

CO1, CO2

End blocks in post-tensioned members:

Anchorage zone stresses, design and
detailing of end block reinforcement.

CO1, CO2,
CO3

End blocks in post-tensioned members:

Anchorage zone stresses, design and
detailing of end block reinforcement.

CO1, CO2,
CO3

01 /6/ 15
0828/6/15

REVISION WEEK
EXAMINATION

Final Examination (60%) (Answer 4 questions)

Question

Topics

Lecturer

Design for serviceability limit state

CO1,
CO2

NMB

Ultimate limit state requirements for flexure

CO1,
CO2,
CO3

NMB

Pre-stress losses & deflections

CO1,
CO2

NMB/MAM
S

Shear in pre-stress concrete

CO1,
CO2,CO3

MAMS

End blocks in post-tensioned members

CO1,
CO2,
CO3

MAMS

Coursework Assessment (40%) :

Test
Assignment

Prepared by:
Course Manager
Date:

CO

20%
20%

Endorsed by:
Program Chairman
Date:

Quiz
Mini Project

Approved by:
Dean
Date:

Archived by:
Asst. Registrar
Date: