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cantilevering 6.50 m
We designed a post-tensioned concrete cantilever with a 6.50 m free span supported by columns for a villa
near Pécs. The shape and number of the bonded strands were determined to balance the dead load of the
structure by the transversal component of the prestressing force. The deflections measured on finished
structure are in good agreement with the approximated values of the structural calculation.
Keywords: post tensioning, cantilever
We applied a C30/37 classed concrete. In spite of the Now about 50-60% of the final loading is presented so we
unfavourable weather the test cubes verified that the designed expect the final deflections will still fulfill the requirements
strength was reached in the construction. The prestressing could of the standard. Due to the higher load the stiffness against
be applied just after the prescribed strength of the concrete dynamical effects will increase as well. It is worthy to mention
(23 MPa cylinder strength on specimens) was exceeded. In that the architectural vision of the building is a dynamic
our case this phase happened about one month after pouring appearance by plenty of parallel edges. Due to the inaccuracy of
the concrete. After prestressing the protective sheaths were the construction the final location of more edges differs slightly
grouted. from their designed position. From several viewpoints these
Based on the calculations we expected the slab to have kinds of inaccuracies strengthen the deflection of the cantilever
a 20 mm upward deflection after prestressing. The upward slab visually. We hope that with placing the final coverings
deflection could not be observed, the slab did not separate from the inaccuracy can be reduced. However, it also shows that
the formwork. A higher concrete class with a higher modulus the conservative limits on deflections due to visual reasons
of elasticity can partially explain this result, however, the main in the standard should be handled with care: in some special
reason is the rather high force needed to balance adhesion and architectural arrangements an even stricter limit is needed to
separate the slab and the formwork. fulfill the requirements of the users.
We aimed to measure the deflections after the formwork had
been removed to follow the viscose deflections. Unfortunately
the construction was stopped after the structural works had 5. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
been finished so we have no data from the most interesting first
six months. What we know is that at the time of removing the The authors thank Csaba Böhm and Dénes Dalmy from the
formwork there were no observable movements downwards Pannon-Freyssinet Ldt. for their advices and comments on
and after 10 month of prestressing the measured deflection is the plan.
slightly below 20 mm which is 1/650 of the effective span.
Applying a dynamic load (jumping on the slab) it seems to
be very stiff. 6. REFERENCES
Bölcskei E., Tassi G. (1970): “Concrete Structures – Prestressed Structures”
(In Hungarian), Tankönyvkiadó, Budapest
4. CONCLUSION Nilson A.H., Winter G. (1987): “Design of concrete structures” McGraw-Hill
Book Company, New York
Nilson A.H. (1987): “Design of prestressed concrete“ John Wiley and Sons,
We designed a 6.50 m cantilever applying a post-tensioned New York
reinforced concrete slab. During the design we investigated MSZ EN 1992-1-1:2005 Eurocode 2: “Design and Construction of Reinforced and
some other structural possibilities as well and found that Prestressed Concrete Structures Part 1-1”
the 350 mm thick slab is the most efficient solution for the fib Bulletin 31 (2005) “Post-tensioning in buildings”, Technical Report, fib
problem. The final solution is definitely the thinnest compared
to the other variants namely the system of steel beams (HEA Dezső Hegyi (1976) Received his M.Sc. architect degree from the BUTE in
members, the thickness is 400 mm) or a reinforced concrete 1999. He defended his PhD in 2006 about nonlinear analysis of membrane
structures. He is an assistant professor in the Department of Mechanics,
slab strengthened by beams (the thickness is at least 550 mm). Materials and Structures.
Comparing the costs the price of the final solutions was about
50% of the steel system and about 150% of the simple RC András Árpád Sipos (1980) Received his M.Sc. architect degree from the
slab. In Figure 4 beyond our cantilever another cantilevered BUTE in 2003. He defended his PhD in 2007 about the computation of spatial
deformation of RC rods. He is an assistant professor in the Department of
slab made of RC beams is visible as well illustrating the huge Mechanics, Materials and Structures and the member of the Hungarian
difference in the slenderness of the two structural systems. Group of fib.