Information Package / Course Catalogue
Prestressed Concrete
Course Code: CE439
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: English
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

The main objective of this course is to introduce the basic concepts of prestressing methods and analysis of prestressed concrete structures.

Course Content

Introduction to prestressed concrete technology, Constituent materials and code provisions, The philosophy of design, Application and production, Loss of prestressed, Evaıuation of concrete and steel stresses of the cracked section, Friction, bond, crack, moment-curvature, Analysis of sections for flexure Design of sections for flexure, Design for shear and torsion, Compression elements, Tension elements, Analysis and design of composite sections.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.To be able to identify, formulate and solve engineering problems.
2.Definition of general properties of prestressed concrete structures
3.Making the design of prestressed concrete systems.
4.Analysis the loss of prestress.
5.Know analysis and design of compression members.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Lin T.Y., Design of Prestressed Concrete Structures, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York, 1977
2.Özden, K., Eren, İ., Trupia, A.L., ve Öztürk, T. 1988; Öngerilmeli Beton, İTÜ Kütüphanesi
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction to prestressed concrete technology
Week 2 - Theoretical
Constituent materials and code provisions
Week 3 - Theoretical
The philosophy of design
Week 4 - Theoretical
Application and production
Week 5 - Theoretical
Loss of prestressed
Week 6 - Theoretical
Evaıuation of concrete and steel stresses of the cracked section
Week 7 - Theoretical
Friction, bond, crack, moment-curvature
Week 8 - Theoretical
Analysis of sections for flexure
Week 9 - Theoretical
Design of sections for flexure
Week 10 - Theoretical
Design of sections for flexure
Week 11 - Theoretical
Design for shear and torsion
Week 12 - Theoretical
Compression elements
Week 13 - Theoretical
Tension elements
Week 14 - Theoretical
Analysis and design of composite sections
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory141356
Assignment101919
Individual Work130226
Midterm Examination110212
Final Examination110212
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)125
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
PÇ-11
OÇ-1
5
4
5
4
5
4
5
4
5
4
5
OÇ-2
4
5
4
5
4
5
4
5
4
5
4
OÇ-3
5
4
5
4
5
4
5
4
5
4
5
OÇ-4
4
4
5
4
5
4
5
4
5
4
5
OÇ-5
5
4
5
4
5
4
5
4
5
4
5
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2026