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Prestressed Concrete Structures - CVEN4302
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Faculty: Faculty of Engineering
 
 
School:  School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
 
 
Course Outline: http://www.civeng.unsw.edu.au/
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 4
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Prerequisite/s: CVEN3301, CVEN3302.
 
 
Fee Band: 2 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

Introduction to prestressed concrete. Design for serviceability - cracked section analysis, creep and shrinkage effects, other losses of prestress. Design for strength. Design of continuous prestressed concrete beams. Behaviour and design of two-way slabs. End block design.

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