• 5. Lesson 3: Principles of Prestressed Concrete


    Lesson Contents:

    • Principles of prestressed concrete
    • Stages of Loading
    • Design codes and load factors for design and analysis

    Lesson Outcomes:

    This lesson will help students to know 
    • Analysis and Design Principles of prestressed concrete (PC)
    • The behaviour of PC at different stages of loading
    • Guideline of specified codes for design and analysis


  • WELCOME

  • Course Information

  • Lesson 1: Introduction and Types of Prestressing

  • Lesson 2: Materials for PC

  • Quiz 1

  • Assignment 1

  • Quiz 2

  • Mid-term Assessment Information

  • Mid-term Participation

  • Lesson 4: Loss in Prestressed Concrete

  • Lesson 5: Analysis of PC Sections

  • Quiz 3

  • Lesson 6: Design of PC Sections

  • Presentation

  • Assignment 2

  • Final Assessment Instructions

  • Final Assessment

  • Attendance Check

  • Lesson 7: Shear, bearing, partial prestress and continuous beam

  • Class Test 1

  • Presentation

  • Class test 2

  • Midterm Exam

  • Class test 3

◄Quiz 1
Assignment 1►