The principle of prestressing is used particularly in bridge and building constructions. The
stresses in the concrete are to be changed in such a way that concrete tensile stresses are
minimal, thus limiting the crack formation. A distinction is made between prestressing with
and without bond. In case of the unbonded variant, the tendon is free to move in longitudinal
direction. In addition, it is not possible to consider the component as an ideal cross-section
as in case of prestressing with bond, which also influences the calculation.
Within the scope of this work, both types of prestressing are to be explained in relation to
the calculation with the displacement method, whereby the focus is on internal unbonded
tendons. For this purpose, the prestressing with bond will be considered first. Taking the pre-
viously mentioned differences and further criteria into account, an element modelling for the
unbonded implementation is to be found. Based on this, calculation approaches for different
tendon courses will be described. Furthermore, two calculations are carried out on a two-span
beam: First, a parabolic tendon layout is considered and the deformations are determined.
Then, using an approximation of the previous tendon layout with linear tendons, the same
calculations are performed and compared with previously determined results. Finally, both
methods are compared with determination of internal forces by using the flexibility method in
order to check the plausibility of the approaches that were developed.
«
The principle of prestressing is used particularly in bridge and building constructions. The
stresses in the concrete are to be changed in such a way that concrete tensile stresses are
minimal, thus limiting the crack formation. A distinction is made between prestressing with
and without bond. In case of the unbonded variant, the tendon is free to move in longitudinal
direction. In addition, it is not possible to consider the component as an ideal cross-section
as in case of prestressing wi...
»