Module 1 – Introduction

Optional Reading

  • Collins and Mitchell (1991). Prestressed Concrete Structures. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall. – Chapter 1
  • Billington (2004) – Historical Perspective on Prestressed Concrete
  • DArcy (2003) – Building Code Providions for PS Concrete (A Brief History)
  • Dinges (2009) – History of Prestressed Concrete
  • Lowe (2014) – Four ages of early prestressed concrete structures
  • Scott (2004) – Reflections on Early PS Concrete Industry in America

Module 2 – Material Properties

Optional Reading

  • Collins and Mitchell (1991). Prestressed Concrete Structures. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall. – Chapter 3
  • ACI 209R-92 – Prediction of Creep, Shrinkage and Temperature Effects in Concrete Structures

Module 3 – Prestressing Technology

Optional Reading

  • Collins and Mitchell (1991). Prestressed Concrete Structures. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall. – Chapter 2
  • VSL – Strand PT Systems
  • PTI – Post-Tensioning Terminology

Module 4 – Response to Axial Load

Optional Reading

  • Collins and Mitchell (1991). Prestressed Concrete Structures. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall. – Chapter 4

Module 5 – Response to Flexure

Optional Reading / Other Resources

Module 6 – Flexure Stress – Strain Compatibility

Optional Reading

  • Collins and Mitchell (1991). Prestressed Concrete Structures. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall. – Chapter 5.11 and 5.12

Module 7 – Flexure Stress – Force-in-the-Tendon

Optional Reading

  • Collins and Mitchell (1991). Prestressed Concrete Structures. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall. – Chapter 6.5

Module 8 – Flexural Strength

Optional Reading

  • Collins and Mitchell (1991). Prestressed Concrete Structures. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall. – Chapter 6.9

Module 9 – Design for Flexure

Optional Reading

  • Collins and Mitchell (1991). Prestressed Concrete Structures. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall. – Chapter 6

Module 10 – Design for Shear

Optional Reading

  • Collins and Mitchell (1991). Prestressed Concrete Structures. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall. – Chapter 7
  • Garber, D. B., Gallardo, J. M., Deschenes, D. J., & Bayrak, O. (2016). Nontraditional shear failures in bulb-t prestressed concrete bridge girders. Journal of Bridge Engineering, 21(7), 04016030.

Module 11 – Prestress Loss

Optional Reading

  • Garber, D. B., Gallardo, J. M., Deschenes, D. J., & Bayrak, O. (2015). Experimental investigation of prestress losses in full-scale bridge girders. ACI Structural Journal, 112(5), 553.