Internal Force System and Current Secondary Moment Concept in Prestressed Structures

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The internal forces in a prestressed concrete structure are of special nature due to the existence of tendons. And flaws can be found in the traditional concept of secondary moment such that common computation method of secondary moment may produce unreasonable results. This article aims at getting a better understanding of internal forces in prestressed structures and solving the relevant problems. Starting from the basic principles of internal force analysis, a new system of internal forces is put forward by which the relationship between the compression resultant on concrete cross-section and the sectional internal forces is made clear. On this basis, a definition on the concept of current secondary moment (Mcs) is proposed and its superiority pointed out. Finally, theoretical analyses are carried out on the method for calculating Mcs in the posttentioned continuous beams with unbonded and bonded prestressing tendons.

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