This course is an introduction to the design and behavior of prestressed concrete elements. It covers prestressing materials and concepts, working stress analysis and design for flexure, strength analysis and design for flexure, prestress losses, design for shear, composite prestressed beams, continuous prestressed beams, prestressed concrete systems concepts, load balancing, and slab design. Prerequisite: CE 3300 or equivalent.
Prestressed Concrete Design
Host University
University of Virginia
Semester
Spring 2026
Course Number
CE 5310
CRN
20143
Credits
3
Discipline
Civil, Environmental, and Infrastructure Engineering
Instructor
Jose Gomez (jpg4k@virginia.edu)
Times and Days
Asynchronous
Course Information
Prerequisites
CE 3330