Question: for this question, assume a linear - elastic stress - strain relationship for all materials. it is proposed to construct an innovative prestressed - concrete

for this question, assume a linear-elastic stress-strain relationship for all materials. it is proposed to construct an innovative prestressed-concrete airport runway measuring excatly 2.5km long and 50m width. the 200mm thick [lain concrete slab is to be prestressed using a novel procedure. square concrete tile measures 9900mmx9900mm are to be cast on a frictionless membrane, leaving 100mm gap between adjacent tiles. after casting all the tiles, a special high-early strength, expansive grout is placed in all the joints between tiles. this grout takes about 2 days to harden to a compressive strenght of 55MPa , and then over the next two days it expands in length by 5%. the grouthing occurs about 28 days after casting the concrete tiles at which time fc=55MPa and Ec=31500MPa. for the grout at this time assume E=50000MPa. a rigid abutment is provided on each end and on each side of the runway. a) find the compressive stress in the concrete tiles 4 days after placing the grout

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