List of Contributors xix
Preface xxiii
Acknowledgments xxv

Part I Pre- and Post-Tensioned Materials and Structures 1

1 Basic Concepts and Applications of Prestressed Concrete 3
Ali Jahami, Jamal Khatib, and Mehmet Serkan Kirgiz

2 Comparative Analysis of Traditional Prestressing Materials and Innovative Hybrid Epoxy–Cement Prestressing Materials Modified with Carbon Quantum Dots 25
Mehmet Serkan Kirgiz, Jamal Khatib, Ali Jahami, Firas Barraj, Adel Elkordi, and Hassan Ghanem

3 Prestressing Methods and Construction Technology 35
Mehmet Serkan Kirgiz, Jamal Khatib, Ali Jahami, Firas Barraj, Adel Elkordi, and Hassan Ghanem

4 Analysis and Design of Prestressed Composite Beams 49
Nour Wehbi, Ghida Edelbi, Jamal Khatib, and Mehmet Serkan Kirgiz

5 Calculation of Effective Stress in Prestressing Tendons 91
Mehmet Serkan Kirgiz, Jamal Khatib, Ali Jahami, Firas Barraj, Adel Elkordi, and Hassan Ghanem

6 Prestressing Force Effect on Structural Internal Forces and Stress Analysis of Prestressed Concrete Flexural Members 99
Mehmet Serkan Kirgiz, Jamal Khatib, Ali Jahami, Firas Barraj, Adel Elkordi, and Hassan Ghanem

7 Design of Prestressed Concrete Flexural Members 111
Mehmet Serkan Kirgiz, Jamal Khatib, Ali Jahami, Firas Barraj, Adel Elkordi, and Hassan Ghanem

8 Prestressed Composite Beams: Behavior, Analysis, and Design 121
Mehmet Serkan Kirgiz, Jamal Khatib, Ali Jahami, Firas Barraj, Adel Elkordi, and Hassan Ghanem

9 Analysis and Design of Prestressed Concrete for Torsional Members 137
Mehmet Serkan Kirgiz, Jamal Khatib, Ali Jahami, Firas Barraj, Adel Elkordi, and Hassan Ghanem

Part II Hybrid Epoxy–Cement Concrete Members for Pre- and Post-Tensioned Materials and Structures 147

10 Seismic Performance of Prestressed Concrete Beam and Shear Wall with Innovative Epoxy Resin and Carbon Quantum Dots 149
Mehmet Serkan Kirgiz, Jamal Khatib, Raul D.S.G. Campilho, Andre G. De Sousa Galdino, Rafael de Avila Delucis, Jorge M.M. Vieira, Rafael J.O. Simões, Francisco J.G. Silva, and André F.V. Pedroso

11 Strength and Durability and Microstructural Characteristics of Fiber-Reinforced Geopolymer–Epoxy Prestressed Concrete Beam with Waste Foundry Sand 161
Mehmet Serkan Kirgiz, Mutu Vinod Kumar, Jamal Khatib, Ayub Elahi, Muhammad Z. Qureshi, Rana M. Waqas, and Hassan Ghanem

12 Modeling the Behavior of Prestressed Concrete System Using Hybrid Epoxy–Cement, Hybrid Cement–Polyester Binder, and CQD Reinforcement 183
Mehmet Serkan Kirgiz, Jamal Khatib, Firas Barraj, Joseph Assaad, Nagaraj Nagaprasad, and Krishnaraj Ramaswamy

13 Properties of Innovative Hybrid Epoxy–Cement Binder Composite with Carbon Quantum Dots for Prestressed Ultra-High-Strength Concrete Shear Wall Structures 201
Mehmet Serkan Kirgiz, Jamal Khatib, Raul D.S.G. Campilho, Andre G. De Sousa Galdino, Ayub Elahi, and Ahmed Ashteyat

14 Study on Flexural–Shear Behavior of Prestressed Concrete Beam Made of Epoxy Resin 221
Ayub Elahi, Raja S. Zahoor Khan, and Mehmet Serkan Kirgiz

15 Epoxy Resin-Treated Bamboo-Prestressed Concrete Beams for Construction Buildings 253
Trinity A. Tagbor, Latifatu Adjah, Ammishaddai Ofori-Nyarko, and Mehmet Serkan Kirgiz

16 Epoxy Resin Technologies for Prestressed Concrete: Material Science, Structural Performance, and Market Integration 265
Olatokunbo M. Ofuyatan, Mehmet Serkan Kirgiz, and Oluwafemi John

References 276
Index 277