CRACK CONTROL FACTOR FOR BUNDLED BARS AND FOR BARS OF DIFFERENT SIZES

AN INTERPRETATION IS MADE FOR THE PARAMETER A IN THE CRACK CONTROL EQUATION EQ. (10-2) OF ACI 318-71 WHICH ENABLES HANDLING OF BUNDLED BARS AND BARS OF DIFFERENT SIZES IN A LOGICAL MANNER. SPECIFICALLY, A VERY SIMPLE CONCLUSION IS REACHED FOR THE EQUIVALENT NUMBER OF BARS TO BE USED IN THE PARAMETER A FOR THE TWO SITUATIONS MENTIONED ABOVE. /AUTHOR/

• Authors:
  • Lutz, L A
• Publication Date: 1974-1

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 9-10
• Serial:
  • Am Concrete Inst Journal & Proceedings
  • Volume: 71
  • Issue Number: 1

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bars (Building materials); Beams; Bonds; Fracture mechanics; Reinforced concrete; Reinforcing steel; Streamlining; Structural analysis
• Old TRIS Terms: Bundles
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00210085
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 11 1974 12:00AM