DEVELOPMENT AND DISTRIBUTION OF CRACKS IN RECTANGULAR PRESTRESSED BEAMS DURING STATIC AND FATIGUE LOADING

A DESCRIPTION IS GIVEN OF THE DEVELOPMENT, DISTRIBUTION AND WIDTH OF CRACKS IN FULLY AND PARTIALLY PRESTRESSED RECTANGULAR BEAMS OF SEMI-LIGHTWEIGHT CONCRETE. CRACKING IN THE BEAMS DURING STATIC LOAD TESTS BEFORE AND AFTER VARIOUS HISTORIES OF CYCLIC LOADING WERE OBSERVED, TEST RESULTS DISCUSSED AND CONCLUSIONS DRAWN. /AUTHOR/

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 13, No 5, PP 36-51, 16 FIG, 3 FIG
• Authors:
  • Abeles, P W
  • Brown, E I
  • Morrow, J W
• Publication Date: 1968-10

Media Info

• Serial:
  • PRECAST/PRESTRESSED CONCRETE INSTITUTE. JOURNAL
  • Publisher: Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute
  • ISSN: 0887-9672

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Beams; Concrete; Cracking; Lightweight concrete; Load tests; Prestressed concrete; Prestressing; Rectangles; Static loads; Width
• Uncontrolled Terms: Concrete cracking
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00208956
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 21 1994 12:00AM