STRESS DISTRIBUTION BETWEEN FLEXURE CRACKS

A METHOD OF FABRICATING EPOXY RESIN MODELS TO SIMULATE REINFORCED CONCRETE BEAMS WITH FLEXURE CRACKS IS DESCRIBED. THE MODELS WERE THEN LOADED UNDER POLARIZED LIGHT AND THE RESULTING STRESS PATTERNS WERE SKETCHED. /AUTHOR/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Hpr-1/5/, BPR-65-4C, STATE-736-00-57
• Corporate Authors:

  Louisiana Tech University, Ruston

  Ruston, LA  United States  71272

  Louisiana Department of Highways

  P.O. Box 44245, Capitol Station
  Baton Rouge, LA  United States  70804
• Authors:
  • Edwards, C H
• Publication Date: 1967-10

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cracking; Deformation curve; Epoxy resins; Flexure; Load tests; Mathematical models; Polarized light
• Uncontrolled Terms: Crack propagation; Models
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00207853
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Bureau of Public Roads /US
• Files: TRIS, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Jan 16 1994 12:00AM