EFFECT OF TENDON-AREA LOSS ON FLEXURAL BEHAVIOR OF P/C BEAMS

This study formulates the relationship between the prestressing steel-area loss and flexural behavior for beams. Iterative computer procedures are developed for calculation of moment-curvature curves for noncomposite and composite sections with bonded tendons. Closed-form solutions are obtained for linear elastic beams. The paper also evaluates the effect of area loss on flexural behavior for a typical AASHTO bridge girder. It was found that time-dependent quantities: axial strain, curvature, and rotation axis location, and initial strains in tendons, uniquely determine the behavior of a noncomposite prestressed concrete beam. For a composite beam two more parameterw are considered: initial axial strain, and corresponding curvature. They are needed to consider strains in the reinforced concrete slabs. For linear elastic materials, the derived formulas yield the solution in a closed form. For uncracked sections, the solution is exact.

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  • Accession Number: 00605213
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Files: TRIS
  • Created Date: Mar 31 2000 12:00AM