Evaluation of effective prestress force in 28-year-old prestressed concrete bridge beams

PCI Journal

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 78-89

  Pessiki, Stephen ^a   Kaczinski, Mark ^b   Wescott, Herbert H ^c  

^a Lehigh University   (United States)

^b LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c L S Transit Systems Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCRETE BEAMS AND GIRDERS; CREEP; LOADS (FORCES); PRESTRESSED BEAMS AND GIRDERS; PRESTRESSED CONCRETE; PRESTRESSING; RELAXATION PROCESSES; SHRINKAGE; SPECIFICATIONS; STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

LOAD RATING; PRESTRESS FORCE; PRESTRESSED CONCRETE BEAM;

CONCRETE BRIDGES;

EID: 0030290447     PISSN: 08879672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15554/pcij.11011996.78.89     Document Type: Review

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