Release methodology of strands to reduce end cracking in pretensioned concrete girders

PCI Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 42-54

  Kannel, Jeffrey ^a   French, Catherine ^b   Stolarski, Henryk ^b  

^a AEC IDOM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; CRACK INITIATION; CUTTING; PRESTRESSED CONCRETE; SHEAR STRESS;

DEBONDING; FLAME CUTTING RELEASE PROCESS; PRESTRESSED CONCRETE GIRDER; STRAND CUTTING;

CONCRETE BEAMS AND GIRDERS;

EID: 0030643194     PISSN: 08879672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15554/pcij.01011997.42.54     Document Type: Article

References (3)

1. Mirza, J. F., and Tawfik, M. E., "End Cracking in Prestressed Members During Detensioning," PCI JOURNAL, V. 23, No. 2, March-April 1978, pp 66-78.
2. ABAQUS Users Manual, Version 5.4. Hibbitt, Karlsson & Sorensen, Inc., 1995.
3. Kannel, Jeffrey J., "Release Methodology of Prestressing Strands," University of Minnesota Supercomputer Institute Research Report, UMSI 96/135, Minneapolis, MN, July 1996.