Influence of span-depth ratio on behavior of externally prestressed concrete beams

ACI Structural Journal

Volumn 109, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 687-695

  Lou, T J ^a   Lopes, A V ^a   Lopes, S M R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Ductility; External prestressing; Flexural behavior; Second order effects; Span depth ratio; Ultimate tendon stress

Indexed keywords

EXTERNAL PRESTRESSING; FLEXURAL BEHAVIOR; SECOND ORDER EFFECT; SPAN-DEPTH RATIO; TENDON STRESS;

CONCRETE BEAMS AND GIRDERS; DUCTILITY; PRESTRESSED BEAMS AND GIRDERS; PRESTRESSED CONCRETE; STRESS ANALYSIS; TENDONS; WIRE;

LOADING;

EID: 84866014842     PISSN: 08893241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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