Structural testing of enhanced post-tensioned concrete masonry walls

ACI Structural Journal

Volumn 101, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 852-862

  Laursen, Peter T ^a   Ingham, Jason M ^b  

^a COWI A/S ^*  (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Concrete masonry; Design; Post tensioning; Prestressing; Seismic; Test; Wall

Indexed keywords

BENDING STRENGTH; CONCRETE TESTING; STIFFNESS; STRAIN; STRESSES; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; STRUCTURAL LOADS; WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS);

CONCRETE MANSONRY; DISPLACEMENT CAPACITY; POST-TENSIONING; SEISMIC LOADING; STRUCTURAL TESTING;

CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION;

EID: 9444261935     PISSN: 08893241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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