Prediction of development length from free-end slip in pretensioned concrete members

[EN] Development length of prestressing strands is a significant parameter in the design of pretensioned concrete members. The adequacy of the code equations used to predict the development length needs to be verified when a new material or design parameter is introduced for precast, prestressed con...

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Autores: Dang, Canh N., Floyd, Royce W., Hale, W. Micah, Martí Vargas, José Rocío|||0000-0003-1665-2348
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV)
Repositorio:RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:riunet.upv.es:10251/126167
Acceso en línea:https://riunet.upv.es/handle/10251/126167
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Beams &amp
girders
Bond
Prestressed concrete
INGENIERIA DE LA CONSTRUCCION
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Sumario:[EN] Development length of prestressing strands is a significant parameter in the design of pretensioned concrete members. The adequacy of the code equations used to predict the development length needs to be verified when a new material or design parameter is introduced for precast, prestressed concrete applications. This study develops a simple and reliable technique to quantify the development length based on the premise of the slip theory, which proposes the free-end slip (FES) as an indicator of the development length. Twenty-five pretensioned concrete beams were cast with 15 mm diameter strands. FES was measured at both beam ends at prestress transfer. Development length was determined by performing bending tests at different embedment lengths. The experimental results were synthesised to revise the slip theory. The applicability of the revised-slip theory was validated by collected experimental data of pretensioned concrete members using various types of concrete, strand diameters and release techniques.