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Bursting and Spalling in Pretensioned U-Beams - Ferguson ...

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Splitt<strong>in</strong>g tensile-strength test<strong>in</strong>g (Figure 3.7) was performed follow<strong>in</strong>g ASTMC 496. Load was applied to the length of the cyl<strong>in</strong>der with th<strong>in</strong> plywood shims, at acontrolled rate of less than 0.1 ksi/m<strong>in</strong> (or 0.1 kip/sec).f compressivef tensileFigure 3.7 Schematic for splitt<strong>in</strong>g tensile-strength test (after Tuchsherer, 2007)Strength was calculated as shown <strong>in</strong> Equation 3.8, which arises from elastictheory (Timoshenko & Goodier, 1934 provides a derivation). The splitt<strong>in</strong>g tensilestrength at rele ase was 7 to 10 . 2where:P = ultimate load, kipD = cyl<strong>in</strong>der diameter (nom<strong>in</strong>ally 4 <strong>in</strong>.)L = cyl<strong>in</strong>der length (nom<strong>in</strong>ally 8 <strong>in</strong>.)Equation 3.8Test data from cyl<strong>in</strong>der breaks along with those from other mechanical tests arereported <strong>in</strong> Appendix D.3.3.3 Temperature-Match Cur<strong>in</strong>gIn order to expedite pretension<strong>in</strong>g-bed turnover, precast concrete fabricators maytransfer prestress once the concrete reaches its release strength. The <strong>in</strong>ternal cur<strong>in</strong>g108

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