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

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Figure 2.25 Mechanical gage po<strong>in</strong>ts on I-beam specimen(after Krishnamurthy, 1970) ................................................................................. 39Figure 2.26 Typical burst<strong>in</strong>g/splitt<strong>in</strong>g crack <strong>in</strong> hollow-core ribs (Uijl, 1983) ................ 40Figure 2.27 “Internal crack<strong>in</strong>g” viewed <strong>in</strong> saw-cut specimen (Uijl, 1983) .................... 41Figure 2.28 I-beams studied by Marshall & Mattock ...................................................... 44Figure 2.29 Typical transverse tensile stra<strong>in</strong> variation(after Marshall & Mattock, 1962) ........................................................................ 45Figure 2.30 L<strong>in</strong>ear regression analysis form<strong>in</strong>g basis of Marshall & Mattockdesign equation (after Marshall & Mattock, 1962) .............................................. 47Figure 2.31 Actual spall<strong>in</strong>g stress variation & uniform stress variationassumed for design ................................................................................................ 48Figure 2.32 Stirrups serv<strong>in</strong>g as both transverse & conf<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g re<strong>in</strong>forcement(Gergely, Sozen & Siess, 1963)............................................................................. 49Figure 2.33 Typical transverse-bar stra<strong>in</strong> gage locations (Itani & Galbraith, 1986) ..... 52Figure 2.34 Typical stra<strong>in</strong>-gage location for I- & IT-beams ........................................... 55Figure 2.35 Stra<strong>in</strong>-gage location for 43-<strong>in</strong>. I-beams ....................................................... 55Figure 2.36 Typical crack pattern <strong>in</strong> Virg<strong>in</strong>ia bulb tee (after Crisp<strong>in</strong>o, 2007) ............... 58Figure 2.37 Typical gage locations (after Crisp<strong>in</strong>o, 2007) ............................................. 60Figure 2.38 Typical gage locations (O’Callaghan, 2007) ............................................... 62Figure 2.39 Typical crack pattern with widths (O’Callaghan, 2007) .............................. 63Figure 2.40 Wide IT-beam monitored by Smith et al. ...................................................... 64Figure 2.41 Beam with two str<strong>and</strong> groups (Founta<strong>in</strong>, 1963) ........................................... 65Figure 2.42 Prevalence of crack patterns noted <strong>in</strong> pretensioned I-beams(after Gamble, 1997) ............................................................................................. 67Figure 2.43 Crack<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> Texas U-beam, one week after release (Barrios, 1994) ........... 68Figure 2.44 Conf<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g re<strong>in</strong>forcement details tested by Barrios (1994) ........................... 69Figure 2.45 Conf<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g re<strong>in</strong>forcement provided at end of beamswith both details shown <strong>in</strong> Figure 2.44 ................................................................. 70Figure 2.46 Common cracks <strong>in</strong> pretensioned beams (PCI, 1985) ................................... 71Figure 2.47 Required splitt<strong>in</strong>g re<strong>in</strong>forcement for a trapezoidal tub girder(after AASHTO LRFD, 2008, Interim) .................................................................. 78Figure 2.48 U-beam as replacement for two I-beams (Ralls, Ybanez & Panak, 1993) ... 83Figure 2.49 Texas/Florida U-beam section properties (54 <strong>in</strong>. st<strong>and</strong>ard) ........................ 84Figure 2.50 Two- & three-str<strong>and</strong>-row design st<strong>and</strong>ards for 54-<strong>in</strong>. Texas U-beam(Ralls, Ybanez & Panak, 1993) ............................................................................. 84Figure 2.51 End-block design alternatives for Texas U-beam(m<strong>in</strong>imum end-block dimensions drawn for maximum skew) ............................... 86Figure 2.52 Skewed end-block dimensions for extreme cases ......................................... 86Figure 2.53 Additional transverse re<strong>in</strong>forcement near center of end block .................... 87Figure 2.54 Colorado U-girder section properties(48 <strong>in</strong>. deep, pretensioned st<strong>and</strong>ard) .................................................................... 89Figure 2.55 Curved pretensioned/post-tensioned Colorado U-girder (Endicott, 2005) .. 90Figure 2.56 Wash<strong>in</strong>gton trapezoidal-tub-girder section properties (54 <strong>in</strong>. st<strong>and</strong>ard) .... 91xiii

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