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

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Figure 3.35 F<strong>in</strong>ish<strong>in</strong>g the top surfaceThe beam fabricated at Bexar Concrete Works (Beam 0) was observed onlydur<strong>in</strong>g cast<strong>in</strong>g. Five months later, when it was transported to the <strong>Ferguson</strong> Laboratory,crack mapp<strong>in</strong>g was done for the beam elevations. The as-received crack map for Beam 0,shown previously as Figure 3.19, proved valuable while plann<strong>in</strong>g stra<strong>in</strong>-gage placementfor the beams fabricated <strong>in</strong> the laboratory, as discussed <strong>in</strong> Section 3.5.1.3.6.2 Pretension<strong>in</strong>g Facility<strong>Beams</strong> were fabricated with<strong>in</strong> the <strong>Ferguson</strong> Laboratory us<strong>in</strong>g a pretension<strong>in</strong>g bedconstructed by O’Callaghan. The bed is a self-react<strong>in</strong>g frame designed for a 2500-kipmaximum prestress<strong>in</strong>g force, <strong>and</strong> can accommodate specimens approximately 40-ft. <strong>in</strong>length. A set of four 800-kip hydraulic rams are used for the multi-str<strong>and</strong> tension<strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong>gradual detension<strong>in</strong>g. More details on the frame construction <strong>and</strong> properties are provided<strong>in</strong> O’Callaghan (2007).133

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