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

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U-beamstr<strong>and</strong>patternFigure 3.37 Wider bulkhead <strong>in</strong> place at stress<strong>in</strong>g endCustom U-beam steel forms were designed <strong>and</strong> fabricated by Hamilton Form. Theside forms differ from typical designs <strong>in</strong> that the custom forms are tapered (Figure 3.38)for better fit with<strong>in</strong> the exist<strong>in</strong>g pretension<strong>in</strong>g bed. Steel beam headers were used;wooden headers are typically used at precast fabrication facilities. With the providedformwork, a variety of beams could be constructed, with square ends or skewed ends(20° or 45°) <strong>and</strong> with either end-block detail (triangular or skewed) at the skewed ends.The formwork set up for a beam with one square end (near end) <strong>and</strong> one 45°skewedend (far) is shown <strong>in</strong> Figure 3.39.135

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