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

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For 31 kip tension <strong>in</strong> the str<strong>and</strong>s, the stress<strong>in</strong>g-end bulkhead was displacedapproximately 4.75 <strong>in</strong>.: 4.5 <strong>in</strong>. of str<strong>and</strong> elongation (as given by Equation 3.11) <strong>and</strong> 0.25<strong>in</strong>. of prestress<strong>in</strong>g-frame∆ shorteni ng.31.0 · 612 .4.46.27800 · 0.153 .Equation 3.11where:P i = desired prestress<strong>in</strong>g force (31 kip per str<strong>and</strong>)L o = <strong>in</strong>itial free length of str<strong>and</strong> (approximately 51 ft. = 612 <strong>in</strong>.)E p = str<strong>and</strong> eng<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>g elastic modulus (27800 ksi for Beam 1)A p = total str<strong>and</strong> area (0.153 <strong>in</strong>. 2 per str<strong>and</strong>)The movements of the bulkheads at both ends of the beam were monitored withl<strong>in</strong>ear potentiometers as shown <strong>in</strong> Figure 3.42.Figure 3.42 L<strong>in</strong>ear potentiometers (circled) used to monitor str<strong>and</strong> elongation139

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