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(1 ksi/12 hours). Typical stra<strong>in</strong> time histories for two gages—one read<strong>in</strong>g low stra<strong>in</strong>s <strong>and</strong>another high—are shown <strong>in</strong> Figure 4.1.Stra<strong>in</strong> Increase after Transfer (με)10008006004002000slight <strong>in</strong>crease<strong>in</strong> stra<strong>in</strong> withtime for mostgagesStra<strong>in</strong> Increase (με)10005000 10 20 30Hours after Prestress Transfer0early, stablestra<strong>in</strong>read<strong>in</strong>greported0 10 20 30M<strong>in</strong>utes after TransferFigure 4.1 Stra<strong>in</strong> time histories for two gagesThe time-dependent <strong>in</strong>crease <strong>in</strong> measured burst<strong>in</strong>g/spall<strong>in</strong>g stra<strong>in</strong>s observed forthis project is similar to a f<strong>in</strong>d<strong>in</strong>g of Arthur <strong>and</strong> Ganguli (1965). In their experimentalstudy of concrete surface stra<strong>in</strong>s <strong>in</strong> end regions of pretensioned I-beams without webre<strong>in</strong>forcement (discussed <strong>in</strong> Section 2.4.1.5), tensile stra<strong>in</strong>s across cracks were observedto <strong>in</strong>crease with time. Itani & Galbraith (1986), however, reported that foil stra<strong>in</strong> gages,as used <strong>in</strong> Research Project 5831, are not reliable for long-term measurements(Section 2.4.2.3). S<strong>in</strong>ce the potential time-dependent stra<strong>in</strong> rises could not be reliablyseparated from time-dependent <strong>in</strong>strumentation error, the stresses reported are thosebased on stable stra<strong>in</strong> read<strong>in</strong>gs soon after prestress transfer. The use of such stra<strong>in</strong>read<strong>in</strong>gs also provides cont<strong>in</strong>uity with some past studies of burst<strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong> spall<strong>in</strong>g stresses<strong>in</strong> transverse re<strong>in</strong>forcement (Marshall & Mattock, 1962; Tuan et al., 2004).149

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