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

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Based on Figure 4.18, the 4% Pi design “splitt<strong>in</strong>g” force assumed by AASHTOLRFD appears to be a conservative limit on the transverse force actually imparted on anend region at transfer of prestress. Approximately 90% of <strong>in</strong>strumented beam end regions(51 of 57) were subject to burst<strong>in</strong>g/spall<strong>in</strong>g forces of less than 3% P i at transfer. <strong>Beams</strong>ection geometry may play a slight <strong>in</strong>fluence on the total burst<strong>in</strong>g/spall<strong>in</strong>g force (Figure4.19), but the limited number of non-I-beam specimens prevents stronger conclusionsfrom be<strong>in</strong>g made.Figure 4.19 Total transverse-bar burst<strong>in</strong>g/spall<strong>in</strong>g force & prestress<strong>in</strong>g force,with section geometry for beam end-region specimens emphasizedFigure 4.19 shows U-beams subject to moderate to high transverse forces attransfer of prestress, compared to the other specimens <strong>in</strong> the database. The moderate tohigh burst<strong>in</strong>g/spall<strong>in</strong>g forces match up with the multiple <strong>in</strong>stances of burst<strong>in</strong>g or spall<strong>in</strong>gstresses significantly beyond the AASHTO limit (up to 50% beyond).It should be noted, however, that the total transverse-bar burst<strong>in</strong>g/spall<strong>in</strong>g force isa measure of the average burst<strong>in</strong>g/spall<strong>in</strong>g stress <strong>in</strong> the transverse re<strong>in</strong>forcement172

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