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

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Uniform <strong>and</strong> l<strong>in</strong>early-decreas<strong>in</strong>g transverse-bar stress variations carry with themdifferent maximum-to-average stress ratios with<strong>in</strong> the end-region length considered:• 1:1 for a uniform stress (depicted <strong>in</strong> Figure 4.20-a)• 2:1 for a l<strong>in</strong>early decreas<strong>in</strong>g stress (Figure 4.20-b)(a) Uniform stress distribution:1:1 max-to-avg stress ratio(b) L<strong>in</strong>early decreas<strong>in</strong>g stresses:2:1 max-to-avg stress ratioFigure 4.20 Assumed end-region transverse-bar stress distributions &associated maximum-to-average stress ratiosFigure 4.21 shows the maximum burst<strong>in</strong>g/spall<strong>in</strong>g stress <strong>in</strong> each beam end regioncompared with their average stress (with<strong>in</strong> the h/4 region). The average stress <strong>in</strong> the174

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