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

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Figure 4.28 Proposed end-region detail (elevation)Though two end-block designs were tested (large triangular or small skewed endblock) for skewed ends, no trend <strong>in</strong> the measured burst<strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong> spall<strong>in</strong>g stresses could bel<strong>in</strong>ked to the end-block design chosen. Neither end block seems to provide superiorperformance at transfer.4.4.2 Special Considerations for <strong>Burst<strong>in</strong>g</strong> Re<strong>in</strong>forcementOne method presently employed by TxDOT to control transverse crack<strong>in</strong>g (aswell as meet stress checks) is selective debond<strong>in</strong>g of prestress<strong>in</strong>g str<strong>and</strong>s. This practicemerits discussion as it relates to design of transverse re<strong>in</strong>forcement <strong>and</strong> shear capacity.Debond<strong>in</strong>g decreases the transverse force near the beam end by decreas<strong>in</strong>g theprestress<strong>in</strong>g force there applied. Willis (1963) <strong>in</strong>dicated that debond<strong>in</strong>g has been commonpractice to control crack<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> Texas beams s<strong>in</strong>ce the early 1960s. It is sometimesperformed empirically at the fabricator’s discretion: if a pretensioned concrete beamshows end-region crack<strong>in</strong>g necessitat<strong>in</strong>g repairs, subsequent beams of similar design184

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