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(2 – #3 equivalents at 2 <strong>in</strong>. for the first beam, <strong>and</strong> 2 – #3 at 6 <strong>in</strong>. for the second) <strong>and</strong> <strong>in</strong> themeasured transmission length (four times larger for the first beam). Base measured a300-microstra<strong>in</strong> maximum spall<strong>in</strong>g stra<strong>in</strong> near the end face of the first IT-beam, but didnot note any crack<strong>in</strong>g. For the second beam, a crack formed—caus<strong>in</strong>g the measuredstra<strong>in</strong> to surpass 1500 microstra<strong>in</strong> near the beam end. For the two beams, spall<strong>in</strong>g effectsdissipated with<strong>in</strong> 12 <strong>in</strong>. (h/2) from the beam end.Figure 2.16 <strong>Spall<strong>in</strong>g</strong> stra<strong>in</strong>s <strong>in</strong> Base IT-beamsThough Base measured burst<strong>in</strong>g stra<strong>in</strong>s directly for only one beam, he didcomment on their effects more generally. Referr<strong>in</strong>g to all the beams <strong>in</strong> his study (morethan 200), Base stated: “Horizontal cracks at the ends of beams just above the ma<strong>in</strong> blockof stress<strong>in</strong>g wires are by no means uncommon… particularly <strong>in</strong> I or <strong>in</strong>verted T beams”(p. 4). The area “just above” the bottom group of prestress<strong>in</strong>g wires can be considered theupper portion of the burst<strong>in</strong>g zone.2.4.1.2 Zieliński & Rowe, 1960 & 1962Zieliński <strong>and</strong> Rowe (1960) measured transverse tensile stra<strong>in</strong>s <strong>in</strong> 63 concreteprisms (both re<strong>in</strong>forced <strong>and</strong> unre<strong>in</strong>forced) subject to concentric load<strong>in</strong>g us<strong>in</strong>g a small27

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