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

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Figure 2.38 Typical gage locations (O’Callaghan, 2007)Crack<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> the burst<strong>in</strong>g zones of the Tx girder specimens was extensive(Figure 2.39). Typically a wide crack of 0.007 to 0.009 <strong>in</strong>. formed at the bottomweb/flange junction. This crack would beg<strong>in</strong> a few <strong>in</strong>ches <strong>in</strong>to the beam <strong>and</strong> extend 30 to40 <strong>in</strong>. For 7 of the 8 end regions, the AASHTO stress limit (20 ksi) was exceeded at thisdepth: <strong>in</strong> most cases, by more than one bar. Bars stressed beyond 20 ksi were located 15to 30 <strong>in</strong>. <strong>in</strong>to the beam. Near the beam end, where supplemental bundled re<strong>in</strong>forcementwas provided, no bar was observed to exceed the stress limit. Cracks also formed <strong>in</strong> theside of the flange, but these cracks were not as wide. One beam was <strong>in</strong>strumented at thisdepth, but the stresses found there were much lower than those at the bottom flange/webjunction.Crack<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> the spall<strong>in</strong>g zone was limited to one or two f<strong>in</strong>e cracks extend<strong>in</strong>g afew <strong>in</strong>ches <strong>in</strong>to the beam. The most extensive spall<strong>in</strong>g cracks were seen <strong>in</strong> the deepest62

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