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This dissertation describes an experimental, analytical, and design investigation on the nonlinear behavior of precast concrete coupling beams, where coupling of reinforced concrete shear walls is achieved by post-tensioning the beams and the walls together at the floor and roof levels.
Full-depth precast concrete deck systems is one of the promising technologies for accelerated bridge construction (ABC) because the construction of cast-in-place concrete bridge decks is one of the most time-consuming and labor-intensive operations in bridge construction .Prefabrication of concrete bridge decks offers an opportunity to significantly reduce construction duration, traffic.
MODELING AND BEHAVIOR OF PRESTRESSED CONCRETE SPANDREL BEAMS A DISSERTATION SUBMITTED TO THE FACULTY OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA BY Bulent Mercan. cost-effective parking garages and advance the competitiveness of the precast concrete industry. However, there are likely to be spandrel dimensions beyond which excessive.
The performance of precast segmental post-tensioned concrete bridge columns in seismic regions has been investigated by many other researchers. Mild steel energy dissipation bars (ED bars) that were continuous across the column segment joints were added into the columns to increase the hysteretic energy dissipation capacity.
Precast and Self-Compacting Concrete Ground calcium carbonate is increasingly being used in applications such as precast concrete products, including block paving, paving slabs and roof tiles, as well as ready-mixed concrete and self-compacting concrete (SCC).
The test results of the previous experimental work are reviewed. Four slender precast concrete 1:2.5 scale walls were tested up to failure under reversed cyclic loading regime with increased displacement level. The walls were 3.75 m high, 1m long and 50 mm thick. The aspect and slenderness ratios were 3.75 and 75, respectively.
Improving the Design of Slender, Concrete Columns. Ryan William Jenkins, Purdue University. Abstract. With the greater availability and affordability of high-strength concrete, designers have been able to reduce concrete column cross-sections, leading to in an increase in the prevalence of slender columns in building construction.