Ramirez-Garcia, Alberto T.; Dang, Canh N.; Hale, W. Micah; Martí Vargas, José Rocío(Elsevier, 2017)
[EN] In pretensioned concrete members, the bond between prestressing strands and concrete in the transfer zone is necessary to ensure the two materials can work as a composite material. This study develops a computer program ...
Ramirez-Garcia, Alberto T.; Dang, C.N.; Deschenes, R.A.; Hale, W. M.; Martí Vargas, José Rocío(American Concrete Institute, 2018)
[EN] Transfer length is a significant parameter in the design of pretensioned
concrete members. This study reports the measured transfer
length of 15.2 mm (0.6 in.) prestressing strands. Twenty-four pretensioned
concrete ...
Ramirez-Garcia, Alberto T.; Floyd, R.W.; Hale, W. M.; Martí Vargas, José Rocío(Elsevier, 2016)
[EN] This paper examines the effect of concrete compressive strength on the transfer length of prestressing strands. The paper includes the results from several research projects conducted at the University of Arkansas ...
Ramirez-Garcia, Alberto T.; Floyd, R.W.; Hale, W. M.; Martí Vargas, José Rocío(Elsevier, 2016)
[EN] Fifty seven prestressed concrete beams were fabricated at the University of Arkansas (UA) to determine the influence of concrete strength on the development length of seven wire prestressing strand. The variables ...