In pretensioned concrete members, strand bond is necessary for transferring prestress force from the prestressing strands to the adjacent concrete. This paper proposes a new bond stress-slip model for 0.6 in. (15.2 mm), ...
Dang, CN; Murray, CD; Floyd, RW; Hale, WM; Martí Vargas, José Rocío(American Concrete Institute, 2014)
Strand bond depends on numerous factors, such as concrete properties and strand surface condition. The strand s surface may contain different types and amounts of lubricants and residual films from the manufacturing process. ...