Title:
Designing Prestressed Barrier Cables
Author(s):
Hoshang Presswalla
Publication:
Concrete International
Volume:
11
Issue:
5
Appears on pages(s):
67-73
Keywords:
barriers; deflection; guard rails; measurement; tension; parking facilities; prestressing steels; structural design; Design
DOI:
Date:
5/1/1989
Abstract:
Presents two rational methods of determining the initial prestress force as well as the additional cable tension for barrier cables in parking structures due to prescribed vehicular accident loads. One method is based on code requirements and the other on energy concepts.