Title:
Prediction and Control of Initial Deflection in Partially Prestressed Post-Tensioned Beams with Unbonded Tendons
Author(s):
P. R. Chakrabarti
Publication:
Symposium Paper
Volume:
161
Issue:
Appears on pages(s):
197-242
Keywords:
beams (supports); cracking (fracturing); deflection; moments of inertia; partial prestressing; post-tensioning; prestressing steels; span-depth ratio; T-beams; unbonded prestressing; Structural Research
DOI:
10.14359/1503
Date:
4/1/1996
Abstract:
In this project, an attempt is made to study the instantaneous load- deflection behavior of partially prestressed beams with unbonded post- tensioning tendons. Thirty-three beams with the following variables were tested: different mixes of reinforcing and prestressing steel, T-beams and rectangular beams, normal and high-strength concrete, low and high ratios of span/depth, and different effective stresses in tendons. Cracking was observed and deflections measured at precracking and postcracking stages. A suitable method for deflection calculation at precracking and postcracking stages is proposed. The proposed deflections and the deflections obtained by current ACI 318-89/92 code equations are compared with the measured deflections.