Title:
Capacity of Prestressed Concrete Pressure Vessels to Resist Shear
Author(s):
F.K. Garas and D. Langan
Publication:
Symposium Paper
Volume:
34
Issue:
Appears on pages(s):
235-266
Keywords:
achorage (structural); beams (supports); caps (supports); circular prestressing; concrete slabs; cracking (fracturing); cylindrical shells; deep beams; end blocks; failure mechanisms; nuclear reactor containment; nuclear reactors; pressure vessels
DOI:
10.14359/18068
Date:
1/1/1972
Abstract:
This paper describes on experimental studies into the behavior of deep restrained concrete elements under the action of high shear loads. The concrete elements were restrained by biaxial field stresses of varying intensities and gradients.