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Creators:
Tadepalli, Padmanabha Rao ; Hoffman, Norman ; Hsu, Thomas T. C. ; Mo, Y. L.
Tadepalli, Padmanabha Rao ; Hoffman, Norman ; Hsu, Thomas T. C. ; Mo, Y. L. Less -
Corporate Creators:
University of Houston. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Subject/TRT Terms:
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Beams Constitutive Models Design Equation Fiber Reinforced Concrete Full-scale Tests Membrane Curing Membrane Elements Prestressed Concrete Shear Provisions Shear Strength Shear Tests Steel Fiber Concrete
Publication/ Report Number:
FHWA/TX-09/0-5255-2
Resource Type:
Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:
Texas
Corporate Publisher:
University of Houston. Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Abstract:
In traditional prestressed concrete beams, longitudinal prestressed tendons serve to resist bending moment and transverse mild

steel bars (or stirrups) are used to carry shear forces. However, traditional prestressed concrete I-beams exhibit early-age cracking

and brittle shear failure at the end zones despite the use of a high percentage of stirrups (4.2%). Moreover, producing and placing

stirrups require costly labor and time. To overcome these difficulties, it is proposed to replace the stirrups in prestressed concrete

beams with steel fibers. This replacement concept was shown to be feasible in a TxDOT project (TxDOT project 0-4819) recently

completed at the University of Houston.

The replacement of stirrups by steel fibers in highway beams requires a set of shear design provisions and guidelines for

prestressed Steel Fiber Concrete (PSFC) beams. The development of rational shear provisions with wide applications must be

guided by a mechanics-based shear theory and must be validated by experimental tests on I- and box-beams. A rational shear

theory, called the Softened Membrane Model (SMM), has been developed at the University of Houston for reinforced concrete

beams. This theory satisfies Navier’s three principles of mechanics of materials, namely, stress equilibrium, strain compatibility

and the constitutive relationship between stress and strain for the materials.

The first phase of the research consisted of testing 10 full-size prestressed PSFC panels. This was done to establish the effect of

fiber factor and the level of prestress on the constitutive models of steel fiber concrete and prestressing tendons. From this data a

set of constitutive models was developed to predict the behavior of prestressed PSFC. Notable findings include the fact that

increasing steel fiber content has a beneficial effect on the softening properties of prestressed PSFC. Additionally, the findings

show that increasing steel fiber content increases tension stiffening in prestressed PSFC under tensile loading.

The second phase of this research project generalizes the SMM shear theory for application to prestressed PSFC beams. This was

achieved by feeding the new constitutive models of fiber concrete and prestressing tendons into a finite element program

(OpenSees). The accuracy of the new shear theory was evaluated by testing full-size prestressed PSFC I- and box-beams that fail

in shear modes. The developed finite element program was used to simulate the shear behavior of the beams with acceptable

accuracy. Finally, a design equation and recommendations were provided for use when designing PSFC beams. Using the design

e quations, a series of four design examples, was also provided.


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Funding:
Project 0-5255
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US Transportation Collection
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