Effects of Banded Post-Tensioning in a Prestressed Concrete Flat Slab

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• Creators:
  Roschke, Paul N ; Inoue, Masamichi
• Corporate Creators:
  Texas A&M University System. Texas Transportation Institute
• Corporate Contributors:
  Texas Department of Transportation. Division of Transportation Planning ; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Bridges Brittleness Columns Concrete Deformation Curve Design Methods Failure Finite Element Method Posttensioning Prestressed Concrete Shear Properties Strain (Mechanics)

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• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA/TX-90/1182-1, 1182-1, 2-5-88-1182
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  Texas. Department of Transportation
• Abstract:
  A new class of flat slab concrete bridges employs bidirectional post-tensioning. While longitudinal post-tensioning is uniform, transverse tendons are concentrated in the vicinity of column lines to act as bent cap-like supports. For multi-span structures, transverse post-tensioning is limited to a series of narrow banded regions. This report, first in a series, documents displacement, strain, stress, and punch-through shear capacity of a 3/10ths scale model of a column and slab region of a prototype bridge. Concomitant efforts are underway on a large two-span laboratory bridge model, a field study of a full-size bridge, and a numerical simulation package. The current study investigates degree of validity of a design procedure for a column region of a prototype bridge. Construction, instrumentation, testing, and numerical simulation are described for the concrete model slab. A loading schedule enables stress distribution determination for a variety of tendon and load patterns. The number of stressed tendons varies from one to nine. Results of a large number of transducer readings and finite element simulations are presented via fringe plots, tables, and graphs. Finally, the slab is loaded by a specially fabricated load frame and the circular support column so as to impose punch-through shear failure. A brittle failure at 207 kips (923 kN) is followed by reserve capacity at 111 kips (496 kN) which collapsed the slab. Shear formulas recommended by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, American Concrete Institute, and other researchers are compared with experimental failure and reserve capacity loads.
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• Funding:
  2-5-88-1182
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
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