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Impact Resistance of Post-Tensioned Concrete

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 February 2011

Nianzhi Wang
Affiliation:
Dept. of Civil Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6T 1W5 Canada
Sidney Mindess
Affiliation:
Dept. of Civil Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6T 1W5 Canada
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Abstract

Impact tests were carried out on post-tensioned beams, prepared both with plain concrete and fibre-reinforced concrete. It was found that post-tensioned beams might be less resistant to impact loading than were ordinary reinforced concrete beams. However, the addition of fibres to the concrete greatly increased the impact resistance of these beams.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Materials Research Society 1991

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