Shear strength of prestressed concrete t-beams with welded wire fabric as shear reinforcement

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dc.contributor.advisorDurrani, Ahmad J.en_US
dc.contributor.committeeMemberAustin, Walter J.en_US
dc.contributor.committeeMemberLutes, Loren D.en_US
dc.creatorRobertson, Ian Nicolen_US
dc.date.accessioned2018-12-18T21:20:11Zen_US
dc.date.available2018-12-18T21:20:11Zen_US
dc.date.issued1985en_US
dc.description.abstractIn thin webbed prestressed concrete T-beams, the placement of conventional stirrups is difficult and time consuming. Welded wire fabric appears to provide a relatively economical alternative. In this study, the shear strength of prestressed T-beams reinforced with welded wire fabric as shear reinforcement is investigated. Thirteen large-scale bonded and unbonded prestressed T-beams were tested. The test variables included the type, amount and anchorage conditions of the shear reinforcement. These beams were tested under static third-point loading over a span of eleven feet. In all beams, shear failures occured along shallow diagonal tension cracks at loads in excess of the code predicted values. Anchorage of the welded wire fabric by means of two horizontal wires at top and bottom of the vertical web wires as recommended in the code performed well. However, the quality of the welded wire fabric was found to be critical for satisfactory performance.en_US
dc.format.digitalOriginreformatted digitalen_US
dc.format.extent193 ppen_US
dc.identifier.callnoTHESIS C.E. 1985 ROBERTSONen_US
dc.identifier.citationRobertson, Ian Nicol. "Shear strength of prestressed concrete t-beams with welded wire fabric as shear reinforcement." (1985) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/104275">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/104275</a>.en_US
dc.identifier.digitalRICE1907en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/104275en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
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dc.titleShear strength of prestressed concrete t-beams with welded wire fabric as shear reinforcementen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.type.materialTexten_US
thesis.degree.departmentChemical and Biomolecular Engineeringen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineEngineeringen_US
thesis.degree.grantorRice Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen_US
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