Abstract: Anchorage zones of posttensioned structures are prone to splitting cracks, necessitating rational reinforcement design methods for anticracking in such regions. This paper presents a generalized method to calculate bursting ...

Abstract: A unified methodology is proposed to compute the tendon stresses in externally prestressed beams in elastic and ultimate states, and practical design equations are developed to predict the ultimate tendon stresses. Previous ...

Abstract: For simplified shear design of slender reinforced concrete (RC) beams with stirrups, a modified variable-angle truss model is developed in this paper. In this model, an analytical solution of the inclination of struts (

Abstract: For simplified shear design of slender reinforced concrete (RC) beams with stirrups, a modified variable-angle truss model is developed in this paper. In this model, an analytical solution of the inclination of struts (θ) ...

Abstract: Slab splitting, resulting from the dispersion of a number of intermediate loads arranged in a line, is a common problem in such engineering structures as steel–concrete composite girders and pylon anchorages of cable-stayed ...

Abstract: Strut-and-tie modeling (STM) is widely used in the design of discontinuity regions (D-regions) in structural concrete, but can be hampered by hand-based and experience-dependent problems in the construction of the model. ...

Abstract: The balanced cantilever method is the most widely used technique for the construction of large-span segmental prestressed concrete box-girder bridges. In order to control shear cracks at the service limit state, the principal ...

Abstract: Transverse post-tensioning is commonly introduced in top slabs of concrete box girders to control transverse tensile stresses induced by dead and live wheel loads. However, longitudinal cracks with a definite pattern have ...