Title:
Minimum Reinforcement Requirements to Prevent Abrupt Flexural Failure of Prestressed Concrete Immediately Following Cracking
Author(s):
S. K. Ghosh
Publication:
Structural Journal
Volume:
84
Issue:
1
Appears on pages(s):
40-43
Keywords:
building codes; cracking (fracturing); flexural strength; failure; prestressed concrete; prestressing steels; reinforced concrete; reinforcing steels; Structural Research
DOI:
10.14359/2778
Date:
1/1/1987
Abstract:
The minimum flexural reinforcement requirements for prestressed concrete flexural members (Section 18.8.3 of ACI 318-83) are contrasted with the corresponding requirements for reinforced concrete flexural members (Sections 10.5.1 and 10.5.2). Some relaxation is sought, with justification advanced, of the more restrictive requirements for prestressed concrete.