Title:
Prestressed Concrete, Design Principles, and Reinforcing Units
Author(s):
Herman Schorer
Publication:
Journal Proceedings
Volume:
39
Issue:
Appears on pages(s):
493-528
Keywords:
DOI:
10.14359/8640
Date:
6/1/1943
Abstract:
Discusses the steel stress limitation in ordinary reinforced concrete design and shows how working stresses may be increased by the use of monolithic, prestressed concrete construction. It gives a descrip- tion of self-contained prestressed reinforcing units and points out the advantageous combination of high yield-point steel wire and high-early-strength concrete. A derivation of the elementary design principles is illustrated by examples. The theoretical conclusions are compared with some observations on prestressed prisms and test beams.