Title: Prestressed Concrete, Design Principles, and Reinforcing Units

Author(s): Herman Schorer

Publication: Journal Proceedings

Volume: 39

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Appears on pages(s): 493-528

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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.