Prestressed Post-Tensioned Highway Box Girder Fundamentals for Civil Engineers

Description

Introductory technical guidance for civil engineers, highway engineers and other professional engineers and construction managers interested in design and construction of prestressed post-tensioned box girders for bridge and highway construction. Here is what is discussed: 1. INTRODUCTION, 2. CROSS SECTION PROPERTIES AND SIGN CONVENTION, 3. STRESS SUMMARIES IN A PRESTRESSED BEAM, 4. SELECTION OF PRESTRESSING FORCE FOR A GIVEN ECCENTRICITY, 5. PERMISSIBLE ECCENTRICITIES FOR A GIVEN PRESTRESSING FORCE, 6. EQUIVALENT FORCES DUE TO POST-TENSIONING AND LOAD BALANCING, 7. POST-TENSIONING IN CONTINUOUS GIRDERS, 8. TENDON PROFILESÑPARABOLIC SEGMENTS.

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