Behavior of bonded and unbonded prestressed normal and high strength concrete beams
The major disadvantage of using ordinary reinforced concrete (RC) elements is the corrosion of steel, which occurs due to effect of cracks in tension zones. The main advantage of the fully prestressed concrete system is the absence of cracks in the concrete at the nominal service load and therefore...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2012-12-01
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| Series: | HBRC Journal |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1687404812000302 |