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Polyethylene duct cracking in post-tensioning tendons of Florida segmental bridges

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Date Issued:
2003
Summary:
For the purpose of investigating the cause of duct cracking in post-tensioning tendons and improving the durability of this type of structure, a series of experiments was performed. These were divided in two groups, the first to simulate the state of stress inside the tendon ducts and the second to compare the properties of new materials approved according to new regulations on the subject and those used in the construction of the structures. A proposed mechanism of cracking was studied and its validity verified. According to simulations performed on specimens that were fabricated and others developed by the finite element method, new major factors were found to explain the duct failure. Finally, a comparison of mechanical properties indicated a difference between virgin and aged materials.
Title: Polyethylene duct cracking in post-tensioning tendons of Florida segmental bridges.
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Name(s): Suarez, Jorge Alejandro
Florida Atlantic University, Degree grantor
Hartt, William H., Thesis advisor
College of Engineering and Computer Science
Department of Ocean and Mechanical Engineering
Type of Resource: text
Genre: Electronic Thesis Or Dissertation
Issuance: monographic
Date Issued: 2003
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University
Place of Publication: Boca Raton, Fla.
Physical Form: application/pdf
Extent: 72 p.
Language(s): English
Summary: For the purpose of investigating the cause of duct cracking in post-tensioning tendons and improving the durability of this type of structure, a series of experiments was performed. These were divided in two groups, the first to simulate the state of stress inside the tendon ducts and the second to compare the properties of new materials approved according to new regulations on the subject and those used in the construction of the structures. A proposed mechanism of cracking was studied and its validity verified. According to simulations performed on specimens that were fabricated and others developed by the finite element method, new major factors were found to explain the duct failure. Finally, a comparison of mechanical properties indicated a difference between virgin and aged materials.
Identifier: 9780496219094 (isbn), 13071 (digitool), FADT13071 (IID), fau:9935 (fedora)
Collection: FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection
Note(s): College of Engineering and Computer Science
Thesis (M.S.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2003.
Subject(s): Post-tensioned prestressed concrete construction
Bridges--Florida
Polyethylene
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