Prestressing Concrete with Shape Memory Alloy Fibers
Concrete is considerably stronger in compression than it is in tension. When cracks form in concrete members, the flexural stiffness of the member decreases and the deflection increases which increases the overall size of the member. Prestressing concrete remedies this problem by inducing a compress...
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DigitalCommons@CalPoly
2009
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| Online Access: | https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/theses/120 https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1130&context=theses |