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https://hdl.handle.net/11681/11140| Title: | Improved strength design of reinforced concrete hydraulic structures - research support |
| Authors: | Information Technology Laboratory (U.S.) Woodson, Stanley C. Price, William A. |
| Keywords: | Compression failures Strength design Reinforced concrete hydraulic structures Tension control failures Reinforced concrete construction Hydraulic structures Structural design |
| Publisher: | Structures Laboratory (U.S.) Engineer Research and Development Center (U.S.) |
| Series/Report no.: | Technical report (U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station) ; SL-92-11. |
| Description: | Technical Report Abstract: Strength design (SD) criteria for reinforced concrete hydraulic structures (RCHS) have been based on a procedure that resulted in equivalence with the working stress method given in Engineer Manual 1110-1-2101, dated 1963. Recent studies have been directed toward reducing the conservatism associated with the working-stress-equivalent SD procedure, thereby, improving the economy of RCHS. Parametric studies indicate that an adjustment to the ACI 318-89 load factors results in close agreement with working stress designs for tension-control failures and for pure compression failures. These are the failure zones that are of primary interest for the design of RCHS. Also, serviceability is a primary concern for RCHS. In regard to serviceability, a primary parameter considered in this study was the ratio Pmu (steel ratio as a fraction of the balanced reinforcement ratio). |
| Rights: | Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/11681/11140 |
| Appears in Collections: | Technical Report |
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| TR-SL-92-11.pdf | 6.76 MB | Adobe PDF |  View/Open |