Prestressed Concrete Design to Eurocodes |
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| Author:
| Bhatt, Prab |
| ISBN: | 978-1-136-94000-2 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2011 |
| Publisher: | CRC Press LLC
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| Book Format: | Digital (delivered electronically) |
| List Price: | USD $74.95 |
Book Description:
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Ordinary concrete is strong in compression but weak in tension. Even reinforced concrete, where steel bars are used to take up the tension that the concrete cannot resist, is prone to cracking and corrosion under low loads. Prestressed concrete is highly resistant to stress, and is used as a building material for bridges, tanks, shell roofs, floors
Ordinary concrete is strong in compression but weak in tension. Even reinforced concrete, where steel bars are used to take up the tension that the concrete cannot resist, is prone to cracking and corrosion under low loads. Prestressed concrete is highly resistant to stress, and is used as a building material for bridges, tanks, shell roofs, floors