EK526
Bond refers to the interaction between reinforcing steel and the surrounding concrete that allows transfer of tensile stresses between the steel and concrete.
EK276
The behavior of main cracks changes at two different stages. At low tensile stresses in steel bars, the number of cracks increases, whereas the widths of cracks remain small; as […]
EK188
The combined shortening effect due to creep, shrinkage and temperature reductions induces tensile stresses in the precast components. The stresses must be accounted for in the connection design by either […]
EK131
High-cycle fatigue is only a design consideration when a large number of loading cycles involving tensile stresses is likely to occur during the design life of the structure.
EK130
Structural steel may fracture at low average tensile stresses after a large number of cycles of fluctuating load. This high-cycle fatigue failure is initiated by local damage caused by the […]
EK86
Figure represents the distribution of principal stresses across the span of a homogeneous concrete beam. The direction of the principal compressive stresses takes the form of an arch while the […]