A DEVELOPMENT ON MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR OF CONTINUOUS PRESTRESSED CONCRETE HOLLOW CORE SLABS(Structures)

Abstract

The present paper discusses on the mechanical behaviors of the continuous prestressed concrete hollow core slabs with connection of coupling reinforcement and joint concrete. The mechanical behavior of continuous PC hollow core slabs was investigated by shear test using the test specimen with real scale. On the basis of the test results obtained, the evaluation formula for the shear transfer capacity is proposed for structural design.