Showing posts with label why should all wires/strands be stressed at the same time?. Show all posts
Showing posts with label why should all wires/strands be stressed at the same time?. Show all posts

Friday, 24 August 2012

In prestressing work, if more than one wire or strand is included in the same duct, why should all wires/strands be stressed at the same time?


In prestressing work, if more than one wire or strand is included in the same duct, why should all wires/strands be stressed at the same time?


If wires/strands are stressed individually inside the same duct, then those
stressed strand/wires will bear against those unstressed ones and trap them. Therefore, the friction of the trapped wires is high and is undesirable.
This question is taken from book named – A Self Learning Manual – Mastering Different Fields of Civil Engineering Works (VC-Q-A-Method) by Vincent T. H. CHU.