Shear Resistance of Prestressed Beams According to the Different Design Approaches

Abstract

The contribution deals with the shear resistance of prestressed beams and aims to compare experimental results with different design approaches. The experiment included two experimental tests on a sample prestressed beam. The course of the experiment is briefly described in the discussion. The prestressed beam, with an I cross-section, had bonded tendons and a total length of 7.0 m. A detailed description of the beam reinforcement, material characteristic and test setup are included. The reliability of individual design approaches is compared based on the analysis developed in this contribution.