NTL Record

Title Bond-Slip Relationships of Wires Used in Pretensioned Concrete Railroad Ties [Research Results]
Record ID 80361
Personal Name
Creator
Stuart, Cameron; Peterman, Robert J.; Beck, B Terry
Corporate Creator United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research, Development and Technology
Publisher United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research, Development, and Technology
Publication Date 20210401
Language English
Abstract KSU developed special wire testing frames and procedures to measure bond-slip performance of prestressing wires (or strands) in concrete. The test called for applying tension to the wires prior to casting the concrete and then slowly releasing the prestress force into the concrete. Forces and displacements were measured to control the test and develop the results. The results revealed significant variations in the bond-slip relationships for different wires, despite sharing the same diameter and tensile strength. These differences were attributed to both the wire indent characteristics and the amount of concrete surrounding the wire. This research also found a strong correlation between the bond-slip results and the force transfer length in pretensioned concrete prisms with similar wires. These methods and results are useful inputs to the concrete tie design process.
Rosap ID dot:55518
Rosap URL https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/55518
TRT Terms Railroad ties; Concrete ties; Admixtures; Adhesive bond strength; Compressive strength; Failure; Finite element method; Coarse aggregates; Prestressed concrete; Wire
General Subjects crossties; pullout test; transfer length; transmission length; pretensioned concrete; indented wire
Geographical
Coverage
United States
TRIS Online
Accession No
1769610
Contract Number DTFR53-11-C-00020
Report Number RR 21-04
Resource type Brief
URL https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/80000/80300/80361/Tensioned_Pullouts-A.pdf
Format PDF
Database NTL Digital Repository