Shear Strength of PRC Piles and the Test Method
By M. Tada
Concrete Journal, Vol. 39, No. 12, Dec. 2001
- Synopsis
- The shear strength of Pre-tensioned Spun High Strength Concrete Piles (PHC piles) and Pre-tentioned & Reinforced Spun High Concrete Piles (PRC piles) has been generally tested by loadings in a "simple beam" configuration in accordance with Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS). This paper shows that the predominance of "overhang beam" configuration over "simple beam" in the enhancement of accuracy as far as ultimate shear strength of PRC piles test is concrened. Consequently, the ultimate shear and the cracked concrete's shear strength of PRC piles are confilmed as a function of shear-span ratio by applying conventional shear strength equations.
- Keywords:
- PRC piles, the shear test method, the ultimate shear strength, the cracked concrete's shear strength
