Stress-strain behaviour of high-strength concrete with lateral pre-tensioning confinement

• Main Author: Awang, Abdullah Zawawi
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/77621/1/AbdullahZawawiAwangPFKA2013.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/77621/; http://dms.library.utm.my:8080/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:97982
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

High-strength concrete is currently being used in columns of multi-storey building all over the world. Although, it offers superior properties, it is relatively a brittle material. This study intends to improve the ductility of the concrete using a pre-tensioning lateral confinement technique. It in...