Design of Concrete Members Subjected to Triaxial Compression
Publication: Practice Periodical on Structural Design and Construction
Volume 14, Issue 1
Abstract
A new strength theory for the design of concrete members subjected to triaxial compression stress has been developed which is an extension of the traditional Mohr’s strength theory. This new theory explicitly relates the maximum principal stress, , to the confining pressure, . It is shown that this new theory requires information about the uniaxial compressive strength, , the uniaxial tensile strength, , and a quantity relating to the shape of Mohr’s envelope of ultimate strength states which depends on the degree of confinement. Because few test results that include the values of have been reported in the engineering literature, a preliminary and simplified version of this new theory has been proposed and verified using results from 236 tests of normal strength concrete specimens and 50 tests of high strength concrete specimens previously reported in the engineering literature. Agreement between values predicted by means of the proposed theory and test results has been found to be satisfactory.
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Practice Periodical on Structural Design and Construction
Volume 14 • Issue 1 • February 2009
Pages: 43 - 49
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Received: Feb 28, 2008
Accepted: May 7, 2008
Published online: Feb 1, 2009
Published in print: Feb 2009
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