Prestressed concrete design to eurocodes
Bhatt, Prabhakara
Prestressed concrete design to eurocodes - London Spon Press 2011 - xviii, 596p. | Binding - Paperback | 22.6*15 cm
Ordinary concrete is strong in compression but weak in tension. Even reinforced concrete, where steel bars are used to take up the tension that the concrete cannot resist, is prone to cracking and corrosion under low loads. Prestressed concrete is highly resistant to stress, and is used as a building material for bridges, tanks, shell roofs, floors
9781138046566
Civil Engineering
624.183412 / BHA
Prestressed concrete design to eurocodes - London Spon Press 2011 - xviii, 596p. | Binding - Paperback | 22.6*15 cm
Ordinary concrete is strong in compression but weak in tension. Even reinforced concrete, where steel bars are used to take up the tension that the concrete cannot resist, is prone to cracking and corrosion under low loads. Prestressed concrete is highly resistant to stress, and is used as a building material for bridges, tanks, shell roofs, floors
9781138046566
Civil Engineering
624.183412 / BHA