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Chemical Prestressing of Concrete Members

Chemical prestressing is a method to induce stresses in internal reinforcement of concrete without mechanical actions, but through the restrained expansion of concrete itself using an expansive admixture. The expansive process occurs primarily in the first few days of curing and depends on water treatment. By adjusting the amount of expansive admixture and considering the properties of the reinforcement and curing conditions, chemically prestressed concrete members can be designed to have higher load bearing capacity and durability compared to non-prestressed members. This method can also be used to prestress composite or textile reinforcements that are difficult to prestress using mechanical methods.

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Chemical Prestressing of Concrete Members

Chemical prestressing is a method to induce stresses in internal reinforcement of concrete without mechanical actions, but through the restrained expansion of concrete itself using an expansive admixture. The expansive process occurs primarily in the first few days of curing and depends on water treatment. By adjusting the amount of expansive admixture and considering the properties of the reinforcement and curing conditions, chemically prestressed concrete members can be designed to have higher load bearing capacity and durability compared to non-prestressed members. This method can also be used to prestress composite or textile reinforcements that are difficult to prestress using mechanical methods.

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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENCE AND INNOVATIVE ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY

CHEMICAL PRESTRESSING OF CONCRETE MEMBERS

Krishna.R,
B.E.Civil Engineering,
College of Engineering Guindy,
Anna University, Chennai

Chemical prestressing is a term, which describes a way of inducing stresses into internal reinforcement
without any mechanical actions, but through restrained expansion of concrete itself. To achieve such effect,
expansive admixture must be included in concrete mixture and internal reinforcement needs to exist to act as a
restraint for concrete expansion – otherwise free deformation occurs and no stresses are induced.The expansive
process primarily takes place during the first few days of curing and is highly dependent on water treatment.
Adjusting the amount of expansive admixture and taking into consideration properties of the reinforcement and
concrete curing conditions, chemically prestressed members can be designed and produced, with
distinguishingly higher load bearing capacity and durability. Furthermore, also composite or textile
reinforcements, which are susceptible to transverse forces and thus cause difficulties in producing reliable
mechanical prestressing system, can be efficiently prestressed with this method.

MAY 2017 ISSUE VOLUME 1 ISBN 978-81-904760-9-6

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