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Understanding the Splitting and Bursting Failure of Concrete Crossties

Document Series
Research Results
Author
Federal Railroad Administration
Report Number
RR 18-12
Office
RDI-21
Subject Analysis
Keywords
Pretensioned concrete crosstie, splitting crack, bursting crack, concrete release strength, prestressing wire, prestressing strand, bond strength, finite element analysis
Understanding the Splitting and Bursting Failure of Concrete Crossties.pdf (1.16 MB)

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Last updated: Wednesday, August 1, 2018