confinement strength of concrete
 

confinement strength of concrete
hello:
do you know if aci covers increasing the compressive strength of concrete based on confinement of surrounding concrete, and if so which code?
thanks,
matt palermo
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never heard of that in the aci code.
for prestressed concrete, look at 18.23, aci318-02.
hello:
actually i just found something in the aci code in section 10.17, for bearing purposes.
thanks,
matt
punching shear - beam shear strength is particular to geometry. the greater the confinement, the greater the shear strength. varies 2 phi to 4 phi.
if interested - floyd o. slate had done a lot of work on confinement strength of concrete (cornell prof back in 70's and 80's - still living????). you'd have to check journals and so.