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Table 1 Provisions for transfer length (unit: mm).

From: Transfer Lengths in Pretensioned Concrete Measured Using Various Sensing Technologies

Provisions

Abbreviation

Predictive equation

Remarks

AASHTO LRFD (AASHTO 2017)

AASHTO

\(60d_{b}\)

\(d_{b}\) : strand diameter (mm)

KDCHB2 (KRTA 2015)

KDCHB2

KDCHB1 (KRTA 2010)

KDCHB1

\(50d_{b}\)

\(d_{b}\) : strand diameter (mm)

ACI 318-19 (ACI Committee 318 2019)

ACI

\(\frac{{f_{se} d_{b} }}{21}\)

\(d_{b}\) : strand diameter (mm)

\(f_{se}\) : effective prestress of strand (MPa)

PCI (PCI 2017)

PCI

KSCDC (KCI 2012)

KSCDC

BS 8110 (BSI 1997)

BS

\(\frac{{K_{t} \varphi }}{{\sqrt {f_{ci} } }}\)

\(K_{t}\): coefficient for tendon surface condition

\(\varphi\): tendon diameter (mm)

\(f_{ci}\) : concrete strength at transfer (MPa)

Eurocode 2 (CEN 2004)

EC

\(\frac{{\alpha_{1} \alpha_{2} \phi \sigma_{pm0} }}{{f_{bpt} }}\)

\(\alpha_{1}\): coefficient for speed of transfer

\(\alpha_{2}\): coefficient for tendon surface condition

\(\phi\): tendon diameter (mm)

\(\sigma_{pm0}\): tendon stress upon transfer (MPa)

\(f_{bpt}\): bond stress (MPa)