eccentric tendon

eccentric tendon

In prestressed concrete, a tendon which follows a trajectory not coincident with the gravity axis of the member.
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The negative bending moments produced by the eccentric tendon at the moment of failure were 13.88, 11.89, 19.16, and 14.71 kN-m for specimens F2/OAK-1 to 4, respectively.
Experimental Analysis of Pretensioned CLT-Glulam T-Section Beams
It consists of a force-multiplier device made up of two connecting rods anchored to an eccentric tendon (Figure 1).
A multiplier device was considered, made up of two rods anchored by an eccentric tendon (Figure 1) with an initial angle of [[alpha].sub.0] = 26.57[degrees] that corresponds to a multiplier of 4.0 force value.
Long-span wooden structural floors with self-tensioning system: performance under asymmetrical loads
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