Abstract
Continuity is provided in the construction of prestressed concrete buildings, bridges, and other structures for the same basic reasons that it is used with other materials, including savings in construction materials and reductions in construction costs. Of perhaps greater importance are the advantages of improved performance under service and design loads as a result of smaller deflections, increased redundancy, and, in some cases, improved performance under dynamic loads. Because these benefits are approximately the same for structural elements made with prestressed concrete and those made with other materials used in comparable applications, they will not be discussed in detail in this book.
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Libby, J.R. (1990). Flexural Continuity. In: Modern Prestressed Concrete. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-3918-6_10
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