Abstract:
Pretensioned prestressed concrete is a popular and challenging construction technique to
produce precast beams. This type of construction is governed by the effectiveness of the
bond between prestressing steel and concrete which will determine the proper anchorage
of the prestressing steel. The anchorage requirements of such a beam, is twofold. At the
service stage transfer bond dictates the design while at the ultimate stage both transfer and
flexural bond are important. The subject area of this research focuses on the transfer bond
and the length of the beam associated with it known as the transfer length.
