Open AccessMaximum yield stress in reinforced concrete frames
Author(s) -
Donald Mackenzie
Publication year - 1969
Publication title -
bulletin of the new zealand society for earthquake engineering/nzsee quarterly bulletin
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.917
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 2324-1543
pISSN - 1174-9857
DOI - 10.5459/bnzsee.2.3.267-269
Subject(s) - stress (linguistics) , yield (engineering) , reinforced concrete , structural engineering , moment (physics) , engineering , materials science , composite material , linguistics , physics , philosophy , classical mechanics
In the past steelmakers have tried to ensure that the yield stress of their reinforcing bars has always been above the specified minimum.
It now appears that for earthquake moment resisting frames it should always be below some known maximum stress. Such a stress could with justification be included in the Standard Specification for the reinforcing concerned.