Prestressing: recovery of the lost art

Author: Simon Bourne

Date published

1 February 2013

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Prestressing: recovery of the lost art

The Structural Engineer

Author

Simon Bourne

Citation

The Structural Engineer, Volume 91, Issue 2, 2013, Page(s) 12-22

https://doi.org/10.56330/FHEX5494

Date published

1 February 2013

Author

Simon Bourne

Citation

The Structural Engineer, Volume 91, Issue 2, 2013, Page(s) 12-22

DOI: https://doi.org/10.56330/FHEX5494

Price

Standard: £9.95 + VAT
Members/Subscribers: Free

Recipient of IABSE's 2012 Milne Medal, Simon Bourne, draws on 30 years of bridge design experience, to encourage engineers to consider simplicity over complexity when designing post-tensioned bridges. This paper is based on Simon's Milne Medal Lecture.

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12-22
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The Institution of Structural Engineers

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Concrete - prestressed Buckling Feature Issue 2

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