EXPEDIENT REINFORCEMENT FOR CONCRETE FOR USE IN SOUTHEAST ASIA: REPORT 2. PRELIMINARY TESTS OF BARBED WIRE, CONCERTINA WIRE, WIRE ROPE, LANDING MAT, AND LANDING MAT TIE BARS

Abstract

The report concerns materials generally available near theater of operations areas, specifically, barbed and concertina wire, wire rope, landing mat, and landing mat tie bars. The most important engineering properties (yield strength, tensile strength, elastic modulus, and bond) of the materials were determined and 17 concrete beams were cast and tested to determine the suitability of the materials as reinforcement and to develop design procedures. Each of the materials tested can be used as expedient reinforcement, but due to its method of fabrication, wire rope is the least desirable.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1970
Accession Number
AD0706846

Entities

People

  • Frank B. Cox
  • Helmuth G. Geymayer

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Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Compressive Strength
  • Construction
  • Elastic Properties
  • Engineering
  • Fabrication
  • Flexural Strength
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Mechanical Working
  • Mechanics
  • Modulus Of Elasticity
  • Reinforcing Materials
  • Southeast Asia
  • Stress Strain Relations
  • Tensile Strength
  • Test Methods
  • Yield Strength

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  • Electrical Engineering
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  • Mechanical Engineering/Mechanics of Materials.