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difference between transfer length & develop. length in pres
what is the difference between transfer length and the development length in prestressed concrete?
silly question yes, but i thought at the end of the transfer length my strands would be developed for my prestress force, 0.7% fpu * lossess. why then would i need the development length in any of my strength calcs if i'm designing for an effective prestress force?
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development length is a term i apply to rebar. when used with strands, it has the same meaning as transfer length at the ends of
this is a topic that can be somewhat confusing, so it's not a silly question by any means. the transfer length of a strand is the length required to transfer the effective prestressing force (f_se, or prestressing after losses) to the concrete
it appears that transfer length is for servicibility calculations whereas the development length is for strength calculations. this is different than what civilperson posted.
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essentially, yes, that is my understanding. it's been awhile since i've done any prestressing calcs, but a general rule of thumb i've tried to remember is that when you are calculating stresses in the concrete at the service level (such as at release according to 18.4 in aci), you are to use f_se, which applies to the transfer length. when you are calculating nominal strengths and stresses in the steel strands, you use f_ps, which applies to the development length.

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