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Tendon anchorages are sensitive zones where fractures may be produced and this risk may be increased at low temperatures. No international standards for tendon anchorages at low temperatures have yet been developed. This paper aims at two objectives: to furnish information on the behaviour, at low temperatures, of two commercial tendon anchorage systems and to make some proposals, as well as related testing procedures, for pre-stressing systems intended for cryogenic applications.
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Planas, J., Corres, H. & Elices, M. Behaviour at cryogenic temperatures of tendon anchorages for prestressing concrete. Materials and Structures 21, 278–285 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02481826
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