Characterization of the shear behavior of Z-shaped steel plate connectors used in insulated concrete panels

Abstract

Part 1 N o single event was more instru mental in launching the pre stressed and precast concrete in dustry in North America than the construction of the Walnut Lane Bridge in Philadelphia in 1950 (see articles in Sept.-Oct. 1976 PCI JOURNAL 1 ).* More than anything else, how ever, it was the charisma, dy namism, and engineering talent displayed by the man who designed the Walnut Lane Bridge, namely Professor Gustave Magnel of Bel gium, that gave the impetus neces Whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap (Galatians 6:7) sary for the acceptance and de velopment of prestressed concrete in the United States.