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Behaviour of steel prestressing wires under extreme conditions of strain rate and temperature

Publicated to: Structural Concrete. 12 (4): 255-261 - 2011-12-01 12(4), DOI: 10.1002/suco.201100030

Authors:

Gálvez, F; Atienza, JM; Elices, M
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Affiliations

Materiales Estructurales Avanzados y Nanomateriales. Universidad Politécnica de Madrid - Author
Univ Politecn Madrid, ETSI Caminos Canales Y Puertos, Dept Ciencia Mat, Madrid, Spain - Author

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to provide information on the behaviour of steel prestressing wires under likely conditions that could be expected during a fire or impact loads. Four loadings were investigated: a) the influence of strain rate from 103 to 600 s1 at room temperature, b) the influence of temperature from 24 to 600 degrees C at low strain rate, c) the influence of the joint effect of strain rate and temperature, and d) damage after three plausible fire scenarios.
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Keywords

High strain rateHigh temperatureImpact loadsPrestressing steel

Quality index

Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Structural Concrete due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency Scopus (SJR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2011, it was in position , thus managing to position itself as a Q2 (Segundo Cuartil), in the category Building and Construction. Notably, the journal is positioned en el Cuartil Q4 for the agency WoS (JCR) in the category Engineering, Civil.

Independientemente del impacto esperado determinado por el canal de difusión, es importante destacar el impacto real observado de la propia aportación.

Según las diferentes agencias de indexación, el número de citas acumuladas por esta publicación hasta la fecha 2026-04-27:

  • Google Scholar: 15
  • WoS: 14
  • Scopus: 19
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Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2026-04-27:

  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 15 (PlumX).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.
  • Assignment of a Handle/URN as an identifier within the deposit in the Institutional Repository: https://oa.upm.es/12389/

As a result of the publication of the work in the institutional repository, statistical usage data has been obtained that reflects its impact. In terms of dissemination, we can state that, as of

  • Views: 436
  • Downloads: 469
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Leadership analysis of institutional authors

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (GALVEZ DIAZ-RUBIO, FRANCISCO) and Last Author (ELICES CALAFAT, MANUEL).

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Awards linked to the item

The authors are grateful to Dr.-Ing. Hans R. Ganz for suggesting the problem and for his helpful advice on the topic. Thanks are also due to Mr. Luis del Pozo and Mrs. Luisa Villar from EMESA Trefileria, S.A. (Arteixo, La Coruna, Spain) for the supply of the steel wires, as well as for their useful comments. The authors would also like to thank the Spanish Ministry of Science & Innovation for financial support through the project with reference BIA2008-06705-C02-01.
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