SHEAR CAPACITY OF DRY-CAST EXTRUDED PRECAST/PRESTRESSED HOLLOW-CORE SLABS by KARL AXEL TRUDERUNG, P.Eng. A Thesis submitted to the Faculty of Graduate Studies of The University of Manitoba in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the degree of Master of Science Department of Civil Engineering University of Manitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Copyright © 2011 by Karl A. Truderung, P.Eng.