Comparative structural behavior of bridge deck panels with polymer concrete and UHPC transverse field joints

2021 ◽  
Vol 247 ◽  
pp. 113195
Author(s):  
Mohamed Abokifa ◽  
Mohamed A. Moustafa ◽  
Ahmad M. Itani
Keyword(s):  
Bridge Deck ◽  
Transverse Field ◽  
Structural Behavior ◽  
Polymer Concrete ◽  
Deck Panels

The Behavior of Tiled Laminate GFRP Composites, a Class of Robust Materials for Civil Applications

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wouter De Corte ◽  
Jordi Uyttersprot ◽  
Wim Van Paepegem
Keyword(s):  
Crack Propagation ◽  
Numerical Simulations ◽  
Bridge Deck ◽  
Fatigue Loading ◽  
Structural Behavior ◽  
Gfrp Composites ◽  
Civil Structures ◽  
Laminate Composites ◽  
Deck Panels ◽  
Highly Loaded

<p>This paper focuses on the structural behavior of tiled laminate composites. Such laminates, in which the plies are not parallel to the outer surfaces are found in GFRP bridge deck panels. The technology is developed for the construction of robust GFRP panels useful in highly loaded structures such as bridges or lock gates. In civil structures, the drawback in traditional FRP sandwich structures has always been debonding of skin and core. Such a debonding problem may occur after unintentional impact, followed by fatigue loading. Through the concept of using overlapping Z-shaped and two-flanged web laminates, alternating with polyurethane foam cores, debonding is no longer possible in vacuum infused GFRP bridge deck panels. In such panels, the fibers in the upper and lower skins as well as in the vertical webs run in all directions, rendering a resin-dominated crack propagation impossible. As a result of the integration of core and skin reinforcement, a skin material is created in which the reinforcement is not parallel to the outer surfaces, but tiled. Based on experimental results and numerical simulations the relevance of tiled laminates for civil applications is demonstrated.</p>

Structural Behavior of FRP Composite Bridge Deck Panels

2006 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 384-393 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Alagusundaramoorthy ◽  
I. E. Harik ◽  
C. C. Choo
Keyword(s):  
Bridge Deck ◽  
Structural Behavior ◽  
Deck Panels ◽  
Frp Composite ◽  
Composite Bridge ◽  
Composite Bridge Deck

Highway bridge deck made of ductile-cast-iron

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hironobu Tobinaga ◽  
Minoru Murayama ◽  
Eiki Yamaguchi
Keyword(s):  
Cast Iron ◽  
Bridge Deck ◽  
Fatigue Cracks ◽  
Highway Bridges ◽  
Ductile Cast Iron ◽  
Structural Behavior ◽  
Seismic Resistance ◽  
Highway Bridge ◽  
Wheel Load ◽  
Deck Panels

<p>The application of ductile cast iron to a bridge deck is explored. Produced by casting, the deck can be of any shape without welding and expected to have little possibility of fatigue crack. The deck would be light, about a half of the RC deck, so that it could enhance the seismic resistance of a bridge. The deck is designed following the Japanese design specifications for steel highway bridges. The design is done by 3-D FEM. Through computational simulations and actual casting trials, the ductile cast-iron deck panel with uniform material property is produced successfully. To investigate its structural behavior, the panel is loaded statically. Ductile structural behavior is observed without initiating cracks. Fatigue test is carried out. No fatigue cracks occur even when the number of the loading cycles reaches 10,000,000. The wheel load running test of the 12 deck panels was conducted, ensuring that a very good fatigue resistance．</p>

Full Depth Precast and Precast, Prestressed Concrete Bridge Deck Panels

PCI Journal ◽  
1995 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-80 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohsen A. lssa ◽  
Ahmad-Talalldriss ◽  
lraj I. Kaspar ◽  
Salah Y. Khayyat
Keyword(s):  
Prestressed Concrete ◽  
Bridge Deck ◽  
Concrete Bridge ◽  
Deck Panels ◽  
Concrete Bridge Deck ◽  
Prestressed Concrete Bridge ◽  
Precast Prestressed Concrete

Structural Assessment of Externally Strengthened Bridge Deck Panels

2006 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 99-114 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jongsung Sim ◽  
Hongseob Oh ◽  
Christian Meyer
Keyword(s):  
Bridge Deck ◽  
Structural Assessment ◽  
Deck Panels

scholarly journals Experimental Behavior of Precast Bridge Deck Systems with Non-Proprietary UHPC Transverse Field Joints

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (22) ◽  
pp. 6964
Author(s):  
Mohamed Abokifa ◽  
Mohamed A. Moustafa
Keyword(s):  
High Performance ◽  
Bridge Deck ◽  
High Performance Concrete ◽  
Experimental Testing ◽  
Bridge Decks ◽  
Transverse Field ◽  
Full Scale ◽  
Bridge Construction ◽  
Vertical Loading ◽  
Precast Bridge Deck

Full-depth precast bridge decks are widely used to expedite bridge construction and enhance durability. These deck systems face the challenge that their durability and performance are usually dictated by the effectiveness of their field joints and closure joint materials. Hence, commercial ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) products have gained popularity for use in such joints because of their superior mechanical properties. However, the proprietary and relatively expensive nature of the robust UHPC mixes may pose some limitations on their future implementation. For these reasons, many research agencies along with state departments of transportation sought their way to develop cheaper non-proprietary UHPC (NP-UHPC) mixes using locally supplied materials. The objective of this study is to demonstrate the full-scale application of the recently developed NP-UHPC mixes at the ABC-UTC (accelerated bridge construction university transportation center) in transverse field joints of precast bridge decks. This study included experimental testing of three full-scale precast bridge deck subassemblies with transverse NP-UHPC field joints under static vertical loading. The test parameters included NP-UHPC mixes with different steel fibers amount, different joint splice details, and joint widths. The results of this study were compared with the results of a similar proprietary UHPC reference specimen. The structural behavior of the test specimens was evaluated in terms of the load versus deflection, reinforcement and concrete strains, and full assessment of the field joint performance. The study showed that the proposed NP-UHPC mixes and field joint details can be efficiently used in the transverse deck field joints with comparable behavior to the proprietary UHPC joints. The study concluded that the proposed systems remained elastic under the target design service and ultimate loads. In addition, the study showed that the use of reinforcement loop splices enhanced the load distribution across the specimen’s cross-section.

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