Collapse Load Test of 1:3 Shell Bridge Model

1997 ◽  
Vol 1594 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-83
Author(s):  
F. S. Fanous ◽  
B. M. Farmer ◽  
F. W. Klaiber
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Work ◽  
Load Test ◽  
Collapse Load ◽  
Shear Cracks ◽  
Simply Supported ◽  
Bridge Model ◽  
Segmental Bridges ◽  
Concrete Shell ◽  
Increasing Load ◽  
Post Tensioned

Previous analytical and experimental work by the authors has determined that integrated shell-deck segments can be used to construct short- or medium-span bridges. This system consisted of integrated shell-deck concrete segments that are post-tensioned together to form a simply supported bridge. A 1:3-scale segmental concrete shell bridge model was tested to failure. The bridge model was subjected to increasing load until failure occurred. Before failure, excessive deflection, cracking, and buckling of some of the steel elements connecting the deck to the shell edge beams were observed. Failure of the model resulted from the formation of excessive diagonal shear cracks in the shell portion of one of the segments. The fabrication and the behavior of the bridge model indicated that shell bridges can be used to construct short- and medium-span segmental bridges.

BENDING BEHAVIOR OF SIMPLY SUPPOTED METALLIC SANDWICH PLATES WITH DIMPLED CORES

2008 ◽  
Vol 22 (31n32) ◽  
pp. 6179-6184 ◽  
Author(s):  
DAE-YONG SEONG ◽  
CHANG GYUN JUNG ◽  
DONG-YOL YANG ◽  
DONG GYU AHN
Keyword(s):  
High Precision ◽  
Sandwich Plate ◽  
Sheet Thickness ◽  
Radius Of Curvature ◽  
Sandwich Plates ◽  
Collapse Load ◽  
Forming Process ◽  
Simply Supported ◽  
Bending Behavior ◽  
Sandwich Core

Metallic sandwich plates are lightweight structural materials with load-bearing and multi-functional characteristics. Previous analytic studies have shown that the bendability of these plates increases as the thickness decreases. Due to difficulty in the manufacture of thin sandwich plates, dimpled cores (structures called egg-box cores) are employed as a sandwich core. High-precision dimpled cores are easily fabricated in a sectional forming process. The cores are then bonded with skin sheets by multi-point resistance welding. The bending characteristics of simply supported plates were observed by the defining measure, including the radius ratio of the small dimple, the thickness of a sandwich plate, and the pattern angle (0°/90°, 45°). Experimental results revealed that sandwich plates with a thickness of 2.2 mm and a pattern angle of 0°/90° showed good bendability as the punch stroke under a collapse load was longer than other cases. In addition, the gap between attachment points was found to be an important parameter for the improvement of the bendability. Finally, sandwich plates with dimpled cores were bent with a radius of curvature of 330 mm for the sheet thickness of 2.2 mm using an incremental bending apparatus.

Dynamic Response of Simply-Supported Curved Girder Bridges due to Vehicles

2011 ◽  
Vol 255-260 ◽  
pp. 1825-1829
Author(s):  
Jian Qing Bu ◽  
Gen Wang Li
Keyword(s):  
Dynamic Response ◽  
Impact Factor ◽  
Torsion Angle ◽  
Radius Of Curvature ◽  
Vertical Deflection ◽  
Simply Supported ◽  
Girder Bridges ◽  
Bridge Model ◽  
Curved Girder Bridges ◽  
The Impact

The purpose of this paper, for which a finite element bridge model with 7 degrees of freedom per node and the 1/4 vehicle model with six parameters were established, is to analyze the dynamic response of curved girder bridges under vehicular loads. In the numerical simulation, the vibration characteristics of simply-supported curved girder bridge are analyzed, and the effect to the impact factors were also studied for different radiuses of curvature, eccentricities, ratios between bending and torsion stiffness, and vehicle speeds. The simulated results show that not all the first 5 natural frequencies increase with the variation of radius of curvature. The impact factor variations of vertical deflection and torsion angle are not uniform when parameters changed, and the impact factor of torsion angle would be much larger than that of vertical deflection under the same conditions.

scholarly journals An application of physics: simply supported bridges made of post-tensioned concrete and structural steel beams

2022 ◽  
Vol 2153 (1) ◽  
pp. 012004
Author(s):  
J F Márquez-Peñaranda ◽  
J R Pineda-Rodríguez ◽  
J P Rojas-Suárez
Keyword(s):  
Structural Steel ◽  
Cost Benefit ◽  
Vertical Displacement ◽  
Steel Beams ◽  
Type I ◽  
Design Standards ◽  
Simply Supported ◽  
Cost Benefit Ratio ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Post Tensioned

Abstract Bridges represent an important application of physics capable of solving real transportation problems. Knowledge of convenience of different mechanical solutions when analyzing and designing bridge is needed. For these reasons, this work is focused on the study of convenience of using two types of bridges. Simply supported short-medium span bridges (30 m to 45 m) are usually excessively long when choosing reinforced concrete solutions and usually short for other types of structures such as cable-stayed or cantilever bridges. The suitability of simply supported bridges leads to the need of studying their cost benefit ratios. This work studies the cost benefit ratio for post-tensioned concrete beams and structural steel girders in simply supported straight bridges. Eight models built of type I sections were used in both cases to analyze the bridges using a software based on the stiffness method. Span of each bridge was set to 30 m, 35 m, 40 m, and 45 m. The convenience of each type of bridge was done comparing the total and the cost per linear meter of each solution (post-tensioned and structural steel). Comparison was done using material consumption, labor, and construction processes costs only. Also, allowable vertical displacement given by current bridge design standards was verified.

The Subsidence Analysis of Experimental Post-Tensioned Concrete Slab Model in the Course of the Static Load Test

2015 ◽  
Vol 744-746 ◽  
pp. 1556-1559
Author(s):  
Petr Mynarcik
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Static Load ◽  
Concrete Slab ◽  
Base Plate ◽  
Load Test ◽  
Slab Model ◽  
Static Load Test ◽  
Research Activity ◽  
Load Effect ◽  
Post Tensioned

This article presenting results of subsidence measurement on experimental post-tensioned concrete slab model during static load test. This subsidence measurement was realized on the large scale concrete slab model and brought important data for computer modeling by FEM (finite element method). The experiment simulated the load effect of the base plate of heavy rack. In the course of the static load test subsidence was measured by set of potentiometric gauges at the particular points in real time. The experiment continue on research activity focused on problematic of interaction between concrete structures and subsoil and was realized at the Faculty of Civil Engineering, VSB – Technical University of Ostrava, Czech Republic.

Experimental Study on Three-Span Continuous Wide Curved Box Girder Bridge Model

2014 ◽  
Vol 638-640 ◽  
pp. 937-941
Author(s):  
Jie Jun Wang ◽  
Peng Tan ◽  
Jiang Ya Yuan ◽  
Hai Qing Yuan ◽  
Gui Ming Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Cross Sections ◽  
Load Test ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Box Girder ◽  
Uniformity Coefficient ◽  
Bridge Model ◽  
The Finite Element Analysis ◽  
Practical Engineering ◽  
Scale Ratio ◽  
Girder Bridge

This paper simulates the practical engineering, using plexiglass to make a three-span continuous wide curved box girder model by the geometry scale ratio 1:30. With the model load test, measured the strain and deflection of the control cross-sections, got the distribution about the stress and deflection of the wide curved continuous box girder; And we proposed the “uniformity coefficient” to express the uneven force of the curved bridge. Compared the finite element analysis results and experimental data, the results show both are in good agreement.

Static Load Test and Analysis on Completed Deck Arch Bridge of Large-Span Reinforced Concrete

2012 ◽  
Vol 490-495 ◽  
pp. 3444-3448
Author(s):  
Peng Wang ◽  
Dan Lv ◽  
Guo Qiang Liu
Keyword(s):  
Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Load Capacity ◽  
Load Test ◽  
Static Load Test ◽  
Test Technique ◽  
Arch Bridge ◽  
Large Span ◽  
Finite Element Software ◽  
Bridge Model ◽  
Working Performance

Based on the requirements of load test technique on existing long-span concrete bridge, a deck arch bridge of large-span reinforced concrete was taken as the engineering background and the emulation analysis was done by building the bridge model using the finite element software Midas/Civil. The values of stress and deflection were measured and calculated. The results of the test show that the static working performance of the arch bridge is fine, the stiffness and load capacity meet the requirements of the design and the construction quality is good. It can provide references for the bridge design of the same type, learning about the actual working condition of the bridge and evaluating the working performance and load capacity of the bridge structure in the serviceability limit states.

Tendon stress evaluation of unbonded post-tensioned concrete segmental bridges with two-variable response surfaces

2021 ◽  
Vol 245 ◽  
pp. 112984
Author(s):  
Rudhra Halder ◽  
Terry Y.P. Yuen ◽  
Wang-Wen Chen ◽  
Xiangming Zhou ◽  
Trissa Deb ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Response Surfaces ◽  
Variable Response ◽  
Stress Evaluation ◽  
Segmental Bridges ◽  
Post Tensioned

Experimental Studies on Bearing Capacity of Post-Tensioned Unbonded Prestressed Concrete Hollowed Floors

2011 ◽  
Vol 368-373 ◽  
pp. 159-163 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiao Hua Yang ◽  
Chao Yang Zhou ◽  
Xue Jun He ◽  
Zhi Qing Yang
Keyword(s):  
Bearing Capacity ◽  
Prestressed Concrete ◽  
Plastic Hinge ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Load Test ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Three Stages ◽  
Hinge Model ◽  
Good Agreement ◽  
Post Tensioned

A 1/4 scales four-storey model of post-tensioned unbonded prestressed concrete hollow slab-column structure has been made to do the ultimate load test on the second-storey floor. By measuring the floor deflection, stresses of steel bars and cracks of floors, the bearing capacity of floor is explored. The bearing capacity tests of floor are divided into three stages: elastic stage, crack growth stage and destruction stage. Based on the test results and crack developments in floor, a improved plastic hinge model is carried out to predict the ultimate loads. The calculated results of the ultimate loads with improved plastic hinge model are in good agreement with the experiment data.

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