Accelerated testing of super lightweight UHPC waffle deck under heavy vehicle simulator

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 61-74
Author(s):  
Sahar Ghasemi ◽  
Amir Mirmiran ◽  
Yulin Xiao ◽  
Kevin Mackie
Keyword(s):  
High Performance ◽  
Failure Modes ◽  
High Performance Concrete ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Heavy Vehicle ◽  
Wheel Load ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Vehicle Simulator ◽  
Pavement Testing ◽  
Heavy Vehicle Simulator

A super lightweight deck can enhance load rating and functionality of a bridge, especially those identified as structurally deficient. This study was aimed to develop and experimentally validate a novel bridge deck as an ultra-lightweight low-profile waffle slab of ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC) with either carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) or high strength steel (HSS) reinforcement. The proposed system lends itself to accelerated bridge construction, rapid deck replacement in bridges with load restrictions, and bridge widening applications without the need to replace girders. Performance and failure modes of the proposed deck were initially assessed through extensive lab experiments and finite element analysis, which together confirmed that the proposed deck panel meets the AASHTO LRFD requirements. The proposed deck system is not susceptible to punching shear of its thin slab and fails in a rather ductile manner. To evaluate its long-term performance, the system was further tested under the dynamic impact of wheel load at the Accelerated Pavement Testing (APT) facility of the Florida Department of Transportation using a Heavy Vehicle Simulator (HVS).

Performance of Dowel Bar Retrofitted Concrete Pavement Under Heavy Vehicle Simulator Loading

2003 ◽  
Vol 1823 (1) ◽  
pp. 141-152 ◽  
Author(s):  
John T. Harvey ◽  
Lorina Popescu ◽  
Abdikarim Ali ◽  
David Bush
Keyword(s):  
Load Transfer ◽  
Heavy Vehicle ◽  
California Department ◽  
Accelerated Pavement Testing ◽  
Control Section ◽  
Vehicle Simulator ◽  
Pavement Testing ◽  
Load Transfer Efficiency ◽  
Dowel Bar ◽  
Heavy Vehicle Simulator

The California Department of Transportation uses dowel bar retrofit (DBR) as a rehabilitation strategy for concrete pavements. Two test sections were retrofitted with dowel bars and a third section was designated as a control on US-101 near Ukiah, California. All three sections were subjected to accelerated pavement testing by using the Heavy Vehicle Simulator (HVS). The results obtained with the HVS demonstrated a large improvement in load transfer efficiency (LTE) and decreases in maximum vertical deflections and vertical deflection differences from DBR. LTE was not damaged by trafficking on the sections with DBR and was less sensitive to temperature changes than the control section. Falling weight deflectometer testing showed damage to the interlock at the joint on the control section and no damage on the sections with DBR. Joint and crack deflections and deflection differences increased with trafficking. A total equivalent loading of approximately 11,000,000 equivalent single-axle loads was applied to each of the sections with DBR without failure occurring.

scholarly journals Mechanical Properties of High-Strength High-Performance Reinforced Concrete Shaft Lining Structures in Deep Freezing Wells

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shilong Peng ◽  
Chuanxin Rong ◽  
Hua Cheng ◽  
Xiaojian Wang ◽  
Mingjing Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Reinforced Concrete ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Shear Failure ◽  
High Performance Concrete ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Strength Criterion ◽  
Hydraulic Pressure ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Deep Freezing ◽  
Shaft Lining

As coal resources must be mined from ever deeper seams, high-strength, high-performance concrete shaft linings are required to resist the load of the soil surrounding the deep freezing well. In order to determine the optimal concrete mix for the unique conditions experienced by such high-strength high-performance reinforced concrete shaft lining (HSHPRCSL) structures in deep freezing wells, an experimental evaluation of scaled HSHPRCSL models was conducted using hydraulic pressure load tests. It was observed that as the specimens ruptured, plastic bending of the circumferential reinforcement occurred along the failure surface, generated by compression-shear failure. These tests determined that HSHPRCSL capacity was most affected by the ultimate concrete uniaxial compressive strength and the thickness-diameter ratio and least affected by the reinforcement ratio. The experimental results were then used to derive fitting equations, which were compared with the results of theoretical expressions derived using the three-parameter strength criterion for the ultimate bearing capacity, stress, radius, and load in the elastic and plastic zones. The proposed theoretical equations yielded results within 8% of the experimentally fitted results. Finally, the finite element analysis method is used to verify the abovementioned results, and all errors are less than 12%, demonstrating reliability for use as a theoretical design basis for deep HSHPRCSL structures.

Bond Strength and Damage of Long Rebar Anchored in HPC under Static and Fatigue Loading

2006 ◽  
Vol 324-325 ◽  
pp. 867-870 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jian Zhuang Xiao ◽  
Chuan Zeng Zhang ◽  
Horst Falkner
Keyword(s):  
Static Loading ◽  
High Strength Steel ◽  
High Performance ◽  
High Performance Concrete ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Fatigue Loading ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Bond Behaviour ◽  
Steel Bar ◽  
Reinforcement Bar

This paper presents an experimental study on the anchorage behaviour of long high-strength steel rebars embedded in high-performance concrete (HPC) under both static loading and fatigue loading. The HPC was designed as C60 with its cube compressive strength larger than 60 MPa, and the high-strength steel bar was adopted as HRB500 with its characteristic yield strength equals 500 MPa. Under 3×106 fatigue loading cycles and then followed by a monotonous static loading, the strain and the stress state of the reinforcement bar, and the bond stress between the concrete and the 700 mm-long bar were investigated. Based on the test results and the ANSYS finite element analysis, the bond behaviour between HPC and long high-strength steel bars is discussed.

Shear Calculation of the Interface in SRHSHPC Beam

2012 ◽  
Vol 166-169 ◽  
pp. 3302-3305
Author(s):  
Shan Suo Zheng ◽  
Ning Zhou ◽  
Qing Lin Tao ◽  
Fan Wang
Keyword(s):  
Composite Beam ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Concrete Beam ◽  
Failure Modes ◽  
High Performance Concrete ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Experiment Study ◽  
Interfacial Bond ◽  
Splitting Failure ◽  
Bond Property

Experiment study and theoretical analysis show that when the interfacial bond property cannot guarantee the cooperative work of structural steel with concrete, SRHSHPC (steel reinforced high-strength and high-performance concrete) beam will generate in splitting failure of bending, resulting in SRHSHPC beam flexural capacity does not work. According to the experiments, and adopting existed theory and domestic as well as foreign codes for composite beam, the failure modes, and shear calculation of SRHSHPC beam are analyzed in this paper.

Numerical study on bonding strength of ribbed reinforcing bars in UHPC with material ductility

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xuefei Shi ◽  
Yi Gao ◽  
Shenghui Cao
Keyword(s):  
Bonding Strength ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Failure Modes ◽  
High Performance Concrete ◽  
Numerical Study ◽  
Design Method ◽  
Reinforcing Bars ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Pull Out ◽  
Material Ductility

<p>This paper mainly studies the bonding mechanism of ribbed steel reinforcing bars in ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) considering the influence of material ductility. In recent years, the bond slip behavior of reinforcing bars in UHPC has received extensive attention. In the previous pull-out tests, it was found that the classical splitting theory still plays role in bond failure modes. In this paper, the pull-out test is simulated by finite element analysis, and it is found that unlike ordinary concrete, UHPC can still hold the load for a period of time after the tensile stress on splitting surfaces reaches the critical value, due to the ductility of the material. It is found from the numerical results that the bonding stresses are not evenly distributed along the steel bar when the pull-out failure occurred. Through theoretical analysis and experimental verification, the maximum bonding force of ribbed reinforcing bars in UHPC is closely related to the material ductility. Based on this, a new theoretical model for calculating the bonding strength of ribbed steel reinforcing bars in UHPC is proposed, and can be used for the design method of urban bridge built with UHPC.</p>

Bestimmung der Dauerhaftigkeit von Hochleistungsbeton mit Hilfe des CDF-Tests / Determination of the durability of high performance concrete by means of CDF-test

1999 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-40
Author(s):  
R. Krumbach ◽  
U. Schmelter ◽  
K. Seyfarth
Keyword(s):  
Frost Resistance ◽  
High Strength Concrete ◽  
High Performance ◽  
High Performance Concrete ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Strength Concrete ◽  
Factors Influencing

Abstract Variable obsen>ations concerning frost resistance of high performance concrete have been made. The question arises which are the decisive factors influencing durability under the action of frost and de-icing salt. The proposed experiments are to be carried out in cooperation with F.A.- Finger - Institute of Bauhaus University Weimar. The aim of this study is to determine possible change of durability of high strength concrete, and to investigate the origin thereof. Measures to reduce the risk of reduced durability have to be found.

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