Temperature Behavior and Stability Analysis of Orthotropic Steel Bridge Deck during Gussasphalt Pavement Paving
Publication: Journal of Bridge Engineering
Volume 23, Issue 1
Abstract
Gussasphalt concrete (GAC) is increasingly used in long-span steel bridge deck pavements because of its impermeability and compliance. However, the paving temperature of GAC is very high, inducing a significant nonuniform temperature distribution in the bridge during paving, and this has an adverse effect on the serviceability of bridge. In this study, the temperature behavior and stability of orthotropic steel bridge deck (OSBD) during the GAC paving were investigated. First, the temperature distribution of a steel bridge during the GAC paving was studied using field monitoring and numerical simulation. Second, the temperature stress and deformation of the OSBD during GAC paving were calculated. Third, the effect of the temperature deformation of OSBD on pavement unevenness was examined. Last, a submodel and eigenbuckling analysis method was used to evaluate the stability of the U ribs during the GAC paving. The results show that uplift and expanded deformation occur in the steel bridge deck during the GAC paving, and this deformation could cause a nonuniform thickness distribution of pavement. The temperature load during paving could reduce the ultimate bearing capacity of the U ribs in the paving area, and there is a hidden danger of instability in the OSBD during the GAC paving.
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Acknowledgments
This study was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 51378122 and 51678146), the Scientific Research Foundation of Graduate School of Southeast University (Grant No. YBJJ1680).
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Volume 23 • Issue 1 • January 2018
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Received: Mar 7, 2017
Accepted: Jul 17, 2017
Published online: Oct 27, 2017
Published in print: Jan 1, 2018
Discussion open until: Mar 27, 2018
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