Temperature Monitoring and Response of Deck-Extension Side-by-Side Box Girder Bridges
This article has been corrected.
VIEW CORRECTIONPublication: Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities
Volume 34, Issue 2
Abstract
To enhance the durability of side-by-side box girder bridges, a common source of maintenance issues can be eliminated using the jointless bridge concept. Accurate estimation of the average effective bridge temperature range is a key issue. A deck-extension bridge containing side-by-side box girders was chosen as case study. The temperature distribution on the bridge cross section and the longitudinal thermal movement of the superstructure were monitored. Finite-element models of the bridge superstructure were developed, which indicated close agreement with measured temperature responses. The average effective temperature of girder cross sections could accurately predict the longitudinal thermal movement of the superstructure. The highest and lowest average effective bridge temperatures for side-by-side box girders were estimated for 12 cities in 4 climatic regions in China under historically extreme temperature conditions. For most cities, the difference between the highest and lowest average effective bridge temperatures exceeded the design temperature range. The Chinese-code design procedures may overestimate the allowable length of deck-extension bridges, because the code underpredicts the change in the average effective bridge temperature.
Get full access to this article
View all available purchase options and get full access to this article.
Acknowledgments
This research was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 51508103, 51778148, and 51578161) and the Recruitment Program of Global Experts Foundation (TM2012-27). The authors also acknowledge the help of the Zhangzhou Municipal Highway Bureau (Zhangzhou, China).
References
AASHTO. 2010. AASHTO LRFD bridge design specifications. Washington, DC: AASHTO.
Abid, S. R., N. Tayşi, and M. Özakça. 2016. “Experimental analysis of temperature gradients in concrete box-girders.” Constr. Build. Mater. 106 (Mar): 523–532. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2015.12.144.
Aktan, H., U. Attanayake, and E. Ulku. 2008. Combining link slab, deck sliding over backwall, and revising bearings. Kalamazoo, MI: Western Michigan Univ.
Alampalli, S., and A. P. Yannotti. 1998. “In-service performance of integral bridges and jointless decks.” Transp. Res. Rec. 1624 (1): 1–7. https://doi.org/10.3141/1624-01.
Briseghella, B., and T. Zordan. 2007. “Integral abutment bridge concept applied to the rehabilitation of a simply supported prestressed conventional concrete superstructure.” Struct. Concr. 8 (1): 25–33. https://doi.org/10.1680/stco.2007.8.1.25.
Briseghella, B., and T. Zordan. 2015. “An innovative steel-concrete joint for integral abutment bridges.” J. Traff. Transp. Eng. (English Edition) 2 (4): 209–222. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtte.2015.05.001.
Brooks, C. E. P., and N. Carruthers. 1953. “Handbook of statistical methods in meteorology.” Geog. Rev. 44 (4): 617.
Chen, B. C., C. Fu, Y. Z. Zhuang, and B. Briseghella. 2018. “The state-of-the-art and development strategy of jointless bridges in China.” [In Chinese.] J. China Foreign Highway 38 (1): 87–95.
Chen, B. C., Y. Z. Zhuang, and B. Briseghella. 2014. Jointless bridge, [In Chinese.] Beijing: China Communications Press.
CMA (China Meteorological Administration). 2018. “Surface”. Accessed December 9, 2018. http://data.cma.cn/en/?r=data/index&cid=f0fb4b55508804ca.
Dreier, D., O. Burdet, and A. Muttoni. 2011. “Transition slabs of integral abutment bridges.” Struct. Eng. Int. 21 (2): 144–150. https://doi.org/10.2749/101686611X12994961034174.
Elbadry, M. M., and A. Ghali. 1983. “Temperature variations in concrete bridges.” J. Struct. Eng. 109 (10): 2355–2374. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9445(1983)109:10(2355).
England, G. L., N. C. M. Tsang, and D. I. Bush. 2000. Integral bridges: A fundamental approach to the time-temperature loading problem. London: Thomas Telford.
Frosch, R. J., M. Wenning, and V. Chovichien. 2005. “The in-service behavior of integral abutment bridges: Abutment-pile response.” In Proc., The 2005 FHWA Conference: Integral abutment and jointless bridges (IAJB 2005), 30–40. Baltimore: West Virginia Univ.
Husain, I. 2004. Retrofitting of existing bridges with joints to semi-integral bridges. Ontario, CA: Ontario Ministry of Transportation.
Kaufmann, W., and M. Alvarez. 2011. “Swiss federal roads office guidelines for integral bridges.” Struct. Eng. Int. 21 (2): 189–194. https://doi.org/10.2749/101686611X12994961034057.
Kim, W. S., and J. A. Laman. 2010a. “Integral abutment bridge response under thermal loading.” Eng. Struct. 32 (6): 1495–1508. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2010.01.004.
Kim, W. S., and J. A. Laman. 2010b. “Numerical analysis method for long-term behavior of integral abutment bridges.” Eng. Struct. 32 (8): 2247–2257. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2010.03.027.
Kim, W. S., and J. A. Laman. 2012. “Seven-year field monitoring of four integral abutment bridges.” J. Perform. Constr. Facil. 26 (1): 54–64. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CF.1943-5509.0000250.
Kunin, J., and S. Alampalli. 2000. “Integral abutment bridges: Current practice in United States and Canada.” J. Perform. Constr. Facil. 14 (3): 104–111. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0887-3828(2000)14:3(104).
Maruri, R. F., and S. H. Petro. 2005. “Integral abutments and jointless bridges (IAJB) 2004 survey summary.” Proc., 2005 FHWA Conf.: Integral abutment and jointless bridges (IAJB 2005), 12–29. Baltimore: West Virginia Univ.
Mirambell, E., and A. Aguado. 1990. “Temperature and stress distributions in concrete box girder bridges.” J. Struct. Eng. 116 (9): 2388–2409. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9445(1990)116:9(2388).
MOT (Ministry of Transport of the People’s Republic of China). 2011. Technical specification for construction of highway bridge and culverts. [In Chinese.] JTG/TF50. Beijing: China Communications Press.
MOT (Ministry of Transport of the People’s Republic of China). 2015. General specifications for design of highway bridges and culverts. [In Chinese.] JTG D60. Beijing: China Communications Press.
MOT (Ministry of Transport of the People’s Republic of China). 2018. “Statistical bulletin of development of transportation industry in 2017.” [In Chinese.] Accessed December 9, 2018. http://xxgk.mot.gov.cn/jigou/zhghs/201806/t20180622_3036269.html.
NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) Langley Research Center. 2018. “Power project data sets.” Accessed December 9, 2018. https://power.larc.nasa.gov.
Oesterle, R. G., H. Tabatabai, T. J. Lawson, T. M. Refai, J. S. Volz, and A. Scanlon. 2005. Jointless bridges. Charlottesville, VA: The Council.
Oesterle, R. G., and J. S. Volz. 2005. “Effective temperature and longitudinal movement in integral abutment bridges.” In Proc., 2005 FHWA Conf.: Integral Abutment and Jointless Bridges (IAJB 2005), 302–311. Baltimore: West Virginia Univ.
Pritzl, M. D., H. Tabatabai, and A. Ghorbanpoor. 2014. “Laboratory evaluation of select methods of corrosion prevention in reinforced concrete bridges.” Int. J. Concr. Struct. 8 (3): 201–212. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40069-014-0074-3.
Rodriguez, L. E., P. J. Barr, and M. W. Halling. 2014. “Temperature effects on a box-girder integral-abutment bridge.” J. Perform. Constr. Facil. 28 (3): 583–591. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CF.1943-5509.0000437.
Tabatabai, H., H. Magbool, A. Bahumdain, and C. Fu. 2017. “Criteria and practices of various states for the design of jointless and integral abutment bridges.” In Proc., 3rd Int. Jointless Bridge Workshop. Seattle. Fuzhou, China: International Association of Jointless Bridges.
Tayşi, N., and S. Abid. 2015. “Temperature distributions and variations in concrete box-girder bridges: Experimental and finite element parametric studies.” Adv. Struct. Eng. 18 (4): 469–486. https://doi.org/10.1260/1369-4332.18.4.469.
Weakley, K. 2005. “VDOT integral bridge design guidelines.” In Proc., 2005 FHWA Conf.: Integral Abutment And Jointless Bridges (IAJB 2005), 61–70. Baltimore: West Virginia Univ.
Xu, Z., B. C. Chen, Y. Z. Zhuang, H. Tabatabai, and F. Y. Huang. 2018. “Rehabilitation and retrofitting of a multispan simply-supported adjacent box girder bridge into a jointless and continuous structure.” J. Perform. Constr. Facil. 32 (1): 04017112. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CF.1943-5509.0001107.
Xue, J. Q., B. Briseghella, B. C. Chen, P. Q. Zhang, and T. Zordan. 2016. “Optimal design of pile foundation in fully integral abutment bridge.” In Developments in international bridge engineering, edited by A. Caner, P. Gülkan, and K. Mahmoud, 3–15. Berlin: Springer.
Xue, J. Q., B. Briseghella, J. H. Lin, F. Y. Huang, and B. C. Chen. 2018a. “Design and field tests of a deck-extension bridge with small box girder.” J. Traff. Transp. Eng. (English Edition) 5 (6): 467–479. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtte.2018.10.004.
Xue, J. Q., J. H. Lin, B. Briseghella, H. Tabatabai, and B. C. Chen. 2018b. “Solar radiation parameters for assessing temperature distributions on bridge cross-sections.” Appl. Sci.-Basel. 8 (4): 627. https://doi.org/10.3390/app8040627.
Zhang, X. Z., W. Huang, and Q. G. Liu. 2011. Heat transfer theory, [In Chinese.] Beijing: National Defense Industry Press.
Zordan, T., B. Briseghella, and C. Lan. 2011a. “Analytical formulation for limit length of integral abutment bridges.” Struct. Eng. Int. 21 (3): 304–310. https://doi.org/10.2749/101686611X13049248220654.
Zordan, T., B. Briseghella, and C. Lan. 2011b. “Parametric and pushover analyses on integral abutment bridge.” Eng. Struct. 33 (2): 502–515. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2010.11.009.
Information & Authors
Information
Published In
Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities
Volume 34 • Issue 2 • April 2020
Copyright
©2019 American Society of Civil Engineers.
History
Received: Jan 6, 2019
Accepted: Jul 23, 2019
Published online: Dec 27, 2019
Published in print: Apr 1, 2020
Discussion open until: May 27, 2020
Authors
Metrics & Citations
Metrics
Citations
Download citation
If you have the appropriate software installed, you can download article citation data to the citation manager of your choice. Simply select your manager software from the list below and click Download.