Mechanical Properties of Corrugated Steel Arch Bridges with Concrete Arch Protection
Publication: Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities
Volume 37, Issue 2
Abstract
This paper introduces an innovative technology based on an actual corrugated steel arch bridge project. The design of steel-concrete composite structure in which concrete arches are poured around the corrugated steel plate arch ring is proposed to improve its mechanical performance. Field tests and numerical simulations were conducted. In the field test, the load was applied to the structure by loading a heavy truck, and the strain and displacement of different positions of the corrugated steel arch ring section were tested. Two models of corrugated steel arch bridges with and without concrete arch protections were established through finite-element software to study the effect of concrete arch protections on the mechanical properties of corrugated steel arch bridges and verify the test results. The model calculation results showed that when a concrete arch protection was applied, the stress and displacement of each position of the corrugated steel plate arch ring were reduced to varying degrees. The calculated values of the numerical model were also compared with the measured values of the field trials, and it was found that the calculated value is generally slightly higher than the measured value. This study showed that the mechanical performance of corrugated steel arch bridges could be effectively improved by applying concrete arch protection on the corrugated steel arch ring.
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All data, models, and code generated or used during the study appear in the published article.
Acknowledgments
The research in this paper was supported by the Research on the Mechanical Characteristics of Steel Box Girders in Cold Regions (Department of Transportation of Heilongjiang Province, China, Grant No. 2020HLJ018) and the Study on the Application of Corrugated Steel Arch Bridges for Small and Medium Spans on Highways and Preparation of Technical Standards for Design and Construction (Department of Transportation of Heilongjiang Province, China, Grant No. 2020HLJ059).
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Volume 37 • Issue 2 • April 2023
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Received: May 21, 2022
Accepted: Oct 28, 2022
Published online: Jan 5, 2023
Published in print: Apr 1, 2023
Discussion open until: Jun 5, 2023
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