Experimental Study on Structural Performance of Prefabricated Composite Box Girder with Corrugated Webs and Steel Tube Slab
Publication: Journal of Bridge Engineering
Volume 24, Issue 6
Abstract
We present an innovative prefabricated composite box girder with corrugated webs and concrete-filled steel tube slab to prevent cracking in the web and reduce the self-weight, which is suitable for long-span structures. We carried out systematic experimental and analytical studies to investigate the structural performance, including the loading capacity and dynamic properties of a prefabricated composite box girder bridge before and after erection. Firstly, we tested a prefabricated composite girder with a single box section before erection under monotonic loading, measuring vertical deformation, flexural strain on the slabs, and shear strain on the corrugated steel webs, and evaluating the load-carrying capacity and stiffness reduction. Secondly, we conducted field live-load tests, including a calibration test and a dynamic test, on a composite bridge with twin prefabricated box girders. We hired four-axle heavy trucks for a calibration test to explore the static responses in terms of displacement, bending strain on the slabs, and shear strain on the corrugated steel webs. In the dynamic tests, we carried out a modal test using ambient vibration method and a moving load test in order to determine the dynamic behavior, which involves natural frequencies, the mode shapes, and the dynamic load factor (DLF). Based on the test results, the structural performance was evaluated by the AASHTO bridge rating process. All the findings from the load-carrying capacity test at ultimate state, calibration and dynamic load tests at service state in this study may provide a reference for the design and construction of such type of bridges.
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Acknowledgments
This research is sponsored by the National Nature Science Foundation of China under Grant 51578406 and 51308070, and the Science And Technology Project of the Ministry of Transport under Grant 2013318822370. The authors express their gratitude for this support. The authors would like to thank Prof. George Vasdravellis in Heriot-Watt University, United Kingdom, and Dr. Zhan Lyu in Imperial College London, United Kingdom, for their help and suggestions revising this paper.
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Volume 24 • Issue 6 • June 2019
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Received: Feb 28, 2018
Accepted: Dec 12, 2018
Published online: Apr 9, 2019
Published in print: Jun 1, 2019
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