EPOXY BONDED COMPOSITE T-BEAMS FOR HIGHWAY BRIDGES

THE REPORT SUMMARIZES THE RESULTS OF FOUR YEARS OF RESEARCH ON THE USE OF EPOXY-RESIN FORMULATIONS AS SHEAR CONNECTORS IN STEEL AND CONCRETE T-BEAMS. A SPECIFIC FORMULATION IS PRESENTED AND THE ESSENTIAL ITEMS OF THE APPLICATION TECHNIQUES ARE DESCRIBED. A MATHEMATICAL STUDY WHICH FULLY DESCRIBES THE WORKING LIMITS OF THE EPOXY SHEAR CONNECTOR AND VERIFIES THE VALIDITY OF ELEMENTARY BEAM THEORY FOR ANALYSIS AND DESIGN, IS ADDED. RESULTS OF T-BEAM TESTS ARE SHOWN WHICH GIVE THE ULTIMATE LOAD CAPACITIES OF THE SHEAR CONNECTOR. THIS INFORMATION IS THEN COMPILED WITH DATA FROM PAST WORK TO ARRIVE AT A SAFE DESIGN SHEARING STRESS FOR THE EPOXY SHEAR CONNECTOR. DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS FOR COMPOSITE T-BEAMS WHICH USE AN EPOXY-RESIN SHEAR CONNECTOR ARE PRESENTED AS A MODIFICATION TO THE 1965 AASHO SPECIFICATIONS ON COMPOSITE GIRDERS. /BPR/

  • Supplemental Notes:
    • Hpr-1/4/, PART II
  • Corporate Authors:

    University of Arizona, Tucson

    Tucson, AZ  United States  85721

    Arizona Highway Department

    1730 West Jackson Street
    Phoenix, AZ  United States  85007
  • Authors:
    • Kriegh, J D
    • Richard, R M
  • Publication Date: 1966-10

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Filing Info

  • Accession Number: 00207813
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Source Agency: Bureau of Public Roads /US
  • Files: TRIS, STATEDOT
  • Created Date: Oct 31 1994 12:00AM