SCALE-MODEL TESTS FOR FULL-DEPTH PRECAST CONCRETE PANEL-DECKED COMPOSITE BRIDGE SPAN
The Texas Transportation Institute, under the joint sponsorship of the Texas State Department of Highways and Public Transportation and the FHWA, has undertaken a multi-year research program to investigate the strength and structural performance of a bridge deck system using full-depth precast concrete slab panel modules supported on steel stringers. The primary objective of the study is to evaluate the full range of behavior of a composite bridge deck system that uses epoxy mortar and shear studs as joint material for a modular construction using full-depth, full-width precast concrete panels with block-outs. Understanding this behavior would facilitate the use of such a method for rapid bridge deck construction and rehabilitation. The first phase of this program, a series of static load tests on a one-third scale laboratory model, has recently been completed. The design and detailed construction of the scale model, the details and results of the load tests, and the evaluation of the results are presented in this paper. The results indicate that, within the elastic stress range, the construction system described here would develop composite action in a satisfactory manner.
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- This paper appeared in Transportation Research Record Number 950, Volume 1, Second Bridge Engineering Conference conducted by the Transportation Research Board and the Federal Highway Administration, September 24-26, 1984. Publication of this paper sponsored by Committee on Structures Maintenance. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved
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Authors:
- Biswas, Mrinmay
- Osegueda, Roberto A
- Noel, James S
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- Publication Date: 1984
Media Info
- Media Type: Print
- Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
- Pagination: pp 163-173
- Monograph Title: Second bridge engineering conference. volumes 1 and 2
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Serial:
- Transportation Research Record
- Issue Number: 950
- Publisher: Transportation Research Board
- ISSN: 0361-1981
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Bridge decks; Bridge superstructures; Composite structures; Construction; Driver rehabilitation; Elasticity (Mechanics); Epoxides; Load tests; Modular structures; Mortar; Precast concrete; Scale models; Shear reinforcement; Slabs; Steel; Stresses; Stringers; Structural analysis; Structural mechanics; Studs
- Candidate Terms: Full-depth concrete pavements
- Uncontrolled Terms: Bridge spans; Model tests; Rehabilitation; Structural behavior
- Old TRIS Terms: Epoxy; Shear studs
- Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Design; Highways; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00390862
- Record Type: Publication
- ISBN: 03090036593
- Files: TRIS, TRB
- Created Date: Dec 30 1984 12:00AM