LONGITUDINAL SHEAR IN COMPOSITE CONCRETE BRIDGE BEAMS. PART 2: EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION AND RECOMMENDATION

This is the second of a two part report. The first part (1) assessed the longitudinal shear provisions in BS 5400 for the design of joints between precast beams and in situ cast slabs in composite bridges. This second part describes the test work carried out following the recommendations in the first part. The test work consisted of 83 push-off tests, 47 small beam tests, and 16 full-scale m3 composite beam tests. Both static and fatigue tests were included in the programme. In the light of the test work, it is concluded that the current BS 5400 provisions are essentially safe, but some improvements are recommended. (For part 1 see IRRD 810645). (TRRL)

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  Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)

  Wokingham, Berkshire  United Kingdom 
• Authors:
  • HUGHES, G
• Publication Date: 1987

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 97 p.
• Serial:
  • TRRL CONTRACTOR REPORT
  • Publisher: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
  • ISSN: 0266-7045

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Beams; Bridge design; Bridges; Cast in place structures; Composite materials; Design standards; Fatigue tests; Joints; Precast concrete; Recommendations; Shear strength; Slabs; Structural design; Tests
• Uncontrolled Terms: Composite beams; Longitudinal
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• Old TRIS Terms: Joint
• ITRD Terms: 3472: Beam; 3455: Bridge; 4781: Cast in situ concrete; 9005: Composite; 9011: Design (overall design); 5579: Fatigue (mater); 2998: Joint (structural); 9039: Longitudinal; 4792: Precast concrete; 5531: Shear; 3491: Slab; 187: Specification (standard); 6255: Test; 8119: United Kingdom
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Highways; Research;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00480400
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Report/Paper Numbers: CR 52
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 31 1989 12:00AM