STRENGTH AND BEHAVIOR IN SHEAR OF CONCRETE BEAM-AND-SLAB BRIDGES

Shear tests on four concrete beam-and-slab bridge specimens are reported. Quantities of longitudinal steel and shear stirrups were varied in an attempt to determine the strength and behavior in shear. These tests show that significant enhancement in shear strength of the beams is provided by the surrounding concrete slab. In addition, critical shear collapse mechanisms are described. These failure patterns have been used as the basis for an upper-bound plasticity approach to the problem of shear assessment of concrete beam-and-slab bridges.

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  American Concrete Institute (ACI)

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• Authors:
  • IBELL, T J
  • MORLEY, C T
  • MIDDLETON, C R
• Publication Date: 1999-5

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 386-391
• Serial:
  • ACI Structural Journal
  • Volume: 96
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: American Concrete Institute (ACI)
  • ISSN: 0889-3241
  • Serial URL: http://www.concrete.org/PUBS/JOURNALS/SJHOME.ASP

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Beams; Concrete bridges; Deflection; Reinforced concrete; Reinforced concrete bridges; Shear strength; Slabs; Standards; Stirrups; Strain (Mechanics); Tests
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Highways; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00765049
• Record Type: Publication
• Contract Numbers: 9500206.CTO7
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 18 1999 12:00AM