Experimental and theoretical investigation of the shear lag effect in the novel non‑prismatic prestressed CSW-UHPC composite box girders

• Autorzy: Li Huihui , Li Lifeng , Yoo Doo-Yeol , Ye Meng , Zhou Cong , Shao Xudong

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.1007/s43452-023-00675-x

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Due to their featured mechanical and structural merits, such as the light self-weight, excellent prestressing efficiency, appealing appearance, and optimal shear force and bending moment distributions in corrugated steel webs (CSWs) and concrete flanges, the prestressed concrete composite box girders with CSWs (CCBGCSWs) are popularly applied in highway bridges nowadays. To further enhance the cracking resistance of the concrete flanges of conventional prestressed CCBGCSWs, by replacing the regular concrete flanges with that made by ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC) (i.e., with the much superior mechanical properties), this paper proposed a novel non-prismatic prestressed CSW-UHPC composite box girder to achieve the lighter dead weight, superior spanning capacity, and more rapid and cost-efficient construction for highway bridges. Owing to the differences in both the geometric dimensions and material properties, shear lag behavior of the proposed novel non-prismatic prestressed CSW-UHPC composite box girder could significantly differ from that of conventional prestressed CCBGCSWs. The shear lag effect refers to the non-uniform distributions of the longitudinal bending normal stress within the flanges caused by shear interaction between the webs and flanges, and the improper consideration of the shear lag behavior would impair the safety of thin-walled CCBGCSWs, especially the proposed novel non-prismatic prestressed CSW-UHPC composite box girder. Therefore, to investigate the shear lag behavior of the proposed novel nonprismatic prestressed CSW-UHPC composite box girder during different construction stages, a representative test specimen (5.55 m in length) with different boundary conditions (e.g., simply supported and cantilever) was designed and investigated under five different loading cases using the experimental tests and finite element (FE) analyses. In addition, a modified bar simulation method was proposed for the theoretical analysis of the shear lag behavior of the girder, and its feasibility and effectiveness were demonstrated through the comparisons to the experimental and numerical results. Finally, the results indicated that (i) the shear lag effect of UHPC flanges in the stress concentration region of the proposed novel non-prismatic CSW-UHPC composite box girder was more pronounced than that in the non-stress concentration region under different loading conditions; (ii) the shear lag coefficient (λ) of UHPC flanges in the non-stress and stress concentrated regions of the girder could be conservatively recommended not less than 1.1 and 1.25, respectively; and (iii) the boundary conditions and loading forms had significant influences on the shear lag behavior of the girder. The results of this study could serve as the experimental, numerical, and theoretical references for the shear lag behavior of the novel non-prismatic prestressed CSW-UHPC composite box girders.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

corrugated steel web; CSWS; CSW-UHPC; composite box girder; shear lag effect; experimental test; bar simulation method

PL

CSWS; CSW-UHPC; efekt szerokiego pasa; test eksperymentalny; metoda symulacyjna

• Wydawca: Springer ; Wrocław University of Science and Technology
• Czasopismo: Archives of Civil and Mechanical Engineering
• Rocznik: 2023
• Tom: Vol. 23, no. 2
• Strony: art. no. e132, 2023
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 42 poz., rys., tab., wykr.

Twórcy

autor

Li Huihui

• College of Civil and Transportation Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
• Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Durability for Marine Civil Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China

autor

Li Lifeng

• College of Civil Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China

autor

Yoo Doo-Yeol

• Department of Architecture and Architectural Engineering, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei‑ro, Seodaemun‑gu, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea

• https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2814-5482

autor

Ye Meng

• College of Civil Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China

autor

Zhou Cong

• School of Civil Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan 411201, China

autor

Shao Xudong

• College of Civil Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China

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Uwagi

PL

Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MNiSW, umowa nr SONP/SP/546092/2022 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki i promocja sportu (2024).