《Improved methods for decreasing stresses of concrete slab of largespan through tiedarch composite bridge》.pdfVIP

J. Cent. South Univ. Technol. (2010) 17: 648−652 DOI: 10.1007/s11771−010−0535−z Improved methods for decreasing stresses of concrete slab of large-span through tied-arch composite bridge ZHOU De(周德), YE Mei-xin(叶梅新), LUO Ru-deng(罗如登) School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Central South University, Changsha 410075, China © Central South University Press and Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2010 Abstract: Mechanical behavior of concrete slab of large-span through tied-arch composite bridge was investigated by finite element analysis (FEA). Improved methods to decrease concrete stresses were discussed based on comparisons of different deck schemes, construction sequences and measures, and ratios of reinforcement. The results show that the mechanical behavior of concrete slab gets worse with the increase of composite regions between steel beams and concrete slab. The deck scheme with the minimum composite region is recommended on condition that both strength and stiffness of the bridge meet design demands under service loads. Adopting in-situ-place construction method, concrete is suggested to be cast after removing the full-supported frameworks under the bridge. Thus, the axial tensile force of concrete slab caused by the first stage dead load is eliminated. Preloading the bridge before concrete casting and removing the load after the concrete reaching its design strength, the stresses of concrete slab caused by the second stage dead load and live load are further reduced or even eliminated. At last, with a high ratio of reinforcement more than 3%, the concrete stresses decrease obviously. Key words: composite bridge; concrete slab; tension; through tied-arch; large span; finite element method