Crack width evaluation in posttensioned （裂缝宽度的评价后张）.pdfVIP

Crack width evaluation in post-tensioned prestressed concrete bridge- deck slabs Y.C. Choi B.H. Oh Dept. of Civil Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea S.L. Lee Dept. of Civil Engineering, Mokpo National University, Muan-gun, Jeonnam, Korea S.W. Yoo Dept. of Civil Engineering, Woosuk University, Wanju-gun, Jeonbuk, Korea M.K. Lee Dept. of Civil Engineering, Jeonju University, Jeonju-si, Jeonbuk, Korea B. S. Jang Dam Engineering Research Center, Korea Water Resources Corporation, Daejeon, Korea ABSTRACT: The purpose of the present study is to investigate the cracking behavior and crack width of transversely post-tensioned concrete decks in PSC box-girder bridges. For this purpose, full-scale box-girder members were made and tested. Major test variables include the amount of prestressing and prestressing steel ratios. The crack width, strains and deflections of deck slabs were measured automatically according to the in- crease of applied loads. The bond effectiveness of prestressing steel was determined from the test data and it was found to be about 0.468 compared with non-prestressed ordinary rebar. A realistic formula for predicting crack width of PSC deck slabs has been derived. The comparison of proposed equation agrees very well with test data while the existing Gergely-Lutz equation and CEB-FIP code equation show large deviation from the test data. The proposed equation can be efficiently used for the realistic analysis and design of prestressed concrete decks in box-girder bridges 1 INTRODUCTION identify the effective circumference of multi-strands in which the strands are bonded to concrete. The The transverse prestressing of bridge decks was first purpose of the present study is first to investigate the introduced in box-girder brid