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Innovative bridge structures based on ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) theory, experiments and applications /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Shao, Xudong (Author)
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam : Elsevier, 2024.
Subjects:
Concrete bridges.
Concrete bridges > Design and construction.
High strength concrete.
Ponts en béton.
Béton à hautes performances.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Innovative Bridge Structures Based on Ultra-High Performance Concrete (UHPC)
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Foreword by Eugen Brühwiler
  • Foreword by Chen Zhengqing
  • Preface
  • Chapter 1: Basic properties of UHPC and its applications in bridge engineering
  • 1.1. Overview of ultra-high performance concrete
  • 1.2. Mechanical properties of ultra-high performance concrete
  • 1.2.1. Compressive performance
  • 1.2.1.1. Overview
  • 1.2.1.2. Compression performance test method
  • 1.2.1.3. Compression stress-strain curve
  • 1.2.2. Tensile performance
  • 1.2.2.1. Overview
  • 1.2.2.2. Factors affecting tensile properties
  • 1.2.2.3. Tensile performance test method
  • 1.2.2.4. Tensile stress-strain curve
  • 1.2.3. Fatigue performance
  • 1.2.3.1. Classification of fatigue problems
  • 1.2.3.2. Compressive fatigue performance
  • 1.2.3.3. Tensile fatigue performance
  • 1.2.4. Shrinkage performance
  • 1.2.4.1. The basic concept of contraction
  • 1.2.4.2. Factors affecting the shrinkage performance of UHPC
  • 1.2.4.3. Test method
  • 1.2.4.4. Shrinkage strain values of UHPC specifications in various countries
  • 1.2.5. Creep performance
  • 1.2.5.1. The basic concept of creep
  • 1.2.5.2. Factors affecting the creep performance of UHPC
  • 1.2.5.3. Specifications of UHPC in various countries
  • 1.3. Durability of ultra-high performance concrete
  • 1.3.1. Frost resistance
  • 1.3.2. Carbonization resistance
  • 1.3.3. Impermeability
  • 1.4. Research on UHPC and its application in bridge engineering
  • 1.4.1. Overview of the current research status of UHPC materials and structures
  • 1.4.2. Application statistics of ultra-high performance concrete bridge engineering
  • 1.4.3. Application of UHPC in bridge engineering abroad
  • 1.4.3.1. Europe
  • 1.4.3.2. North America
  • 1.4.3.3. Asia
  • 1.4.3.4. Oceania
  • 1.4.4. Application of UHPC in Chinese bridge projects.
  • 1.4.4.1. Combined bridge structure
  • 1.4.4.2. All-UHPC bridge structure
  • 1.4.4.3. UHPC for bridge reinforcement
  • 1.4.4.4. UHPC joints
  • 1.4.4.5. UHPC railroad bridge
  • 1.4.4.6. Special applications
  • 1.5. Overview of this chapter
  • References
  • Chapter 2: Design method of UHPC bridges
  • 2.1. Overview
  • 2.2. Basic regulations
  • 2.3. Raw materials, mix proportion, and dry mix
  • 2.3.1. Raw materials
  • 2.3.2. Mix proportion
  • 2.3.3. Dry mix
  • 2.4. UHPC properties
  • 2.4.1. Mixture workability
  • 2.4.2. Mechanical properties
  • 2.4.3. Long-term performance and durability
  • 2.5. Ultimate limit state calculations under the permanent situation
  • 2.5.1. General provisions
  • 2.5.2. Bending capacity of normal section
  • 2.5.2.1. Calculation method
  • 2.5.2.2. Applicability verification
  • 2.5.3. Shear capacity of the inclined section
  • 2.5.3.1. Calculation method
  • 2.5.3.2. Verification of suitability
  • 2.5.4. Shear capacity of the keyed joint
  • 2.5.4.1. Calculation method
  • 2.5.4.2. Suitability verification
  • 2.5.5. Punching shear capacity
  • 2.5.5.1. Calculation method
  • 2.5.5.2. Verification of suitability
  • 2.5.6. Partial compressive bearing capacity
  • 2.5.6.1. Calculation method
  • 2.5.6.2. Suitability verification
  • 2.5.7. Checking of fatigue
  • 2.6. Serviceability limit state calculations under the persistent condition
  • 2.6.1. General provisions
  • 2.6.2. Checking of anticracking
  • 2.6.3. Calculation of crack width
  • 2.6.3.1. Calculation method
  • 2.6.3.2. Verification of suitability
  • 2.6.4. Checking of deflection
  • 2.7. Stress calculation of members under permanent and short-term situations
  • 2.8. Detailing requirements
  • 2.9. Appendix A: Test method for axial tensile properties of UHPC
  • 2.9.1. General provisions
  • 2.9.2. Size and number of specimens
  • 2.9.3. Fabrication of specimens
  • 2.9.4. Equipment.
  • 2.9.5. Test procedure
  • 2.9.6. Result calculation and determination
  • 2.10. Appendix B: Determination method and value of fiber orientation coefficient of UHPC
  • 2.10.1. General provisions
  • 2.10.2. Manufacture of the solid model and molded specimen
  • 2.10.3. Solid model cutting
  • 2.10.4. Test method
  • 2.10.5. Result calculation and determination
  • 2.11. Appendix C: Test method for UHPC shrinkage
  • 2.12. Appendix D: Calculation of shrinkage strain and creep coefficient of UHPC
  • 2.13. Test E Test method for chloride ion diffusion coefficient of UHPC
  • 2.14. French UHPC structural design code NF P18-710 essentials
  • 2.14.1. UHPFRC
  • 2.14.1.1. General
  • 2.14.1.2. Strength
  • 2.14.1.3. Creep and shrinkage
  • 2.14.1.4. Stress-strain relation for nonlinear structural analysis
  • 2.14.1.5. Tensile strength
  • 2.14.1.6. UHPFRC characteristic reference value
  • 2.14.2. Bearing capacity calculation
  • 2.14.2.1. Bending capacity
  • 2.14.2.2. Shear
  • 2.14.2.3. Punching
  • 2.14.2.4. Partially compressive bearing capacity
  • 2.14.3. Serviceability limit states
  • 2.14.3.1. Crack control
  • 2.14.3.2. Calculation of crack widths
  • References
  • Chapter 3: Steel-UHPC lightweight composite deck structures
  • 3.1. Overview
  • 3.2. Issues with OSDs
  • 3.2.1. Characteristics of OSDs
  • 3.2.2. The issue of fatigue cracking in OSDs
  • 3.2.2.1. Deck-to-rib welded connection
  • 3.2.2.2. Splice welds in the longitudinal welded connection
  • 3.2.2.3. Rib-to-crossbeam welded connection
  • 3.2.3. Premature damage of asphalt overlay on OSD
  • 3.2.3.1. Overview
  • 3.2.3.2. Cracking
  • 3.2.3.3. Rutting
  • 3.2.3.4. Delamination and slip
  • 3.2.3.5. Shoving
  • 3.2.3.6. Ring cracks
  • 3.3. Steel-UHPC lightweight composite deck and its structural mechanism
  • 3.3.1. Brief introduction to LWCD
  • 3.3.2. Structural mechanism of the LWCD.
  • 3.3.2.1. Core concerns with the LWCD
  • 3.3.2.2. Measures to improve the anticracking behavior of UHPC for OSDs
  • 3.4. Flexural behavior of the LWCD
  • 3.4.1. Static flexural behavior for LWCD
  • 3.4.1.1. Test program and failure mode
  • 3.4.1.2. Main test results
  • 3.4.2. Calculation of crack width in UHPC
  • 3.4.2.1. Calculation method for stress in steel bars
  • 3.4.2.2. Crack width calculation theory for the LWCD
  • 3.4.2.3. Verification of applicability of crack width calculation method for the LWCD
  • 3.4.3. Flexural fatigue performance
  • 3.4.3.1. Longitudinal flexural test for the LWCD
  • 3.4.3.2. Transverse flexural fatigue test for the LWCD
  • 3.4.4. Behavior of strengthening joints in the LWCD
  • 3.4.4.1. Overview
  • 3.4.4.2. Configuration of the wet joint strengthened by Z-shaped steel plate
  • 3.4.4.3. Test setup and fabrication of the specimen
  • 3.4.4.4. Loading scheme and measuring points
  • 3.4.4.5. Test results
  • 3.4.4.6. Calculation method for crack width in UHPC joint
  • 3.5. Fatigue shear resistance of short stud shear connectors
  • 3.5.1. Purpose of the test
  • 3.5.2. Test setup
  • 3.5.3. Loading device and testing scheme
  • 3.5.4. Test results and analysis
  • 3.5.5. Fatigue evaluation for the short-headed studs in the thin UHPC layer
  • 3.6. Fatigue evaluation of the steel deck plate at the stud root positions
  • 3.6.1. Overview
  • 3.6.2. Fatigue analysis and parametric analysis
  • 3.6.2.1. Establishment of S-N curves for the steel deck plate at the stud root position based on the hot-spot stress method
  • 3.6.2.2. Analysis results for steel deck plate at the stud root position based on the hot-spot stress method
  • 3.6.3. Parametric analysis of the LWCD in terms of fatigue evaluation
  • 3.6.3.1. Purpose of calculation
  • 3.6.3.2. Fatigue-prone details
  • 3.6.3.3. Calculation methods.
  • 3.6.3.4. FE analysis of the fatigue-prone details
  • 3.6.3.5. Fatigue load and load cases
  • 3.6.3.6. Parameter analysis and results
  • 3.7. Engineering applications
  • 3.7.1. Primary construction processes
  • 3.7.2. Application on practical bridges
  • 3.8. Latest research advance: The hot-rolled section steel-UHPC composite deck with open ribs
  • 3.9. Summary
  • References
  • Chapter 4: UHPC strengthening for in-service cracked orthotropic steel decks
  • 4.1. Overview
  • 4.2. The challenge of repairing cracked steel bridge decks in service-The case of a bridge in Hubei, China
  • 4.2.1. Brief introduction to the bridge in Hubei, China
  • 4.2.2. Development of fatigue cracks in the orthotropic steel deck
  • 4.2.3. Finite element analysis
  • 4.2.3.1. Analysis purpose
  • 4.2.3.2. Established overview
  • 4.2.3.3. Crack simplification in the FE model
  • 4.2.3.4. Loading and boundary conditions
  • 4.2.3.5. Material property
  • 4.2.4. Summary of the FE analysis results
  • 4.2.4.1. Stress distribution at RD joints
  • 4.2.4.2. Tensile stress of UHPC at the significantly cracked zones
  • 4.2.5. Alternative retrofitting schemes
  • 4.2.6. Bending tests on the retrofitting schemes
  • 4.2.6.1. Test specimens
  • 4.2.6.2. Test apparatus and testing procedure
  • 4.2.6.3. Materials and material properties
  • 4.2.6.4. Experimental results and discussion
  • 4.3. Full-scale model test of Yichang Yangtze River Highway Bridge
  • 4.3.1. Background
  • 4.3.2. Configurations of the specimen
  • 4.3.3. Testing stages
  • 4.3.3.1. Detailed loading program in Stage- (static test for the OSD specimen)
  • 4.3.3.2. Detailed loading program in Stage- (fatigue test for the OSD specimen)
  • 4.3.3.3. Detailed loading program in Stage- (static test for the LWCD specimen)
  • 4.3.3.4. Detailed loading program in Stage- (fatigue test for the LWCD specimen).