• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.237-252
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• 2014

The use of composite structures is increasingly present in civil building works. Composite Box Girder Bridges (CBGB), particularly, are study of effect of shear connector's numbers and distribution on the behavior of CBGBs is submitted. A Predicti structures consisting of two materials, both connected by metal devices known as shear connectors. The main functions of these connectors are to allow for the joint behavior of the girder-deck, to restrict longitudinal slipping and uplifting at the element's interface and to take shear forces. This paper presents 3D numerical models of CBGBs to simulate their actual structural behavior, with emphasis on the girder-deck interface. Additionally, a Prediction of several FE models is assessed against the results acquired from a field test. A number of factors are considered, and confirmed through experiments, especially full shear connections, which are obviously essential in composite box girder. A good representation for shear connectors by suitable element type is considered. Numerical predictions of vertical displacements at critical sections fit fairly well with those evaluated experimentally. The agreement between the FE models and the experimental models show that the FE model can aid engineers in design practices of box girder bridges. Preliminary results indicate that number of shear studs can be significantly reduced to facilitate adoption of a new arrangement in modeling CBGBs with full composition. However, a further feasibility study to investigate the practical and economic aspects of such a remedy is recommended, and it may represent partial composition in such modeling.

• 한국강구조학회 논문집
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• 제9권4호통권33호
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• pp.659-672
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• 1997

합성 박스형 교량의 비선형 온도분포로부터 유발되는 열응답(thermal response)은 여러 변수들의 영향을 받는다( 기상조건, 재료상수, 교량의 위치 및 방향, 단면형상 등). 본 논문에서는 계절, 교량의 위치 및 방향, 단면형상 그리고 몇 가지 재료특성치의 변화가 합성 박스형 교량의 축변형 곡률 및 응력에 미치는 영향 파악을 위해 매개변수해석을 수행하였으며, 이 해석을 수행하기 위한 2차원 시간 종속적 유한요소모델에 대해 간략히 언급하였다. 먼저, 매개변수들이 하루동안의 곡률 변화에 미치는 영향에 대해 고려하고, 최대 곡률을 나타내는 시간의 합성 박스형 단면의 은도 및 응력분포에 미치는 영향에 대해 고려하였다. 최종적으로, 이 매개변수들의 변화가 온도에의한 축변형, 곡률 및 응력의 일최대값에 미치는 영향에 대해 고려하였다. 온도에의한 영향은 경우에따라서는 사하중이나 활하중이 구조물에 주는 영향만큼 클 수 있고 또한 강합성교의 설계시 바닥판 콘크리트 슬래브와 강재들보와의 온도차를 $10^{\circ}C$로 가정하고, 동시에 온도의 분포가 콘크리트 슬래브단면과 강재들보단면에서 일정하다고 가정하고 구한 온도응력은 실제 온도하중의 영향을 과소평가할 수 있다.

• 한국구조물진단유지관리공학회 논문집
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.30-37
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• 2023

PSCB 거더교는 상하부 플랜지와 복부가 일체화된 폐합된 단면으로 일반적으로 거더와 바닥판이 분리된 교량과 구조적 특성이 상이하여 PSCB 거더교의 특성을 반영한 유지관리 방안이 필요하다. 고속도로 PSCB 거더교의 정밀안전진단 보고서를 수집하여 손상 유형을 분석한 결과, 공용 중 발생되는 열화·손상은 대부분 상부플랜지에 집중되어 있다. 특히 상부플랜지 하면의 교축방향 균열은 분석대상 PSCB 거더교의 약 70 %에서 발생되었고, 이는 외부하중에 의한 구조적 균열 보다 수화열, 건조수축 등 간접하중에 의한 균열로 판단된다. 공용중인 PSCB 거더교의 내구성 향상 및 유지관리 비용 절감 등을 위해서는 설계단계부터 구속 건조수축 균열의 제어가 필요하다. 따라서 본 논문에서는 PSCB 거더교 상부플랜지 하면 균열의 주요 원인인 구속 상태에서의 건조수축으로 인하여 발생되는 균열에 대하여 Gilbert Model을 이용하여 직접 계산하고, 철근량, 철근직경 및 간격 등 영향인자를 분석하였다. 분석결과, 간접하중으로 인하여 발생되는 균열폭은 H16 철근 기준 철근비 0.01 이하, 철근비 0.01 기준 H19보다 직경이 큰 철근의 경우 허용 균열폭 0.2 mm를 초과하는 것으로 나타났으며, 최종적으로 균열폭 검토 결과를 바탕으로 PSCB 거더교 상부플랜지의 균열폭 제어 방안을 제안하였다.

• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.681-699
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• 2016

Steel box girders have two webs and two flanges on top that are usually connected with shear connectors to the concrete deck and are also known as tub girders. The end diaphragms of such bridges comprise of a stiffened steel plate welded to the inside of the girder at each end. The diaphragms play a major role in transferring vertical and lateral loads to the bearings and substructure. A review of literature shows that the cyclic behavior of diaphragms under earthquake loading has not been studied previously. This paper uses a nonlinear finite element model to study the behavior of the end diaphragms under gravity and seismic loads. Different bearing device and stiffener configurations have been considered. Affected areas of the diaphragm are distinguished.

• 한국전산구조공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전산구조공학회 2003년도 봄 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.201-208
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• 2003

Since the real steel box girder bridges have a large number of design variables and show complex structural behavior, it would be impractical to directly use the algorithm for its optimum design. Thus, in this study, for optimum design of real steel box girder bridge, approximated reanalysis using an higher-order Improved self-adjusted Convex Approximation (ISACA) which was newly proposed on a previous study by the author is applied for the numerical efficiency. To demonstrate the efficiency, robustness, and convergence of the approximated reanalysis technique using the ISACA, a real bridge having two continuous spans is used as an illustrative example. From the results of the numerical investigation, it may be positively stated that the efficiency, robustness, and convergence of the approximated reanalysis using an ISACA is superior compared with the previous approximated reanalysis techniques.

• 한국전산구조공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전산구조공학회 1999년도 가을 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.69-78
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• 1999

The stiffness of slab concrete section is not considered as effective in the existing method of construction for continued steel box girder bridge. Using lifting system and filled concrete, it is possible to make stiffness of slab concrete section effective and improve stiffness of negative moment section. It was proved that the stress of upper flange in positive moment is significantly lower than case of existing method through the stress comparison. This stress difference made possible to rearrange flange thickness and as the result of this rearrangement, the amount of steel and height of girder can be reduced up to 13.23% and 11.5%.

• International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials
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• 제10권sup3호
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• pp.1-17
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• 2016

Recently, advanced transit systems are being constructed to reduce traffic congestions in metropolitan areas. For these projects, curved bridges with various curvatures are required. Many curved bridges in the past were constructed using aesthetically unpleasant straight beams with curved slabs or expensive curved steel box girders with curved slabs. Therefore, many recent studies have been performed to develop less expensive and very safe precast prestressed concrete (PSC) curved girder. One method of reducing the construction cost of a PSC curved girder is to use a reusable formwork that can easily be adjusted to change the curvature and length of a girder. A reusable and curvature/dimension adjustable formwork called Multi-tasking formwork is developed for constructing efficient precast PSC curved girders. With the Multi-tasking formwork, two 40 m precast PSC box girders with different curvatures were constructed to build a two-girder curved bridge for a static flexural test to evaluate its safety and serviceability performance. The static flexural test results showed that the initial cracking load was 1400 kN, exceeding the design cracking load of 450 kN. Also, the code allowed deflection of 50 mm occurred at a load of 1800 kN, verifying the safety and serviceability of the precast PSC curved bridge constructed using the multi-tasking formwork.

• Wind and Structures
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.209-216
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• 2020

Aiming at the wind-resistant design of a sea-crossing arch bridge, the static aerodynamic coefficients of its girder (composed of stretches of π-shaped cross-section and box cross-section) were studied by using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) numerical simulation and wind tunnel test. Based on the comparison between numerical simulation, wind tunnel test and specification recommendation, a combined calculation method for the horizontal force coefficient of intermediate and small span bridges is proposed. The results show that the two-dimensional CFD numerical simulations of the individual cross sections are sufficient to meet the accuracy requirements of engineering practice.

• Wind and Structures
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.29-40
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• 2004

This study has focused on aerodynamics for a wind-resistance design about the single and tandem box girder sections to realize a super-long span bridge in the near future. Three-dimensional static analysis of flows around the fundamental single and tandem box girder sections with fairing is carried out by means of the IBTD/FS finite element technique with LES turbulence model. As the results of the analysis, computations have verified aerodynamic characteristics of both sections by the histories of aerodynamic forces, the separation and reattachment flow patterns and the surface pressure distributions. The relationship between the section shapes and the aerodynamic characteristics is also investigated in both sections. And the mechanism about the generation of fluctuating aerodynamic forces is discussed.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제35권5호
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• pp.539-554
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• 2010

Light weight superstructure is beneficial for bridges in remote areas and in emergency erection. In such weight sensitive applications, combination of fibre reinforced plastics (FRP) as material and box-girders as a structural system have great scope. This combination offers various options to tailor structure and its elements but this flexibility poses greater challenge in optimum design. In this paper a procedure is derived for a generalised optimum design of FRP box-girder bridges, using genetic algorithms (GA). The formulation of the optimum design problem in the form of objective function and constraints is presented. Size, configuration and topology optimization are done simultaneously. A few optimum design studies are carried out to check the performance of the developed procedure and to get trends in the optimum design which will be helpful to the new designers.