• Title/Summary/Keyword: Integral abutment bridge

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Parametric Study on the Behavioral Characteristics of PSC Integral Abutment Bridges (PSC 일체식 교대교량의 거동특성에 관한 매개변수 연구)

  • Choi, Woo-Jin;Yoon, Ji-Hyun;Ahn, Jin-Hee;Kim, Sang-Hyo;Lee, Sang-Woo
    • Proceedings of the Korea Concrete Institute Conference
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    • 2009.05a
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    • pp.31-32
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    • 2009
  • This paper presents a parametric study to evaluate the behavioral characteristics of PSC integral abutment bridge. The behavioral characteristics is examined to analyse the tendency of bending moment of superstructure according to the change of parameters.

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Behavior of Jointless Bridge of Steel Box Girder Type Due to Temperature Change (온도변화에 따른 무신축이음 강상자형 교량의 거동 분석)

  • 조남훈;이성우
    • Proceedings of the Computational Structural Engineering Institute Conference
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    • 1997.10a
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    • pp.95-102
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    • 1997
  • Jointless bridge is a new construction method applicable to bridge of short length. In the jointless bridge expansion of superstructure due to thermal effect was absorbed in the flexible pile-type abutment in stead of expansion joint in the conventional bridges. By removing expansion joint, it retards deterioration and extends life time of bridge. In this paper, jointless bridge of steel box girder type was studied through finite element analysis. Stress variations of superstructure and pile due to thermal effect was studied for the two span continuous integral bridge of 80m length and the results of analysis was presented.

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Strengthened and flexible pile-to-pilecap connections for integral abutment bridges

  • Lee, Jaeha;Kim, WooSeok;Kim, Kyeongjin;Park, Soobong;Jeong, Yoseok
    • Steel and Composite Structures
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    • v.20 no.4
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    • pp.731-748
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    • 2016
  • Pile-to-pilecap connection performance is important as Integral abutment bridges (IABs) have no expansion joints and their flexible weak-axis oriented supporting piles take the role of the expansion joint. This connection may govern the bridge strength and the performance against various lateral loads. The intention of this study is to identify crack propagation patterns when the pile-to-pilecap connection is subjected to lateral loadings and to propose novel connections for improved performance under lateral loadings. In this study, eight different types of connections were developed and modeled, using Abaqus 6.12 to evaluate performances. Three types were developed by strengthening the connections using rebar or steel tube: (i) PennDOT specification; (ii) Spiral rebar; and (iii) HSS tube. Other types were developed by softening the connections using shape modifications: (i) cylindrical hole; (ii) reduced flange; (iii) removed flange; (iv) extended hole; and (v) slot hole connection types. The connections using the PennDOT specification, HSS tube, and cylindrical hole were shown to be ineffective in the prevention of cracks, resulting in lower structural capacities under the lateral load compared to other types. The other developed connections successfully delayed or arrested the concrete crack initiations and propagations. Among the successful connection types, the spiral rebar connection allowed a relatively larger reaction force, which can damage the superstructure of the IABs. Other softened connections performed better in terms of minimized reaction forces and crack prevention.