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A Case Study on the Structural Safety Assessment of Prestressed Concrete Beam Bridge (PSC 빔교의 구조안전성 검토 사례 연구)

  • 은충기;채원규;손영현;홍성욱
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Industrial Safety Conference
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    • 2002.11a
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    • pp.47-52
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    • 2002
  • 본 연구에서는 PSC 빔교의 안전성 검토에 대한 기초자료를 제공하기 위하여, PSC 빔교의 구조안전성 검토 과정 및 방법에 대한 사례를 연구하였다. PSC 빔교의 구조안전성 평가를 위하여 대상 PSC 교량을 선정하여 단면특성 계산, 하중계산, 구조체에 대한 모델링, 하중조합 등의 일련의 구조해석을 수행하였으며, 설계하중 작용시 구조물의 각 부재에 발생되는 최대 단면력을 산출하였다. 본 연구에서는 최종적으로 이들 구조해석 결과를 이용하여 PSC 빔교의 슬래브 및 슬래브와 PSC 빔의 합성단면에 대한 구조안전성을 강도설계법으로 검토하였다.

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Prestress evaluation in continuous PSC bridges by dynamic identification

  • Breccolotti, Marco;Pozzaa, Francesco
    • Structural Monitoring and Maintenance
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    • v.5 no.4
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    • pp.463-488
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    • 2018
  • In the last decades, research efforts have been spent to investigate the effect of prestressing on the dynamic behaviour of prestressed concrete (PSC) beams. Whereas no agreement has been reached among the achievements obtained by different Researchers and among the theoretical and the experimental results for simply supported beams, very few researches have addressed this problem in continuous PSC beams. This topic is, indeed, worthy of consideration bearing in mind that many relevant bridges and viaducts in the road and railway networks have been designed and constructed with this structural scheme. In this paper the attention is, thus, focused on the dynamic features of continuous PSC bridges taking into account the effect of prestressing. This latter, in fact, contributes to the modification of the distribution of the bending stress along the beam, also by means of the secondary moments, and influences the flexural stiffness of the beam itself. The dynamic properties of a continuous, two spans bridge connected by a nonlinear spring have been extracted by solving an eigenvalue problem in different linearized configurations corresponding to different values of the prestress force. The stiffness of the nonlinear spring has been calculated considering the mechanical behaviour of the PSC beam in the uncracked and in the cracked stage. The application of the proposed methodology to several case studies indicates that the shift from the uncracked to the cracked stage due to an excessive prestress loss is clearly detectable looking at the variation of the dynamic properties of the beam. In service conditions, this shift happens for low values of the prestress losses (up to 20%) for structure with a high value of the ratio between the permanent load and the total load, as happens for instance in long span, continuous box bridges. In such conditions, the detection of the dynamic properties can provide meaningful information regarding the structural state of the PSC beam.

Analysis of PSC Beam Bridges Strengthened by External Post-Tensioning Method (외부 후긴장된 PSC보 교량의 해석방법)

  • 김광수;박선규;김형열;전찬기
    • Proceedings of the Korea Concrete Institute Conference
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    • 1999.04a
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    • pp.399-404
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    • 1999
  • An improved finite element modeling technique is proposed for the assessment of load carrying capacity partilly prestressed concrete beam bridges. Based on the finite element method of analysis, shell and frame elements are utilized to model the slab and beams of the superstructure, respectively. In the modeling of superstructure, the emphasis is placed on the use of rigid link between the middle surface of slab and mid-plane of beam. This paper also includes the comparision of three different equations that used in the calculation of effective moment of inertia for the partially prestressed concrete beams. Numerical analysis is performed for the unstrengthened and strengthened bridges. The obtained results are compared with those of load test for a prototype bridge. Agreement with the numerical solutions by using the proposed method and load test results is generally excellent.

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Detection of Fracture Signals of Low Prestressed Steel Wires in a 10 m PSC Beam by Continuous Acoustic Monitoring Techniques (연속음향감지기법을 이용한 긴장력이 감소된 10 m PSC보의 PS 강선 파단음파 감지)

  • Youn, Seok-Goo;Lee, Chang-No
    • Journal of the Korea Concrete Institute
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    • v.22 no.1
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    • pp.113-122
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    • 2010
  • Corrosion of prestressing tendons and wire fractures in grouted post-tensioned prestressed concrete bridges have been considered as a serious safety problem. In bridge evaluation the condition of prestressing tendons should be inspected, and if corroded tendons are found, the loss of tendon area should be included when we calculate the ultimate strength. In the previous study, it was evaluated that continuous acoustic monitoring techniques could be considered as a reliable non-destructive method for detecting wire fractures of fully grouted post-tensioned prestressing tendons. In the present study, an experimental test was performed for detecting wire fractures of post-tensioned prestressing tendons which are prestressed lower than current design level. A 10 m prestressed concrete beam was fabricated, which included two tendons prestressed 66 percentage and 40 percentage of tensile strength, respectively. The corrosion of two tendons was induced by an accelerated corrosion equipment and the test beam was monitored by using seven acoustic sensors and a continuous acoustic monitoring system. From each prestressing tendon, two acoustic signals of wire fractures were successfully detected and source locations were estimated within 20 mm error. Based on the test results, it is considered that continuous acoustic monitoring techniques can be applied to detect low-prestressed wire fracture in fully grouted post-tensioned prestressed concrete beams.

The Experimental Study of Behaviors in Prestressed Concrete Beam made of Ultra High Performance Cementitiou Composites without Stirrups (초고성능 섬유보강 시멘트 복합체로 제작된 전단보강이 없는 PSC 보의 거동에 대한 실험적 연구)

  • Kang Su Tae;Park Jung Jun;Ryu Gum Sung;Koh Kyung Taek;Kim Sung Wook;Han Sang Muk
    • Proceedings of the Korea Concrete Institute Conference
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    • 2005.11a
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    • pp.403-406
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    • 2005
  • Ultra high performance cementitious composites(UHPCC), which is composed of micro-sized ultra fine particles, is characterized by high strength, high ductility and excellent durability. so if we make prestressed concrete bridge girder using UHPCC, we can obtain the safety and economical efficiency in bridge girder construction. In this study, we performed the experiments to evaluate the load capacity, failure process and mode of prestressed concrete without stirrups using UHPCC.

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Effect of prestressing on the natural frequency of PSC bridges

  • Shin, Soobong;Kim, Yuhee;Lee, Hokyoung
    • Computers and Concrete
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    • v.17 no.2
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    • pp.241-253
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    • 2016
  • Depending on the researcher, the effect of prestressing on the natural frequency of a PSC (prestressed concrete) structure appear to have been interpreted differently. Most laboratory tests on PSC beams available showed that the natural frequency is increased appreciably by prestressing. On the other hand, some other references based on field experience argued that the dynamic response of a PSC structure does not change regardless of the prestressing applied. Therefore, the deduced conclusions are inconsistent. Because an experiment with and without prestressing is a difficult task on a full size PSC bridge, the change in natural frequency of a PSC bridge due to prestressing may not be examined through field measurements. The study examined analytically the effects of prestressing on the natural frequency of PSC bridges. A finite element program for an undamped dynamic motion of a beam-tendon system was developed with additional geometric stiffness. The analytical results confirm that a key parameter in changing the natural frequency due to prestressing is the relative ratio of prestressing to the total weight of the structure rather than the prestressing itself.

Girder Section of Continuous Bridges Spliced by Partial Post-Tensioning (부분 포스트텐션닝 방법에 의해 연속화된 교량의 주형단면)

  • 이환우;곽효경;송영용
    • Journal of the Korea Concrete Institute
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    • v.12 no.6
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    • pp.43-50
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    • 2000
  • In this paper, a new splicing method was applied to design the girder section of bridges with the span length of 25m, 30m, 35m, 40m and 45m. A U-type precast prestressed section was also determined for each bridge. Additionally, the sectional area, beam depth and Guyon's efficiency factor of the spliced U-type sections in each span were analyzed in comparison with the present I-type PSC bridges. As a result, in spite of an increase of 31%∼50% in the sectional areas compared with the I-type precast girders, the spliced U-type the beam depth of the spliced U-type girder was designed as 2,050 mm compared with the I-type precast girder of 2,600mm in a 40m span bridge. The sectional efficiency factors of the spliced U-type sections were analyzed as 0.76∼0.99. It shows that the spliced U-type sections ar of a superior structural efficiency in contrast to the average sectional efficiency factor of 0.66 value in the I-type girders.

Evaluation of the Load Carrying Capacity on a Rahmen Bridge with Ultra-high Strength Centrifugally Formed Square Beams as the Superstructure (초고강도 원심성형 각형보를 상부구조로 하는 라멘교의 내하성능 평가 )

  • Doo-Sung Lee;Sung-Jin Kim;Jeong-Hoi Kim
    • Journal of the Korea institute for structural maintenance and inspection
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    • v.28 no.1
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    • pp.61-69
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    • 2024
  • An ultra-high strength prestressed prismatic beam of 100 MPa in compressive strength was developed by increasing the water-tightness of concrete by utilizing centrifugal molding processes without adding expensive admixtures. The centrifugal prismatic PSC beam developed as the superstructure of the avalanche tunnel was constructed on a rahmen bridge in a small local river. In this study, the centrifugal prismatic beam was compared and analyzed based on the results of measurements made through static load tests and the results of numerical analysis of the target structure. The common load-carrying capacity and safety of the rahmen bridge were evaluated. The static·dynamic load tests and finite element analysis results of this bridge were similar, and it was confirmed that the behavior of the centrifugal prismatic beam was well simulated. All centrifugally formed square beams that make up the composite rahmen bridge were evaluated to secure sufficient load carrying capacity under the design live load, and structural reliability was proven by ensuring safety.

Identification of prestress-loss in PSC beams using modal information

  • Kim, Jeong-Tae;Yun, Chung-Bang;Ryu, Yeon-Sun;Cho, Hyun-Man
    • Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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    • v.17 no.3_4
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    • pp.467-482
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    • 2004
  • One of the uncertain damage parameters to jeopardize the safety of existing PSC bridges is the loss of the prestress force. A substantial prestress-loss can lead to severe problems in the serviceability and safety of the PSC bridges. In this paper, a nondestructive method to detect prestress-loss in beam-type PSC bridges using a few natural frequencies is presented. An analytical model is formulated to estimate changes in natural frequencies of the PSC bridges under various prestress forces. Also, an inverse-solution algorithm is proposed to detect the prestress-loss by measuring the changes in natural frequencies. The feasibility of the proposed approach is evaluated using PSC beams for which a few natural frequencies were experimentally measured for a set of prestress-loss cases. Numerical models of two-span continuous PSC beams are also examined to verify that the proposed algorithm works on more complicated cases.

Evaluation on Static Behavior of Long Span Prestressed Concrete Deck (장지간 프리스트레스트 콘크리트 바닥판의 정적 거동 평가)

  • Joo, Sanghoon;Chung, Chulhun;Lee, Hanjoo
    • KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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    • v.36 no.6
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    • pp.969-977
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    • 2016
  • In this paper, the static load test of long span PSC deck used in the twin steel plate girder bridge was conducted. To evaluate the structural behavior of long span deck, longitudinally sufficient length of deck is needed, but it is difficult to test the full-scale long span deck due to limit of transportation, setting and laboratory space. Therefore, this study proposed a method to apply longitudinal stiffness of the full-scale deck to the test specimen of longitudinally short length, and it was reinforced with the steel beam. The failure behavior and structural performance of the long span deck were evaluated by the proposed test specimen deck.