Journal of South China University of Technology(Natural Science Edition) ›› 2024, Vol. 52 ›› Issue (1): 26-37.doi: 10.12141/j.issn.1000-565X.220840

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Optimal Design of Steel-SFRC Composite Deck of Continuous Steel Girder

XU Chen1 XU Qindong1 SUN Xuxia2 WU Yongxian2 ZHANG Yubin3 XU Yi1   

  1. 1.College of Civil Engineering,Tongji University,Shanghai 200092,China
    2.Tongji Architectural Design (Group) Co. ,Ltd. ,Shanghai 200092,China
    3.Xingtai Construction Group Co. ,Ltd. ,Hohhot 010000,Inner Mongolia,China
  • Received:2022-12-31 Online:2024-01-25 Published:2023-06-07
  • About author:徐晨(1982-),男,博士,副教授,博士生导师,主要从事组合结构桥梁研究。E-mail:xuchenprc@tongji.edu.cn

Abstract:

In order to investigate the optimization design method of medium and large span continuous steel girder steel fiber reinforced concrete (SFRC) composite bridge deck, the study used SFRC to replace C50 concrete pavement in the original design, and established SFRC composite bridge deck steel box girder segment model by Abaqus for parameter analysis. And the influence characteristics of SFRC plate thickness, steel roof thickness and reinforcement ratio on the bending stiffness and steel structure stress of the main beam were investigated. The study is based on the cracking characteristics of SFRC obtained by the combination of SFRC composite plate partial tension test and numerical simulation and the existing continuous steel girder structural characteristics. On this basis, the main girder elastic bending stiffness and key cross-section stress were taken as the constraints, and the upper structural self-weight and material cost were taken as the optimization objectives to optimize the mid-span 50 m and 80 m continuous steel girders. Finally, based on the variable optimization results, Midas was used to establish a bar model considering SFRC cracking in the negative moment region to verify the reasonableness of the optimization results. The results show that the finite element analysis method of plastic damage introduced in the paper is reliable, and the relationship between the SFRC crack width and the tensile damage factor can characterize the SFRC cracking state. The 80~120 mm thick SFRC layer on the continuous steel girder increases the elastic bending stiffness of the main girder by 17%~24% after participating in the force; the bending stiffness of the main girder decreases by 13%~20% when the width of the SFRC crack reaches 0.20 mm; the stress of the steel roof plate decreases by 7%~12%, and the negative bending capacity of the main girder does not change significantly. Increasing the thickness of top plate and reinforcement ratio can effectively improve the stress of steel roof. Through the optimization analysis of SFRC layer thickness, reinforcement ratio, steel roof and roof stiffener size, compared with the original design, the optimized steel consumption of 50 m and 80 m continuous steel girders with SFRC deck panels is reduced by 13% and 6% respectively, the weight of the superstructure is reduced by 12% and 6% respectively, and the cost of the material is reduced by 14% and 9% respectively. The optimized design process and optimization results can be used for the design of the continuous steel girder in SFRC deck panels. The optimized design process and optimization results can provide reference for the popularization and application of SFRC composite bridge deck in continuous steel girder.

Key words: steel fiber concrete, composite bridge deck, parameter analysis, optimal design

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