Experimental Program on the Bending and Shear Response a Two-Span Continuous Bridge of Beams Prestressed with CFCC Tendons
摘要
Through the use of prestressing tendons of fibre reinforced polymers (FRP), high-performance durable structures can be designed and built, thus mitigating the effects of corrosion. However, the limited current knowledge of some technological aspects and structural performance of FRP prestressed structures might be a drawback for their practical application. To enhance this knowledge, a 2-span continuous bridge deck scaled at 1/3, has been designed and tested. The deck consisted of two precast concrete beams pretensioned with CFCC straight tendons, monolithically connected by post-tensioning the cross-beam diaphragm with high-strength steel bars to provide continuity to the deck. A concrete slab was cast on top of the beams. GFRP rebars were used as passive reinforcement, except in the cross-beam area and the anchorage zone. Two tests were conducted to reach flexural and shear failure, respectively. In the first one, a point load was applied at midspan up to failure. When the applied load was around 80% of the ultimate strength of the tendons, an interfacial shear failure occurred between the beams and the compression slab, followed by a shear failure of the beams near the cross-beam. This failure was probably due to the low modulus of elasticity and transverse strength of the GFRP stirrups. In the second test, the connection between the beams and the slab was strengthened in the undamaged span and the bridge deck was tested under shear. A shear failure was observed with a horizontal crack connecting the existing shear cracks at the level of the prestressing CFCC strands.