Experimental and Theoretical Investigations for Behavior of Precast Concrete Girders with Connections | ||
| Journal of Engineering | ||
| Article 1, Volume 18, Issue 5, May 2012, Pages 621-683 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Thamir K. Mahmoud; Qassim Ali Husain Al-Quraishy | ||
| Abstract | ||
| This research presents experimental and theoretical investigation of 15 reinforced concrete spliced and non-spliced girder models. Splices of hooked dowels and cast in place joints, with or without strengthening steel plates were used. Post-tensioning had been used to enhance the splice strength for some spliced girders. The ANSYS computer program was used for analyzing the spliced and non-spliced girders. A nonlinear three dimensional element was used to represent all test girders. The experimental results have shown that for a single span girder using steel plate connectors in the splice zone has given a sufficient continuity to resist flexural stresses in this region. The experimental results have shown that the deflection of hooked dowels spliced girders is greater than that of non-spliced girder in the range of (17%-50%) at about 50% of the ultimate load which approximately corresponds to the serviceability limit state and the ultimate loads is less than that of non-spliced girder in the range of (12%-52%). For other spliced girders having strengthening steel plates at splices, the results have shown that the deflection of the spliced girder is less than that of non-spliced girder in the range of (2%-20%) at about 50% of the ultimate load and the ultimate loads for spliced girder is greater than that of non-spliced girder in the range of (1%-7%). The post-tensioned concrete girders have shown a reduction in deflection in the range of (26% - 43%) at a load of 50% of the ultimate load as compared with that of ordinary girders. Moreover, post-tensioning increases the ultimate loads in the range of (70% - 132%). The results obtained by using the finite element solution showed a good agreement with experimental results. The maximum difference between the experimental and theoretical ultimate loads for girders was in the range of (3-11%). | ||
| Keywords | ||
| connections; nonlinear finite element analysis; nonlinear behavior; precast; reinforced concrete girders | ||
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