Non-linear analysis of RC bridge slab on prestressed beams in transverse direction

Construction of bridge decks in Malaysia for typical spans of 10m-40m is mostly made of reinforced concrete slab on wide prestressed T-beam. The function of slab is mainly distribute wheel load to the beams. It is well known that the slab designed by consultants is assumed as continuous beams and th...

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Main Author:	Gan, Zhi Han
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	2019
Subjects:	TA Engineering (General) Civil engineering (General)
Online Access:	http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/81002/1/GanZhiHanMSKA2019.pdf
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spelling	my-utm-ep.810022019-07-24T00:13:58Z Non-linear analysis of RC bridge slab on prestressed beams in transverse direction 2019-01 Gan, Zhi Han TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) Construction of bridge decks in Malaysia for typical spans of 10m-40m is mostly made of reinforced concrete slab on wide prestressed T-beam. The function of slab is mainly distribute wheel load to the beams. It is well known that the slab designed by consultants is assumed as continuous beams and they are always conservative. The purpose of this study is to determine the ultimate load capacity of the minimum reinforced concrete bridge slab supported by a wide flange T-section girder by conducting a nonlinear finite element analysis. The analysis results are compared with experiment using traffic loading at notional lane 1 of Load Model 1 (LM1) stipulated in EN 1991-2: 2004. Besides, this study is also meant to confirm the minimum transverse reinforcement as proposed by a previous researcher in accordance to clause 6.2.4. of EN 1992-1-1: 2004. Two beam models were analysed which are TBeam without slab (flange only) and T-Beam with 200mm thick slab on top of the beam flange. The analysis results were validated against experiment results conducted by previous researcher. The findings of the study confirms that the slab supported by wide flange T-beam with minimum reinforcement is sufficient to support Eurocode traffic load. This study warrants further research for construction of concrete slab on T-Beam girders with minimum reinforcement. 2019-01 Thesis http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/81002/ http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/81002/1/GanZhiHanMSKA2019.pdf application/pdf en public http://dms.library.utm.my:8080/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:125068 masters Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Faculty of Engineering - School of Civil Engineering Faculty of Engineering - School of Civil Engineering
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description	Construction of bridge decks in Malaysia for typical spans of 10m-40m is mostly made of reinforced concrete slab on wide prestressed T-beam. The function of slab is mainly distribute wheel load to the beams. It is well known that the slab designed by consultants is assumed as continuous beams and they are always conservative. The purpose of this study is to determine the ultimate load capacity of the minimum reinforced concrete bridge slab supported by a wide flange T-section girder by conducting a nonlinear finite element analysis. The analysis results are compared with experiment using traffic loading at notional lane 1 of Load Model 1 (LM1) stipulated in EN 1991-2: 2004. Besides, this study is also meant to confirm the minimum transverse reinforcement as proposed by a previous researcher in accordance to clause 6.2.4. of EN 1992-1-1: 2004. Two beam models were analysed which are TBeam without slab (flange only) and T-Beam with 200mm thick slab on top of the beam flange. The analysis results were validated against experiment results conducted by previous researcher. The findings of the study confirms that the slab supported by wide flange T-beam with minimum reinforcement is sufficient to support Eurocode traffic load. This study warrants further research for construction of concrete slab on T-Beam girders with minimum reinforcement.
format	Thesis
qualification_level	Master's degree
author	Gan, Zhi Han
author_facet	Gan, Zhi Han
author_sort	Gan, Zhi Han
title	Non-linear analysis of RC bridge slab on prestressed beams in transverse direction
title_short	Non-linear analysis of RC bridge slab on prestressed beams in transverse direction
title_full	Non-linear analysis of RC bridge slab on prestressed beams in transverse direction
title_fullStr	Non-linear analysis of RC bridge slab on prestressed beams in transverse direction
title_full_unstemmed	Non-linear analysis of RC bridge slab on prestressed beams in transverse direction
title_sort	non-linear analysis of rc bridge slab on prestressed beams in transverse direction
granting_institution	Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Faculty of Engineering - School of Civil Engineering
granting_department	Faculty of Engineering - School of Civil Engineering
publishDate	2019
url	http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/81002/1/GanZhiHanMSKA2019.pdf
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Non-linear analysis of RC bridge slab on prestressed beams in transverse direction

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